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A New Effort to Punish Iran

The Trump administration says it will try to cut the country off from the global economy by targeting its trading partners.

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A Chinese Robot Beat Usain Bolt’s 100-Meter Record. Should We Be Impressed?

China’s humanoid robots are achieving superhuman feats of athleticism. But how that translates into the real world is still an open question, experts said.

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The Price of Bread

War, climate shocks and trade disputes are pounding the world’s breadbaskets and pushing the global food system into dangerous territory.

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A combine harvester in Seeluebbe, Germany, this month.
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What to Know About the Ebola Outbreak Centered in Congo

The outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo was declared 100 days ago and is spreading faster than any on record, officials said.

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Health workers disinfected a morgue and prepared to bury a probable Ebola victim in Rwampara, Democratic Republic of Congo, earlier this month.
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Harry and Meghan See Their California Dreams, and Riches, Fade Away

Like so many others before them, Prince Harry and Meghan arrived in Hollywood with big plans. They are leaving with their star power fading.

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are returning to Britain after spending six years in California chasing their Hollywood dreams.
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Missing From a Mass Wedding in India: Brides

A fraud case, in which dozens of grooms showed up for a wedding that never materialized, is an extreme example of scamming in a marriage industry long prone to it.

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The Indian City Where AI Is Creating Jobs for Humans

In the fast-growing field of data annotation, workers in a small city in south India train A.I. to improve how it performs tasks traditionally done by people.

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Hating Matcha, Yet Loving Life, Made Him a TikTok Star at 89

Werner Kalecinski is a social media sensation among young Germans. How did he go from heartbroken widower to partying on a yacht?

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Trump vs. the International Criminal Court

The U.S. approach to the court has always been complicated. Now, it’s openly hostile.

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The International Criminal Court in The Hague.
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In a Faltering Chinese Economy, Working-Class Stories Strike a Chord

Poems, essays and books written by working-class writers have garnered recognition in recent years — as well as increasing government attention.

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Hu Anyan’s memoir, “I Deliver Parcels in Beijing,” became a best seller in China and was later translated into English. It is a diaristic account of the 19 jobs he held over two decades across China.
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Judge Orders New Oversight of Immigrant Children’s Detention

After reviewing claims of persistent safety and sanitary failures, the court named two experts to monitor detention conditions across several facilities.

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Detainees held at the South Texas Family Residential Center waved signs during a demonstration in Dilley, Texas, in January.
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Minnesota Sues Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Over His Refusal to Extradite ICE Agent

A federal agent facing assault charges in Minnesota has been jailed in Texas since May. Gov. Greg Abbott has not granted an extradition request.

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Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas at an event in Kerrville in July.
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Google Just Made It Easier for Campaigns to Send You Fund-Raising Emails

Republicans previously sued Google claiming its spam filter was biased, but the case was dismissed. The company will now allow verified campaigns to more easily bypass the spam filter.

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Google has updated Gmail’s policy to allow political committees to more easily bypass its spam filter when sending emails for donations, allowing more political ads to land in inboxes.
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Six Years in Provence: An Ancient Castle and a Feud Over a Troublesome Bridge

In a picturesque village, the mayor closed a road, setting off a storm with residents and the owners of a castle that once belonged to his family.

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The closure of a main road under a bridge in Ansouis, France, has pitted the mayor against the owners of a castle who rely on the bridge to reach their home.
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Chocó, Colombia, Faces Deeper Hardship After an Earthquake

In Chocó, a remote region, “pain, hunger and homelessness await” survivors of last week’s earthquake, the governor said. Shakira visited to help draw awareness.

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Soldiers and volunteers offloading aid supplies from a helicopter San José del Palmar, Colombia, a remote town close to the earthquake’s epicenter.
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Democrats Face a Potential Tea Party Moment

A string of primary wins by progressive candidates has revealed the strength of a high-energy insurgent movement but also its possible limitations.

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Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani at a rally last week.
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Years of Trump Support Came Undone in 15 Minutes in an Airport.

The case represents a new front in President Trump’s mass deportation drive: arrests at airports of people who have active immigration cases and no criminal history.

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Galina Bobreneva and her husband, Brent Jindra, at their home in Redwood City, Calif.
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With Priests Scarce in Rural Italy, an African Pastor Is Filling the Void

Immigrants have long eased labor shortages on farms and factories in Italy. But churches also need foreign-born priests, like the Rev. Vincent Souly of the Ivory Coast.

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Where Future Champions Race Against the Tide

An uninhabited Irish island fills up one day each summer for a treasured amateur horse race in which young jockeys ride across the shifting sands.

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The jockeys at Omey are young, the sponsors modest, the grand prize less than $1,000.
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After Notre-Dame Fire, France Restored the Cathedral — but Not These Windows

France has faithfully renovated most of what burned at Notre-Dame in 2019. Contentiously, six towering windows will soon be replaced by a new design.

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An artisan working at the Atelier Simon-Marq, a centuries-old stained glass studio, in Reims, in northeastern France.
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The Man on a Mission to Build India’s Most Livable City

The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh has 25,000 workers building his dream capital with waterways, bike lanes and a “Quantum Valley” tech hub.

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The construction site for a tech hub labeled “Quantum Valley” in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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The Man on a Mission to Build India’s Most Livable City

The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh has 25,000 workers building his dream capital with waterways, bike lanes and a “Quantum Valley” tech hub.

© Priyadarshini Ravichandran for The New York Times

The construction site for a tech hub labeled “Quantum Valley” in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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He Was Deported to Eswatini in Southern Africa. He May Never Go Free.

As the Trump administration sends a growing number of immigrants to countries they have no connection to, some find themselves imprisoned with no way out.

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Roberto Mosquera in detention in Eswatini.
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Zhu Rongji, Former Premier Who Pushed China to a Market Economy, Dies at 97

As a vice premier and then premier, he helped transform China into the world’s leading manufacturing power and led his country into the World Trade Organization.

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How Nigel Farage Ended Up Running Against Count Binface in Clacton

Nigel Farage forced a new election in his parliamentary seat after coming under pressure over his finances. His main challenger is Count Binface, a novelty candidate.

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Count Binface, played by the comedian Jon Harvey, being interviewed at a studio in London last month.
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A.C. Vests and UV Parasols: East Asia Deploys Heat-Fighting Gadgets

Par : Max Kim
The innovations include air-conditioned apparel, refrigerators for humans and hand-held fans that use the science behind semiconductors. Governments are making cooling devices central to heat adaptation.

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