
How Netanyahu Prolonged the War in Gaza to Stay in Power
Secret meetings, altered records, ignored intelligence: the inside story of the prime minister’s political calculations since Oct. 7.By Patrick Kingsley, Ronen Bergman and Natan Odenheimer
Published on : Fri Jul 11 2025
magazine
IsraelHamasNetanyahu, Benjamin

The Wartime Mining Boom Exporting Rare Earths, and Toxins
Unregulated activity led by Chinese enterprises in conflict-ravaged Myanmar is creating an environmental calamity in neighboring Thailand.By Hannah Beech, Mauricio Lima and Weiyi Cai
Published on : Fri Jul 11 2025
worldasia
MyanmarShan State (Myanmar)ThailandSoutheast AsiaUnited Wa State Army (Myanmar)

Srebrenica, a Massacre Foretold, Still Casts Its Shadow
The town was supposed to be a “safe area,” protected by U.N. peacekeepers, but Serb forces massacred 8,000 Muslim men and boys there.By Roger Cohen
Published on : Fri Jul 11 2025
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Balkan StatesBosnia and HerzegovinaCroatiaEuropeSerbiaYugoslaviaNorth Atlantic Treaty OrganizationUnited NationsClinton, BillHolbrooke, Richard CKaradzic, RadovanMilosevic, SlobodanTito, Josip Broz

Good Vibes in Trump Trade Talks Haven’t Shielded Canada From Chaos
The country’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, has been called the “Trump whisperer,” and negotiations have been cordial and professional. But it’s been a wild ride.By Matina Stevis-Gridneff
Published on : Fri Jul 11 2025
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CanadaTrump, Donald JCarney, Mark J

Behind Trump’s Decision to Tax Brazil to Save Bolsonaro
Right-wing Brazilians wanted sanctions against the judge prosecuting Brazil’s former president. President Trump opted for something far bigger — tariffs.By Jack Nicas and Ana Ionova
Published on : Fri Jul 11 2025
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BrazilTrump, Donald JBolsonaro, Jair (1955- )Bolsonaro, EduardoDa Silva, Luiz Inacio Lula

Rubio and China’s Top Envoy Vie for Influence in Asia Over Trump’s Tariffs
Secretary of State Marco Rubio wants to bolster ties with Asia to counter Beijing’s power, but President Trump’s tariff threats have nations asking why they should align with Washington.By Edward Wong and David Pierson
Published on : Fri Jul 11 2025
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ChinaCambodiaFar East, South and Southeast Asia and Pacific AreasEast AsiaMalaysiaSoutheast AsiaSouth KoreaWashington (DC)JapanHegseth, PeteLavrov, Sergey VRubio, MarcoTrump, Donald JWang YiXi Jinping

Trump’s Seesawing on Tariffs Gives the World Whiplash
Blunt letters dictating terms posted to social media and changes late in negotiations have left trading partners wondering what President Trump will do next.By Jeanna Smialek
Published on : Fri Jul 11 2025
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BrazilBangladeshCanadaEuropeUnited StatesEuropean UnionTrump, Donald JBolsonaro, Jair (1955- )Modi, Narendra

Republicans Blame Canada for Wildfire Smoke ‘Suffocating’ the U.S.
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.By Vjosa Isai
Published on : Fri Jul 11 2025
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CanadaMinnesotaWisconsinMcMaster UniversityEmmer, TomFinstad, BradFischbach, MichelleGrothman, GlennStauber, Peter (1966- )Tiffany, Tom

Germany Takes an Unassuming Approach to Tax Cuts, in Contrast to Trump
Chancellor Friedrich Merz will pass an early plank of his domestic agenda into law on Friday, grounded in classical economic arguments.By Jim Tankersley
Published on : Fri Jul 11 2025
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GermanyAlternative for GermanyChristian Democratic Union (Germany)Social Democratic Party (Germany)Merz, Friedrich

Kurdish Fighters Burn Weapons in Step Toward Peace With Turkey
The disarmament of the P.K.K., a group that has battled since the 1980s for Kurdish independence, could end a conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people.By Ben Hubbard and Safak Timur
Published on : Fri Jul 11 2025
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IraqKurdistanTurkeyKurdistan Workers' PartyOcalan, AbdullahErdogan, Recep Tayyip

Trump Threatens Higher Tariffs on Canada in the Middle of Trade Talks
The president revived his discredited claims about fentanyl entering the U.S. from Canada to justify his latest proposed rate of 35 percent.By Ana Swanson and Ian Austen
Published on : Fri Jul 11 2025
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CanadaGroup of SevenTrump, Donald J

China Surveys Seabeds Where Naval Rivals May One Day Clash
Chinese research ships are studying the seas for science and resources, but the data they gather could also be useful in a conflict with Taiwan or the United States.By Chris Buckley and Agnes Chang
Published on : Thu Jul 10 2025
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ChinaFar East, South and Southeast Asia and Pacific AreasGuamTaiwanUnited StatesInternational Seabed AuthorityUnited States Navy

How El Salvador Is Reaping Rewards From Trump’s Deportation Agenda
In exchange for jailing more than 200 deportees, El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, has become a favorite of the Trump administration.By Annie Correal and Pranav Baskar
Published on : Thu Jul 10 2025
worldamericas
El SalvadorUnited StatesMara Salvatrucha (MS-13)Trump, Donald J

Israel Will Allow More Aid Into Gaza, Officials Say
The decision followed discussions with the European Union, which has pressed Israel to ease the dire humanitarian conditions for Palestinians in the territory.By Natan Odenheimer, Jeanna Smialek and Isabel Kershner
Published on : Thu Jul 10 2025
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Gaza StripBrussels (Belgium)EuropeIsraelEuropean UnionGaza Humanitarian FoundationEuropean CommissionHamasKallas, Kaja (1977- )

Cairo Telecommunications Building Hit With 2nd Fire in a Week
A blaze on Thursday at one of Egypt’s main telecommunications hubs was extinguished, days after a larger fire there killed four people and disrupted internet, transport and banking services.By Andrés R. Martínez and Rania Khaled
Published on : Fri Jul 11 2025
worldmiddleeast
Cairo (Egypt)Egypt

Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into Benjamin Netanyahu
Prolonging the Gaza war helped the Israeli prime minister forestall a political reckoning.By Patrick Kingsley, Ronen Bergman and Natan Odenheimer
Published on : Fri Jul 11 2025
magazine
IsraelGaza StripNetanyahu, Benjamin

Vast Wildfires Force Manitoba to Declare Second Emergency This Year
The amount of land burned this year is on pace to be the most since 1994, as 100 blazes roared on Friday across the central Canadian province.By Francesca Regalado
Published on : Fri Jul 11 2025
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CanadaManitoba (Canada)

What to Know About the Rush for Rare Earth Metals in War-Torn Myanmar
In the chaos of war, there’s nothing to stop Chinese firms from ravaging the landscape and extracting the minerals, which end up in China.By Hannah Beech
Published on : Fri Jul 11 2025
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MyanmarThailand

Friday Briefing: Iran Has Some Uranium Left, Israel Says
Plus, toads with psychedelic powers.By Justin Porter
Published on : Fri Jul 11 2025
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At Least 13 People Died by Suicide Amid U.K. Post Office Scandal, Report Says
A public inquiry into the wrongful prosecutions of about 1,000 postal workers has uncovered more victims than previously known, according to a report.By Aishvarya Kavi
Published on : Thu Jul 10 2025
worldeurope
Great BritainFujitsu Limited

Friday Briefing: Israel Says Iran Has Some Uranium Left
Plus, toads with psychedelic powers.By Justin Porter
Published on : Thu Jul 10 2025
briefing

Coal, the Lone Survivor of Canada’s Parliamentary Cat Colony, Dies
For decades, a semiofficial feline assembly outside Parliament was a major tourist attraction.By Ian Austen
Published on : Thu Jul 10 2025
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CanadaOttawa (Ontario)Western University (London, Ontario)

Targeting Brazil, Trump Tests Legal Limit of His Tariff Powers
The president signaled he would seek to use the threat of steep levies to reorient trade and protect his political allies.By Tony Romm
Published on : Thu Jul 10 2025
uspolitics
BrazilSupreme Court (US)Bolsonaro, Jair (1955- )Trump, Donald J

What Is ‘Aura Farming’? This Tween Will Show You.
Thanks to his dance moves on the front of a boat, a young Indonesian boy has become an internet sensation, and is now a “tourism ambassador.”By Benjamin Hoffman
Published on : Thu Jul 10 2025
style
Indonesia

What to Know About the New U.S.-Brazil Trade War
The fight is rooted in years of political history between President Trump and the last two presidents of Brazil.By Jack Nicas and Ana Ionova
Published on : Thu Jul 10 2025
worldamericas
BrazilUnited StatesConservative Political Action ConferenceMar-a-Lago (Palm Beach, Fla)Supreme Federal Court (Brazil)Bolsonaro, Jair (1955- )Da Silva, Luiz Inacio LulaTrump, Donald J

Four More Rescued in Red Sea, as Houthis Vow to Keep Up Attacks
A total of 10 crew members have been rescued so far after Yemeni militants sank a Greek-owned cargo ship in the Red Sea.By Ismaeel Naar
Published on : Thu Jul 10 2025
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Red SeaIsraelYemenHouthis

Some of Iran’s Enriched Uranium Survived Attacks, Israeli Official Says
The assessment came as experts are trying to determine how long it would take Iran to rebuild its nuclear program in the aftermath of U.S. and Israeli strikes.By David E. Sanger
Published on : Thu Jul 10 2025
uspolitics
IranIsraelInternational Atomic Energy AgencyGrossi, RafaelNetanyahu, BenjaminTrump, Donald J

U.K. Faces Rising Threat From Iranian Plots, Intelligence Committee Says
An official report warned that Iran was targeting dissidents and gathering intelligence on Jewish and Israeli targets in Britain.By Stephen Castle
Published on : Thu Jul 10 2025
worldeurope
Great BritainIranIslamic Revolutionary Guards CorpsMcCallum, Ken

Britain Faces Another Round of Potentially Record-Breaking Heat
A third official heat wave is expected to descend this weekend, with record-breaking temperatures possible in Scotland.By Nazaneen Ghaffar
Published on : Thu Jul 10 2025
weather
Great BritainMet Office (United Kingdom)

England’s Sycamore Gap Tree, Felled by Vandals, Stands Again as Art
A nearly seven-foot piece of trunk will be featured in an art exhibit to honor the beloved tree. Hugging it is encouraged.By Jenny Gross
Published on : Thu Jul 10 2025
worldeurope
EnglandGreat BritainLondon (England)Northumberland National ParkNewcastle-on-Tyne (England)

La Scala Warns Opera Patrons: No Flip-Flops or Tank Tops Allowed
Milan’s famed opera house is cracking down on the underdressed, even as it and other European opera companies try to attract a wider audience.By Amelia Nierenberg
Published on : Thu Jul 10 2025
arts
La Scala Opera House (Milan, Italy)English National OperaOpera NewsMetropolitan OperaRoyal BalletStaatsoper Unter den LindenVienna State OperaMeyer, Dominique

Ukrainian Intelligence Officer Is Shot to Death in Kyiv Parking Lot
The victim’s unit played a key role in Ukraine’s surprise attack inside Russian territory last summer.By Michael Schwirtz
Published on : Thu Jul 10 2025
worldeurope
Kyiv (Ukraine)RussiaMain Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) (Ukraine)Putin, Vladimir V

L.A.-Area Bishop Excuses Faithful From Mass Over Fear of Immigration Raids
Bishop Alberto Rojas of the Diocese of San Bernardino lifted the obligation for members to celebrate Mass if they had a “genuine fear of immigration enforcement actions.”By Claire Moses and Orlando Mayorquín
Published on : Thu Jul 10 2025
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Roman Catholic ChurchImmigration and Customs Enforcement (US)

As Drone Warfare Evolves, Pentagon Sees Its Own Vulnerabilities
Israel and Ukraine have used drones against their adversaries in audacious ways that have helped the Pentagon see the need for new technology.By Julian E. Barnes and Eric Schmitt
Published on : Thu Jul 10 2025
uspolitics
IranIsraelUkraineRussiaHegseth, Pete

A Lethal Israeli Airstrike Hits Near a Gaza Aid Clinic
The attack struck near a facility run by an American aid organization as negotiators from Hamas and Israel wrangle over a potential new cease-fire agreement.By Adam Rasgon and Natan Odenheimer
Published on : Thu Jul 10 2025
worldmiddleeast
IsraelGaza StripHamas