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UK, France and Germany Plan for a Post-U.S. Future

Par :Michael D. Shear and Jim Tankersley
The leaders of France, Germany and Britain are building parallel diplomatic institutions to defend Europe as President Trump retreats from the continent.

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From left: President Emmanuel Macron of France, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany at a summit in Tirana, Albania, in May.
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Iran’s Fordo Nuclear Site Was Badly Damaged by U.S. Strikes, New Assessment Finds

Par :Julian E. Barnes · David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt
A clearer picture begins to emerge of what the Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites achieved.

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A satellite image of the Iranian nuclear facility at Fordo after the U.S. attacks last month.
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Iran’s Fordo Nuclear Site Was Badly Damaged by U.S. Strikes, New Assessment Finds

Par :Julian E. Barnes · David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt
A clearer picture begins to emerge of what the Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites achieved.

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A satellite image of the Iranian nuclear facility at Fordo after the U.S. attacks last month.
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Trump’s Brazil Tariff Threats Rekindle Support for President Lula

Par :Ana Ionova
Once called the planet’s most popular politician, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil faced long odds in next year’s election. President Trump’s tariffs are changing that.

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President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil has seen a surge in popularity after confronting President Trump over tariffs.
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Trump Has Promised More Tariffs on Mexico. What Happens Next?

Par :James Wagner and Paulina Villegas
President Trump has threatened to increase Mexico’s tariff rate to 30 percent starting Aug. 1, claiming the country hasn’t sufficiently tackled drug cartels.

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Vehicles lining up on the Tijuana side of the U.S.-Mexico border to cross into Southern California last year.
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Eswatini Says It Will Repatriate Migrants Deported by the Trump Administration

Par :John Eligon and Hamed Aleaziz
The Trump administration sent five deportees to Eswatini, an African kingdom, saying that their own countries would not take them. But Eswatini says it will send them home.

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Mswati III, King of Eswatini, addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York in 2023.
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Senate Democrats Rail at ‘Sloppy, Rushed’ State Dept. Firings

Par :Michael Crowley
Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said the changes were needed and called the outrage overblown.

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State Department employees gathered on Friday to support their colleagues after layoffs.
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Carney Moves to Reduce Canada’s Chinese Steel Imports in Response to Trump’s Tariffs

Par :Ian Austen
Canada’s steel industry fears that Chinese steel facing steep tariffs in the United States will be sent north and overwhelm the Canadian market.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney announced steps on Wednesday intended to reduce steel imports from China at a steel plant in Hamilton, Ontario.
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Russia Appears Unfazed by Trump’s Ukraine War Ultimatum

Par :Paul Sonne
Russian officials and commentators have shown little indication that Moscow is about to change course under new pressure.

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Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, center, in Malaysia this month. He said Moscow wanted to understand what was behind Mr. Trump’s remarks.
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U.K., France and Germany Threaten to Reimpose Tough U.N. Nuclear Sanctions on Iran

Par :Steven Erlanger
“Snapback” sanctions will be triggered by the end of August if Tehran fails to make concrete progress to limit its nuclear program.

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A satellite image released by Maxar Technologies last month showed damage at an Iranian nuclear complex after U.S. strikes.
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Trump Administration Initiates Trade Investigation of Brazil

Par :Ana Swanson and Tony Romm
The United States has begun investigating Brazil’s trade practices and “anti-corruption interference,” after the president’s criticisms of Brazil’s treatment of Jair Bolsonaro, a Trump ally.

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Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, said he was beginning the investigation “into Brazil’s attacks on American social media companies as well as other unfair trading practices that harm American companies, workers, farmers and technology innovators.”
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E.U. Rushes to Negotiate a U.S. Trade Deal Before Trump’s Tariff Deadline

Par :Jeanna Smialek
The European Union is racing to clinch an agreement with the Americans before tariffs kick in on Aug. 1, even as President Trump has signaled he is in no rush.

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Maros Sefcovic, the European Union trade commissioner, is headed to Washington on Wednesday to talk to Trump administration officials.
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Trump Announces ‘Great Deal’ on Trade With Indonesia

Par :Ana Swanson and Alexandra Stevenson
President Trump said the agreement would partly walk back some of the steep tariffs he threatened on the country last week. Indonesia’s president called Mr. Trump a “tough negotiator.”

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President Trump called a trade agreement with Indonesia a “great deal for everybody.”
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Huckabee Calls Death of Palestinian-American in West Bank ‘Terrorism’

Par :Ephrat Livni
Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, demanded “accountability for this criminal and terrorist act,” referring to the killing last week of Sayfollah Musallet in the occupied territories.

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Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, urged Israel to “aggressively investigate” the death of a Palestinian-American in a clash in the West Bank.
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Trump Administration Initiates Trade Investigation of Brazil

Par :Ana Swanson and Tony Romm
The United States has begun investigating Brazil’s trade practices and “anti-corruption interference,” after the president’s criticisms of Brazil’s treatment of Jair Bolsonaro, a Trump ally.

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Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, said he was beginning the investigation “into Brazil’s attacks on American social media companies as well as other unfair trading practices that harm American companies, workers, farmers and technology innovators.”
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State Dept. Layoffs Hit Russia and Ukraine Analysts

Par :Michael Crowley · Greg Jaffe and Julian E. Barnes
A former senior U.S. official said it was “shortsighted” to consolidate the department’s well-respected intelligence arm.

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A makeshift memorial in Kyiv, Ukraine, in March.
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How Much Military Aid Has the U.S. Given to Ukraine? Here’s What to Know.

Par :John Ismay
The United States began sending weapons to Ukraine years before Russia invaded in 2022.

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The 148th separate artillery brigade of Air Assault Forces fire a French 155-millimeter self-propelled howitzer at a Russian target in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine in April.
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How Much Military Aid Has the U.S. Given to Ukraine? Here’s What to Know.

Par :John Ismay
The United States began sending weapons to Ukraine years before Russia invaded in 2022.

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The 148th separate artillery brigade of Air Assault Forces fire a French 155-millimeter self-propelled howitzer at a Russian target in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine in April.
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Republicans in Congress Shift to Backing Ukraine, Matching Trump’s Reversal

Par :Robert Jimison
After years pressing to end U.S. aid to Ukraine, many Republicans have abandoned that position now that President Trump is supporting the country against Russian aggression.

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Representative Derrick Van Orden, Republican of Wisconsin, previously opposed aid to Ukraine but has voiced support for the president’s latest plan to send it weapons.
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Republicans in Congress Shift to Backing Ukraine, Matching Trump’s Reversal

Par :Robert Jimison
After years pressing to end U.S. aid to Ukraine, many Republicans have abandoned that position now that President Trump is supporting the country against Russian aggression.

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Representative Derrick Van Orden, Republican of Wisconsin, previously opposed aid to Ukraine but has voiced support for the president’s latest plan to send it weapons.
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Trump’s Shift on Ukraine Is Good News for Europe, for Now

Par :Steven Erlanger
After European leaders stepped up military spending, President Trump aligned himself more closely with them on the war. But his tariff threats have left bruises.

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Firefighters in Odesa, Ukraine, this month after a Russian strike. President Trump warned Moscow that he would impose new economic punishments if it did not agree to a peace deal within 50 days.
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Ukraine Will Get U.S. Weapons in a New Way. Here’s What We Know.

Par :Lara Jakes
NATO allies will buy arms, then give them to Ukraine, President Trump said.

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President Trump with Mark Rutte, the NATO secretary general, left, at the White House on Monday.
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E.U. Nations Plan Retaliatory Tariffs Against Trump and U.S., but Would They Do It?

Par :Jeanna Smialek
European Union officials have drawn up plans to impose levies on American imports, but questions abound about whether they would go through with them.

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Shipping containers at a port in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. European Union officials say that if President Trump follows through on his tariff threats, it could upend trans-Atlantic trade.
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Behind Trump’s Tough Talk on Russia and Putin, Doubts and Missing Details

Par :Michael Crowley · Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes
Pentagon officials said details were still being worked out, and experts doubted Mr. Trump’s threat of huge tariffs for Russian trading partners.

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Ukrainian soldiers near the front lines in the Kharkiv region in May.
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Behind Trump’s Tough Talk on Russia and Putin, Doubts and Missing Details

Par :Michael Crowley · Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes
Pentagon officials said details were still being worked out, and experts doubted Mr. Trump’s threat of huge tariffs for Russian trading partners.

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Ukrainian soldiers near the front lines in the Kharkiv region in May.
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Trump’s Decision on Patriot Missiles Gives Ukraine Cautious Optimism

Par :Andrew E. Kramer
American fatigue with the war and the fickleness of the Trump administration remain concerns for Ukraine’s leaders.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine meeting on Monday with Keith Kellogg, the U.S. special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, in Kyiv, in a photograph released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service.
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Pentagon Pulls Out of Aspen Security Forum

Par :Eric Schmitt
For years, Republican and Democratic administrations have dispatched civilian Pentagon officials and military commanders to the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado.

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On Monday morning, the Pentagon abruptly canceled its participation in the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado.
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Canada Wildfire Smoke Triggers Air Quality Alerts in Toronto, Montreal and U.S.

Par :Vjosa Isai
Smoke from wildfires in Manitoba, a Western province facing its worst fire season in 30 years, has created hazardous air quality conditions across Eastern Canada and the United States.

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Haze blanketed the skyline in Toronto on Monday, which is under an air quality alert as a result of wildfire smoke.
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Trump Threatens Russia With Sanctions and Vows U.S. Weapon Support for Ukraine

Par :Erica L. Green
The president also warned Russia that he would impose a new round of punishing sanctions if it did not agree to a peace deal within 50 days.

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President Trump in the Oval Office with Mark Rutte, NATO’s secretary general, on Monday.
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Trump Threatens Russia With Sanctions and Vows U.S. Weapon Support for Ukraine

Par :Erica L. Green
The president also warned Russia that he would impose a new round of punishing sanctions if it did not agree to a peace deal within 50 days.

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President Trump in the Oval Office with Mark Rutte, NATO’s secretary general, on Monday.
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Trump Administration Poised to Ramp Up Deportations to Distant Countries

Par :Mattathias Schwartz
Eight men sent by the United States to South Sudan could presage a new approach to Trump-era deportations, even as critics say the practice could amount to “enforced disappearance.”

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Downtown Juba, South Sudan, last year. Third-country deportations could accelerate under new internal guidance issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Democrats Accuse Trump of Ceding Global Influence to China

Par :David E. Sanger
The minority members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee say the White House is undercutting American soft power and letting China fill the void.

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Senate Democrats say President Trump has given China diplomatic openings by slashing international aid and assailing top research universities.
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Trump Reluctantly Comes Around to Backing Ukraine. Will He Stick With It?

Par :David E. Sanger and Maggie Haberman
President Trump is formalizing a new plan to sell American weapons to European allies, who would pass them onto Kyiv. But he made it clear this wasn’t his war.

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The approach President Trump is taking seems intended to keep him at least one arm’s length away from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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Trump Reluctantly Comes Around to Backing Ukraine. Will He Stick With It?

Par :David E. Sanger and Maggie Haberman
President Trump is formalizing a new plan to sell American weapons to European allies, who would pass them onto Kyiv. But he made it clear this wasn’t his war.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

The approach President Trump is taking seems intended to keep him at least one arm’s length away from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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Trump’s Willingness to Arm Ukraine Puts Him Closer to Biden Approach

Par :David E. Sanger and Maggie Haberman
President Trump is expected this week to formalize a new plan to sell American weapons to European allies, who would pass them onto Kyiv.

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The approach President Trump is taking seems designed to keep him at least one arm’s length away from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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How Trump Changed His Tone on Putin and the Russia-Ukraine War

Par :Minho Kim
After years of lavishing praise on the Russian leader, President Trump abruptly changed his posture amid mounting frustration with the lack of progress on a cease-fire.

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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President Trump in 2019. While he was running for president in 2024, Mr. Trump said he could settle the war in Ukraine in 24 hours.
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Trump Is Expected to Announce New Weapons Pipeline for Ukraine

Par :Steven Erlanger
Under the plan, other NATO countries would buy U.S.-made arms, then give them to Ukraine to defend itself against Russia. NATO’s secretary general was set to meet Mr. Trump on Monday.

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Firefighters on the scene of a Russian attack on a neighborhood next to a military recruitment center in Odesa, Ukraine, on Saturday.
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Trump’s Willingness to Arm Ukraine Puts Him Closer to Biden Approach

Par :David E. Sanger and Maggie Haberman
President Trump is expected this week to formalize a new plan to sell American weapons to European allies, who would pass them onto Kyiv.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

The approach President Trump is taking seems designed to keep him at least one arm’s length away from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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How Trump Changed His Tone on Putin and the Russia-Ukraine War

Par :Minho Kim
After years of lavishing praise on the Russian leader, President Trump abruptly changed his posture amid mounting frustration with the lack of progress on a cease-fire.

© Erin Schaff/The New York Times

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President Trump in 2019. While he was running for president in 2024, Mr. Trump said he could settle the war in Ukraine in 24 hours.
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King Charles III Will Host Trump for U.K. State Visit in September

Par :Mark Landler
Buckingham Palace confirmed the dates of President Trump’s trip to Britain, which will be his second state visit.

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In February, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain gave President Trump an invitation from King Charles for a state visit.
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Macron Increases Military Spending, Saying Freedom Is Threatened

Par :Roger Cohen
Freedom has never been so threatened, President Emmanuel Macron said, preparing France for an era in which it may no longer be able to count on the U.S.

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President Emmanuel Macron of France delivering a speech to army leaders in Paris on Sunday.
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Amid Tariff Chaos, U.S. Allies Try to Redraw the Trade Map

Par :Jeanna Smialek
Facing growing chaos, the European Union and numerous other countries are seeking to forge a global trading nexus that is less vulnerable to American tariffs.

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A Volkswagen factory in Zwickau, Germany. President Trump’s tariffs have E.U. leaders looking elsewhere for reliable trading partners.
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Why Trump’s Abraham Accords Have Not Meant Mideast Peace

Par :Vivian Nereim
The 2020 agreements addressed diplomacy and commerce, not conflicts or the Palestinians. Predictions that the deals would produce regional peace were baseless, analysts say.

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President Trump leading Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and officials from Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates outside the White House to sign the Abraham Accords in 2020.
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Trump Administration Poised to Ramp Up Deportations to Distant Countries

Par :Mattathias Schwartz
Eight men sent by the United States to South Sudan could presage a new approach to Trump-era deportations, even as critics say the practice could amount to “enforced disappearance.”

© Ivor Prickett for The New York Times

Downtown Juba, South Sudan, last year. Third-country deportations could accelerate under new internal guidance issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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They Fled War in Ethiopia. Then American Bombs Found Them.

Par :Shuaib Almosawa and Vivian Nereim
In April, U.S.-made bombs destroyed a detention facility that held Ethiopian migrants in Yemen, crushing bodies and shredding limbs. Amid official silence, the survivors are left wondering why.

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“The place and everyone in it were mangled,” said Fanta Ali Ahmed, 32, from the Tigray region of Ethiopia. He was injured in April in the bombing of a migrant detention center in Saada, Yemen.
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Man Had 14 Toucans Stashed in His Volkswagen Dashboard, U.S. Says

Par :Neil Vigdor
Carlos Abundez, 35, is facing federal smuggling charges after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers made the discovery. The birds, a threatened species, were in stable condition.

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Carlos Abundez of San Ysidro, Calif., is charged with smuggling 14 live, bound Keel-billed toucans that the authorities said were hidden inside the dashboard of his Volkswagen Passat.
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Trump Administration Begins Mass Layoffs at U.S. State Department

Par :Michael Crowley
Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists he is streamlining a bloated department, but critics warn the cost to America’s standing and influence could be high.

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More than 1,000 employees were fired Friday as part of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s plan to reorganize the State Department.
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Republicans Blame Canada for Wildfire Smoke ‘Suffocating’ the U.S.

Par :Vjosa Isai
Six members of Congress from Wisconsin and Minnesota have asked Canada to say how it plans to tackle the blazes and reduce the haze billowing south.

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A wildfire burning last month in Squamish, British Columbia.
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Trump Says NATO Countries Will Buy Weapons to Give to Ukraine

Par :Lara Jakes · Andrew E. Kramer and Eric Schmitt
If the plan is finalized, it would allow critical aid to flow to Ukraine as it endures one of Russia’s heaviest assaults of the war.

© Nicole Tung for The New York Times

Ukrainian soldiers firing American-made munitions, last year.
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