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Russia Used Brazil to Create Deep-Cover Spies

When U.S. and Israel Bomb the Houthis, Civilians Pay the Highest Price

A building in Sana, Yemen, damaged by U.S. airstrikes in April. Aid agencies say that the bombing campaigns have caused more harm to civilians than the Houthis.

Trump’s Tariffs Impede Malaysia’s Plan to Prepare for A.I.

Workers at a factory in Penang, Malaysia, last year. The Southeast Asian country wants to move from assembling and testing semiconductors into chip design and cutting-edge manufacturing.

Putin Visits Kursk for First Time Since Russia Drove Out Ukrainian Forces

An image released by the Kremlin on Wednesday showed President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia visiting a nuclear power plant under construction in the Kursk region of the country.

India’s Security Forces Kill Dozens in a Bid to Crush Leftist Rebels

Members of the District Reserve Guard at their base in Dantewada in Chhattisgarh state in India. The country’s security forces have recently escalated their campaign to eliminate leftist militants.

German Police Arrest Five Teenagers in Domestic Terrorism Raid

“This is a warning sign and shows that right-wing extremist terrorism knows no age,” Stefanie Hubig, Germany’s justice minister, said in a statement on social media.

Andriy Portnov, Former Ukrainian Official, Is Shot Dead in Spain

Police officers securing the scene of a deadly shooting on Wednesday in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain, outside Madrid.

Iran Executes Man Over Deadly 2023 Attack on Azerbaijan Embassy

Police officers outside the Azerbaijani Embassy in Tehran in 2023, after a man stormed the building and killed the head of security.

Israel Said It Eased Its Blockade, But Gazans Are Still Waiting for Food

Displaced people at a charity food kitchen in Gaza City on Wednesday.

School Bus Bombing in Pakistan Kills at Least 6, Including 4 Students

Debris at the site of the blast on the outskirts of the Khuzdar district in Balochistan Province, Pakistan, on Wednesday.

Pope Leo XIV Calls for Aid to Enter Gaza

Children waiting for a meal on Wednesday at a charity kitchen for displaced people in Gaza City.

Hong Kong Journalists Say Their Taxes Are Now Under Scrutiny

Journalists waiting outside a Hong Kong court where last year two editors were found guilty of conspiracy to publish seditious materials.

Japanese Farm Minister Resigns After Saying He’d Never Bought Rice

Taku Eto, Japan’s agriculture minister, after meeting with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo on Monday. Mr. Eto’s remark about rice created a furor ahead of a national election in July.

Afrikaners Granted Refugee Status by Trump Arrive in U.S.: What We Know

Newly arrived South Africans were greeted this month by the deputy secretary of state, Christopher Landau, and the Homeland Security deputy secretary, Troy Edgar, far right, near Washington Dulles International Airport.

U.S. Is Reviewing Impossible Metals Proposal to Mine the Seabed

Oliver Gunasekara, the head of Impossible Metals, the company proposing to mine the seabed near American Samoa.

Chris Brown Released on $6 Million Bail by London Court

Chris Brown in Paris last year.

E.U. Offers Emergency Funding for Radio Free Europe After Trump Cuts

The headquarters of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Prague, Czech Republic, earlier this year. President Trump has ordered the dismantling of the news outlet’s parent company.

Did Soccer Originate in Scotland? New Claim Draws Jeers in England.

Trump to Press Ramaphosa to Pare Back Racial Equity Laws

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa in Johannesburg in February.

Text Messages Between Russian Spies, Annotated

Wednesday Briefing

A view of northern Gaza yesterday.

French Government and Nestlé Accused of Cover-Up in Perrier Water Scandal

Perrier has found itself embroiled in a scandal involving food and drink regulations, the definition of “natural” water and, this week, accusations of a cover-up.

From Oregon, a Chocolate Cake That Changes Hearts and Minds

Minnesota’s Green Crew Is Helping Teens Fight Climate Anxiety

Virginia Farmers Are Reviving a Tradition of Harvesting Herbs

Katie Commender, the director of agroforestry at the Appalachian Harvest Herb Hub, sniffed spearmint at Reeds Valley Farms in Cleveland, Va.

What Helped Clean Up Oklahoma Waters? Getting Cows to Use a Different Washroom.

McCormick Place in Chicago Is Helping to Reduce Bird Deaths

A common yellowthroat that was found on the ground near the Lakeside Center. It was only stunned and was later released.

Wednesday Briefing: Israel’s Allies Tell It to Stop

A view of northern Gaza yesterday.

Trump’s New Position on the War in Ukraine: Not My Problem

President Trump walks off Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Friday.

Venezuela Frees an Air Force Veteran the U.S. Says Was Wrongfully Held

Scott and Patti St. Clair in March with a photograph of their son, Joseph, who was detained in Venezuela.

E.U. to Lift Economic Sanctions on Syria

A bazaar in the Old City of Damascus, Syria, on Monday. Lifting sanctions would be an economic game changer for the war-torn country.

R.F.K. Jr. Has Unlikely Allies in His Drive to Limit Atrazine

The weedkiller atrazine, widely used on corn and other crops in the United States, has been banned in Europe for years.

EU Approves New Sanctions on Russia in Push for Ukraine Cease-fire

Aid workers on the front line in Ukraine. The new sanctions aim to pressure Russia to negotiate to end the war.

Ukrainians Brace for a Longer War as Trump Backs Off Cease-Fire Call

Kupiansk, a city in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine that is under daily Russian bombings, on Friday.

G7 Officials Gather Amid Headwinds From Trump’s Trade War

For Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, explaining the Trump administration’s tariff policies to his foreign counterparts could be a challenge.

Telefonica Outage in Spain Knocks Out Emergency Lines

Travelers prepare to spend the night at a train station in Córdoba, Spain, during a massive power outage last month.

Britain, France and Canada Condemn Israel’s Expansion of Gaza War

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is threatening an Israeli takeover of Gaza and the forced relocation of Palestinian civilians into designated areas.

Trump-Putin Call Notches Diplomatic Win for Russia, but Economic Goals Remain in Limbo

Conscripts in Bataysk, Russia, at a ceremony last month before their departure for garrisons. On the front line in Ukraine, Moscow’s offensive has picked up this month after anemic gains earlier this year.

U.S. Bill Named for Artemis Ghasemzadeh Aims to Shield Asylum Seekers

Artemis Ghasemzadeh, who was deported to Panama, says: “I am not sure I will ever see America again, but I want to know this won’t happen to anyone else.”

U.S. Says It Wants Trade, Not Aid, in Africa. Cuts Threaten Both.

U.S. funding for this overpass in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, ends in August. It’s unclear if the project will be finished by then.

Trump’s Gulf Trip Also Brought Benefits to Elon Musk

Elon Musk in Saudi Arabia last week.

Second Man Charged Over Fires at Properties Linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer

A police forensics officer conducting an investigation after a fire at a former home of Prime Minister Keir Starmer in North London this month.

China’s Fighter Jets and Missiles Get a Boost From the India-Pakistan Clash

Pakistan’s air force flying Chinese-made J-10C fighter jets during a parade rehearsal in Islamabad, Pakistan, last year.

Tuesday Briefing

A member of Ukraine’s 14th Mechanized Brigade near the eastern city of Kupiansk on Thursday.

UK’s Trade Deals Bare the Reality It’s a Midsize Economy Among Giants

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, center, with António Costa, left, president of the European Council, and Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, on a British Navy vessel in London on Monday.

How Trump’s Search for a New Air Force One Led to Qatar’s Jet

The Boeing 747-8 from Qatar at Palm Beach International Airport in Florida after President Trump took a tour of the plane in February.

Trump Backs Off His Demand That Russia Declare a Cease-Fire in Ukraine

President Trump said after his call that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia had agreed to “immediately” start direct negotiations with Ukraine toward a cease-fire.

What to Know About the Mexican Navy Ship That Crashed Into the Brooklyn Bridge

The ARM Cuauhtémoc docked in Manhattan on the East River on Sunday.

Tuesday Briefing: A Trump-Putin Phone Call

A Ukrainian soldier near Kupiansk, in Ukraine’s northeast, last week.

Israel Recovers Troves of Documents Belonging to Its Most Famous Spy

An undated photo released by the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office shows identity documents that belonged to Eli Cohen.

Prominent Anti-Corruption Lawyer Is Arrested in El Salvador

Ruth López, in San Salvador in 2021, has been at the forefront of investigations into potential corruption or negligence by the government of President Nayib Bukele.

India Arrests an Academic for Antiwar Posts on Instagram

Stolen Bust From Jim Morrison’s Gravesite Is Recovered in Paris

Jim Morrison’s grave in Paris on the 50th anniversary of his death in 2021.

What to Know About Israel’s Renewed Ground Offensive in Gaza

Dick Garwin Fought Nuclear Armageddon. He Hid a 50-Year Secret.

Richard L. Garwin, second right, with, from left, Peter A. Clausen, a disarmament expert, and the physicists Hans Bethe and Kurt Gottfried, during a news conference on missile defense hosted by the Union of Concerned Scientists in 1984.

Portugal’s Center-Right Takes an Election. But Is the Hard Right the Victor?

Luís Montenegro, Portugal’s center-right prime minister, is likely to remain at the head of a minority government.

In Eastern Europe, Centrists Hold Off 2 Nationalist Challenges

Romanian presidential candidate Nicusor Dan greeting supporters after exit poll results were announced in Bucharest on Sunday.

Trump and Putin Discuss Ukraine War in High-Stakes Call

A member of Ukraine’s 14th Mechanized Brigade near Kupiansk on Thursday.

Israel Wavers as Far Right and Military Disagree on Gaza Strategy

Palestinians fleeing Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza, after an Israeli operation last week.

UK and EU Strike Post-Brexit ‘Reset’ Deal

Prime Minister Keir Starmer, center, with Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission president, and Antonio Costa, European Council president, at Lancaster House in London on Monday.

Will Trump’s Trade War Turn Canada’s Auto-Parts Capital Into a Ghost Town?

A worker fitting clips on plastic auto parts at Stratus Plastics in Windsor, Ontario. Colby Wu, the company’s co-owner, says he has had a hard time getting some U.S. firms to buy from him.

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