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In Israel’s Demolition Path, West Bank Residents Pack Up Their Lives
A monthslong Israeli military operation in the northern West Bank has displaced tens of thousands of people. Some are now learning they may not return.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesPutin and Xi Present a United Front as They Face an Unpredictable Trump
The two leaders, meeting in Moscow, hailed their alliance a day ahead of events to mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
New York Times Top StoriesBill Gates Explains His Plans to Close the Gates Foundation in 2045
In a wide-ranging interview, he explains his decision — amid the Trump administration’s assault on foreign aid — to accelerate the end of his giving.
New York Times Top StoriesE.U. Unveils Plan for Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Products, if Negotiations Fail
European officials are working on lists of retaliatory tariffs and planning a World Trade Organization case to put pressure on America to do a trade deal.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About Bill Gates’s Plans to Shut Down the Gates Foundation
The billionaire philanthropist says he will accelerate his giving — but then dissolve his organization in 20 years, decades earlier than he originally planned.
New York Times Top StoriesU.S. Trade Deal Could Lift UK Economy, but Won’t Transform It
The deal could help some sectors and boost confidence among consumers and businesses, but the British economy faces other challenges.
New York Times Top StoriesOvernight Clashes Strain Diplomacy Efforts for India and Pakistan
The United States and other regional players converged to try to head off war between the neighboring nuclear powers. But more clashes seemed to keep hostilities roiling.
New York Times Top StoriesDocumentary Identifies Israeli Soldier as Shooter of Palestinian American Journalist
After Shireen Abu Akleh was killed in the West Bank in 2022, the Israeli military never revealed the identity of the soldier who fired at her. A documentary said it had confirmed his name.
New York Times Top StoriesAn Entertainment Tax
Why Hollywood recently got the Trump tariff treatment.
New York Times Top StoriesPutin and Xi Present a United Front as They Face an Unpredictable Trump
The two leaders, meeting in Moscow, hailed their alliance a day ahead of events to mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
New York Times Top StoriesA First-Person View of a Deadly Gaza Strike, and a Severe U.S. Flu Season
Plus, the best player in the W.N.B.A. now has her own shoe.
New York Times Top StoriesVictory Day in Russian-Occupied Ukraine: A Muted Celebration
Events to mark the holiday in the occupied territories seem to be an effort to show Russian control of land it has captured.
New York Times Top StoriesMerz and Germany’s New Government Face a Tricky Challenge: an AfD-Led Opposition
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition is weighing how to confront the Alternative for Germany party, which has been rising in the polls.
New York Times Top StoriesMerz and Germany’s New Government Face a Tricky Challenge: an AfD-Led Opposition
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition is weighing how to confront the Alternative for Germany party, which has been rising in the polls.
New York Times Top StoriesCan Democrats Win the Working Class and Save the Republic?
Senator Chris Murphy on the Democrats’ “five alarm” crisis.
New York Times Top StoriesA Salacious Saga Engulfs the Virginia G.O.P. and Weakens Youngkin
Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s failure to push out the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor over a scandal involving explicit photos showed the party’s divisions and the power of its right-wing base.
New York Times Top StoriesRussia’s Military Show of Strength Masks Economic and Diplomatic Cracks
The annual Moscow parade marking victory over Nazi Germany is expected to be the largest in years, with world leaders in attendance, as the Kremlin tries to link that triumph to the war in Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesNo One Has Ever Defeated Autocracy From the Sidelines
And how exactly can we tell whether America has crossed the line?
New York Times Top StoriesEfforts Grow to Thwart mRNA Therapies as RFK Jr. Pushes Vaccine Wariness
Therapies involving mRNA, a key to Covid vaccines, hold great potential in treating several diseases, but some lawmakers want to ban them and the government is cutting funding.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Has Made Claims About Abrego Garcia’s Tattoos. Here’s a Closer Look.
Gang experts say the tattoos on Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s knuckles are unlikely to signify gang membership. The president says otherwise.
New York Times Top StoriesHe Faced a Possible Prison Term for Assault. Instead, He Was Deported.
Federal agents are rounding up criminal defendants and deporting them before trial. Local prosecutors say the disruptions make communities less safe.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Do More Police Officers Die by Suicide Than in the Line of Duty?
His friend and fellow cop killed himself. Then he nearly became a statistic as well. Why do more police officers die by suicide than in the line of duty?
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About mRNA Vaccines
Does it alter your DNA? Is the technology safe? And other questions, answered.
New York Times Top StoriesMigrants Are Skipping Medical Care, Fearing ICE, Doctors Say
Since President Trump announced plans for mass deportations and rescinded protections for hospitals and clinics, health care facilities have seen a jump in no-shows.
New York Times Top StoriesA’ja Wilson Now Has a Nike Signature Shoe. Why Did It Take So Long?
The marketability of A’ja Wilson offers a case study in race, fame and gender.
New York Times Top Stories‘Paris Here I Come!’: The Story of a 1950s Guide for Black Travelers
In 1953, Ollie Stewart, a correspondent for The Afro-American newspaper, wrote a guidebook to the French capital aimed at Black travelers. Nearly 75 years later, his grandniece follows in his footsteps.
New York Times Top StoriesFor Embattled Starmer, U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal Will Count as a Win
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has spent months nurturing his relationship with President Trump. Is that about to pay off?
New York Times Top StoriesHow India Is Trying to Squeeze Pakistan Far From the Battlefield
The nuclear-armed rivals are also wrangling over Pakistan’s access to desperately needed foreign aid, as India explores ways to use its soft power and relationships to bedevil its old enemy.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Does Black Smoke Mean During Conclave to Elect New Pope?
In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals have made a decision, or black if they remain deadlocked.
New York Times Top StoriesHochul, Looking to 2026, Pushed to Weaken Oversight of Religious Schools
Changing a law that chiefly affects all-boys Hasidic Jewish schools, known as yeshivas, has been a top priority among leaders of New York’s Hasidic communities, which tend to vote as a bloc.