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Taliban Rebuffs Trump’s Effort to Regain Air Base in Afghanistan

Par :Elian Peltier
An Afghan official rejected the idea of a renewed presence for the U.S. military in the country, but left the door open for “political and economic relations.”

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A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter after takeoff from Bagram Air Base, in Afghanistan, in May 2021.
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How Xi Is Using a TikTok Tradeoff to Court Trump

Par :Lily Kuo
Agreeing to a deal suggests that the fate of TikTok matters less to Beijing than gaining leverage on issues it cares most about, like tariffs, technology and Taiwan.

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President Donald Trump reaching out to shake hands with China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, during the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan in 2019.
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Drones vs. Lasers

Par :Lara Jakes
We explore the math problem facing NATO — and one possible solution.

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Flattery and Flourish for Trump. For His U.K. Hosts, Relief at Avoiding Strife.

Par :Mark Landler
The president was feted by King Charles III with the sort of pageantry he covets, signed a technology deal and steered clear of big disagreements with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

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King Charles III hosted President Trump at a state dinner on Wednesday in a banquet hall at Windsor Castle.
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West Africans Deported by the U.S. Sue Ghana for Rights Violations

Par :Ruth Maclean
Ghana said it was taking in 14 deported migrants to help its fellow Africans. But it sent three to their country of origin, including one who said he feared for his life.

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Accra, Ghana.
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Drones vs. Lasers

Par :Katrin Bennhold
My colleague Lara Jakes tells us about Russian drones and the math problem facing NATO — and one possible solution.

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Trump and Starmer, Skirting Differences, Praise Each Other in U.K.

Par :Michael D. Shear · Shawn McCreesh · Stephen Castle and Richard Pérez-Peña
The Republican U.S. president and the Labour British prime minister appear to have formed a friendship, however unlikely.

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President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at the Chequers Estate, outside London, on Thursday.
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Exxon Urges Europe to Repeal Rules to Make Companies Track Climate Pollution

Par :Rebecca F. Elliott and Somini Sengupta
Its chief executive called the E.U. regulations one part of a “very misguided effort to kill oil.” His words followed comments by Trump administration officials criticizing Europe’s climate policies.

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Darren Woods, the chief executive of Exxon Mobil.
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José María Tojeira, 78, Dies; Pursued Killers of His Fellow Priests

Par :Adam Nossiter
As the Jesuit leader in Central America, he pushed for justice when six priests were shot to death in the midst of El Salvador’s civil war.

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The Rev. José María Tojeira in 2003. Investigators found that the killings of his fellow priests had been planned at high levels of the El Salvador military.
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Climate Activists Argue 3 Executive Orders Violate Their Constitutional Rights

Par :Karen Zraick
In a Montana courtroom, a group of young people argued that a judge should halt three of President Trump’s sweeping executive orders on climate and energy policy.

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Some of the young plaintiffs arriving at the Russell Smith Federal Courthouse in Missoula, Mont., on Tuesday.
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U.S. to Cut Out Nongovernmental Groups in Refocusing Health Aid

Par :Edward Wong
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States would negotiate agreements to deliver aid in new ways and would focus on the Western Hemisphere and Asia Pacific.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, pictured in Israel on Tuesday, has announced changes to international U.S. health aimed at ending “a culture of dependency among recipient countries.”
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E.P.A. Keeps Polluters on the Hook to Clean Up ‘Forever Chemicals’

Par :Hiroko Tabuchi
The decision came despite an effort by a former industry lawyer who is now at the E.P.A. to reverse the regulation.

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Reservoirs in a water treatment plant designed to remove forever chemicals, known as PFAS, in North Carolina.
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Windsor Castle’s State Dinner Features Lavish Menu

Par :Anushka Patil
Just over 100 staff members served 160 guests at the white-tie event.

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President Trump, center, during a state banquet at Windsor Castle on Wednesday.
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Do Reptiles Have Moods, Too?

Par :Brandon Keim
Long dismissed as unintelligent, reptiles are emerging as cognitively and emotionally complex animals. A new study involving tortoises suggests that they also possess mood states.

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A wary red-footed tortoise. In tortoises, neck extension is an indicator of relaxation; the farther the animal sticks its head out, the less anxious it is likely to be.
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Trump Administration Reinstates More Difficult Citizenship Test

Par :Jenny Gross
The Trump administration said the more complex test is the “first of many” changes to acquiring U.S. citizenship.

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A naturalization ceremony for new citizens in Georgia last year.
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Assailant Kills 2 Israeli Soldiers at West Bank-Jordan Border

Par :Natan Odenheimer
Israel’s military said the attacker crossed the border in a truck transporting aid. He was armed with a gun and a knife, initially opening fire and then stabbing people.

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Israeli security closed off a road leading to the Allenby Bridge crossing on Thursday after a deadly attack there.
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Catholics Project Many Images Onto Pope Leo: Liberal? Conservative? Cubs Fan?

Par :Motoko Rich
Unlike Francis, Leo XIV has given few clues about where he stands on issues dividing the church (though he’s definitely a White Sox guy). Followers fill in the gaps.

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Pope Leo XIV arriving for a general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican this month.
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Diplomatic Coup or Abject Groveling? U.K. Debates Trump’s Royal Welcome

Par :Stephen Castle
Some British commentators praised the state visit as a necessary piece of realpolitik. Others criticized it as an embarrassing display for a destructive president.

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President Trump was welcomed with a glittering banquet in Windsor Castle on the first day of his state visit.
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Syria’s President Says Border Deal With Israel Could Come ‘Within Days’

Par :Ben Hubbard
Syrian and Israeli officials have been holding talks about security arrangements along their shared border as part of U.S.-mediated efforts to reset decades of hostility.

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President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria, pictured here in April, said this week that his country is tired of conflict.
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Trump Hails Kimmel Suspension After Criticizing UK on Free Speech

Par :Michael D. Shear
President Trump has accused Britain of mounting a crackdown on political expression. But he welcomed the ABC network’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel.

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Trump’s administration has forced the ouster of Jimmy Kimmel over comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist.
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Longtime Putin Aide Who Opposed Ukraine War Is Granted Rare Resignation

Par :Anton Troianovski
Dmitri N. Kozak’s departure is one of the few known splinters in President Vladimir V. Putin’s inner circle since the start of his invasion of Ukraine.

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Dmitri N. Kozak, a long-serving aide to President Vladimir V. Putin, in 2022. It was not immediately clear whether Mr. Kozak would move to a different government job or become a private citizen.
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U.K. to Formally Recognize Palestinian Statehood After Trump Departs

Par :Mark Landler
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to confirm that the British government will vote to recognize a Palestinian state hours or days after President Trump’s visit to Britain.

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Palestinian families fleeing Gaza City on Tuesday. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is pushing to recognize an independent Palestinian state as Israel’s combat operations in Gaza are killing and starving civilians.
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Democratic Senators Call for U.S. Recognition of Palestinian State

Par :Robert Jimison
The resolution has little chance of advancing in the Republican-controlled Senate, given growing G.O.P. opposition to a two-state solution in the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

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A group of Democratic senators, led by Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon, on Thursday introduced legislation calling on President Trump to recognize a demilitarized Palestinian state.
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Internet Shutdowns Hit Parts of Afghanistan

Par :Taimoor Shah and Elian Peltier
Some provincial officials said the country’s leader instructed them to switch off Wi-Fi in their area to limit the “misuse of the internet” and diffusion of “immoral acts.”

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A Taliban flag waves on a rooftop near telecom equipment providing internet services in Mazar-i-Sharif, in Balkh Province, on Tuesday. The local authorities have switched off Wi-Fi service there.
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What to Know About the North American Summit Taking Place Without the U.S.

Par :Ian Austen and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega
Looming over the discussions was the desire to preserve the countries’ free-trade agreement with the United States.

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President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, left center, receiving Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada at the National Palace in Mexico City on Thursday.
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How Tiffany Trump’s Instagram Posts Led Us to an Oil Magnate’s Megayacht

Par :Riley Mellen and Julie Tate
Photographs left a trail of clues showing Ms. Trump and her husband, Michael Boulos, vacationing on luxury vessels owned by billionaires.

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The Phoenix 2 in Zadar, Croatia, in 2023. The owners of the giant yacht are said to be the energy industry moguls Ercument and Ruya Bayegan.
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Tiffany Trump’s Family Cruised the Mediterranean on an Oil Mogul's Yacht

Par :Jo Becker · Tariq Panja · Bradley Hope and Justin Scheck
The vacation, amid diplomatic talks on oil industry expansion, is a measure of how hard it is to tell where the interests of government end and those of the Trump family begin.

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The Phoenix 2 in Zadar, Croatia, in 2023. The craft is said to belong to the petrochemical magnates Ercument and Ruya Bayegan. Ms. Bayegan’s energy company stands to benefit from any increase in Libyan oil production.
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The Hottest New Defense Against Drones? Lasers

Par :Lara Jakes
Cheaper than advanced air defenses and more versatile than low-tech options, lasers have become a popular choice for nations worried about drone attacks.

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An Israeli police officer demonstrates a laser defense system near the Israel-Gaza border in 2020.
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Rifts Grow Between Netanyahu and His Security Chiefs

Par :Isabel Kershner
As Israel expands its war in Gaza, decision-making has become increasingly concentrated in the hands of one person: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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An explosion in Gaza on Wednesday, seen from across the border in Israel.
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America and Britain Are Worlds Apart on Energy Policies, Except Nuclear

Par :Somini Sengupta
While renewable energy is broadly popular in both countries, the policies of the Trump and Starmer governments could not be more different.

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President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at Trump International Golf Links, near Aberdeen, Scotland, during the president’s last visit to the U.K. in July.
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How China Became a Wedge Between Two South Pacific Neighbors

Par :Victoria Kim
A standoff between New Zealand and the Cook Islands reflects an urgent question in the Pacific: Is China a threat or a partner for growth?

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The resort region of Rarotonga, the largest island of the Cook Islands, in 2012.
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Behind Castle Walls, the Rich and Powerful Celebrate Trump

Par :Shawn McCreesh and Maggie Haberman
The seating chart at the state dinner for President Trump was a cross-section of the rich and the powerful hoping to get on his good side.

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President Trump at Windsor Castle on Wednesday for a state banquet. Usually these dinners happen at Buckingham Palace in London.
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Here’s Who Attended the State Dinner at Windsor Castle

Par :Shawn McCreesh
The guest list ranged from members of the royal family to titans of business and technology.

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President Trump at Windsor Castle on Wednesday for a state banquet. Usually these dinners happen at Buckingham Palace in London.
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Windsor Castle’s State Dinner Features Lavish Menu

Par :Anushka Patil
Just over 100 staff members served 160 guests at the white-tie event.

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President Trump, center, during a state banquet at Windsor Castle on Wednesday.
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U.K. Offers Trump a Royal Welcome of Maximum Pomp and Minimum Politics

Par :Michael D. Shear
A day of military and monarchical pageantry demonstrated Britain’s eagerness to appeal to a president who has seemed intent on upending the post-World War II order.

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As part of his arrival at Windsor Castle on Wednesday, President Trump was welcomed by a guard of honor representing three colors: the Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards and Scots Guards.
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Israel Says It Will Defund Film Awards After Palestinian Win

Par :Derrick Bryson Taylor
A drama about a Palestinian boy who sneaks into Israel won the top prize at Israel’s version of the Oscars. The country’s culture minister called the ceremony “shameful.”
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