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What to Know About P.O.W.s in Myanmar’s Brutal Civil War
As the rebels have gained ground, they have detained thousands of prisoners of war. Their enemy, the junta, keeps few captives.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesTrump Pledges to Send More Weapons to Ukraine
“They have to be able to defend themselves,” the president said, appearing to signal a reversal after his administration paused some weapons transfers just last week.
New York Times Top StoriesI.R.S. Says Churches Can Endorse Candidates From the Pulpit
In a court filing, the tax agency said a decades-old ban on campaigning by tax-exempt groups should not apply to houses of worship speaking to their own members.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat We Saw in the Texas Flood Zone
Search-and-rescue teams have been hoping against hope to find signs of life after the Texas floods. Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, an investigative reporter at The New York Times, describes what he has seen in Texas.
New York Times Top StoriesTSA to End Shoe Removal Requirement at Airport Security Checkpoints
Most passengers had been required to remove their footwear at checkpoints since 2006, a policy later eased only for members of trusted traveler programs.
New York Times Top StoriesFederal Agents March Through L.A. Park, Spurring Local Outrage
Federal officials said it was an immigration enforcement operation, though it was unclear if anyone had been arrested. “It’s the way a city looks before a coup,” Mayor Karen Bass said as she condemned the action.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Looks to Avoid Casting Blame in Texas Flood as Democrats Question Cuts
The White House rebuked critics for raising questions about the administration’s efforts to shrink federal agencies that deal with disaster preparedness and response.
New York Times Top StoriesThree Big Questions After the Texas Floods
The Trump administration and its predecessors will face scrutiny over the disaster that has killed more than 100 people.
New York Times Top StoriesA Day Before Trial, Alleged Accomplice of Alexander Brothers Is Cleared
Ohad Fisherman had been charged with sexual battery along with Oren and Alon Alexander stemming from an alleged 2016 assault.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Revives Trade War, Threatening Steep Aug. 1 Tariffs on Allies
President Trump said Japan and South Korea would face tariffs of 25 percent unless they reached an agreement with the United States. Other countries received notice of higher levies.
New York Times Top StoriesN.Y.P.D. Investigates the Death of an 18-Year-Old in a Bronx Precinct
Saniyah Cheatham is said to have hanged herself early Saturday after she was arrested in an assault case. Friends said she had been in good spirits a day before.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Renewed U.S. Tariffs Loom, Emerging Economies Turn to One Another
With President Trump preparing to revive tariffs this week, some of the world’s biggest exporters are planning a future less dependent on trade with the United States.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Will Try to Deport Abrego Garcia Before His Trial, Justice Dept. Says
The plan directly contradicted the White House, which last month described as “fake news” reports of plans to re-deport Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia.
New York Times Top StoriesHaiti’s Landmark Oloffson Hotel is Destroyed in an Apparent Arson Fire
Haiti’s famed Oloffson Hotel, a cultural landmark and celebrity haven, was incinerated amid rising violence by gangs that control most of the country’s capital.
New York Times Top StoriesTexas Floods Killed at Least 95 People
Also, Trump revived his tariff threats against close U.S. allies. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
New York Times Top StoriesAfter Mamdani’s Win, Some Democrats Are Determined to Stop Him
Though Mr. Mamdani scored a resounding victory in New York City’s Democratic primary, some in his own party are strategizing about how to defeat him in November.
New York Times Top StoriesHere Are Trump’s New Tariff Threats
President Trump has told 14 countries that they will face tariffs of at least 25 percent on Aug. 1 if they don’t reach agreements by then.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Are Protesters in Mexico City Angry at Remote Workers?
Top concerns include the displacement of longtime residents as rents and food prices surge. Ire over the influx of well-heeled foreigners has been building for years.
New York Times Top StoriesIt’s Hard to Create a Third Party, Even for Elon Musk
Building a viable new political party to rival the Democrats and Republicans is enormously difficult and expensive. Small wonder it hasn’t been done.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Document Undermines Trump Administration’s Claims About Deported Venezuelans
The document from El Salvador seems to undermine a position that lawyers for the Justice Department and top Trump officials have taken time and again in front of a judge in Washington.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump and Netanyahu Expected to Discuss Prospects of Gaza Cease-Fire
The private dinner between the two leaders on Monday marks Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s third visit to Washington this year.
New York Times Top StoriesCaltech Settles Case Accusing It of Misleading Students
A student who paid thousands for a tech boot camp said it was “a Caltech program in name only.”
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Acknowledges Lack of Evidence for Jeffrey Epstein ‘Client List’
After Attorney General Pam Bondi promised big revelations for months, the Justice Department noted a lack of evidence for conspiracy theories, including a “client list” and a jailhouse murder.
New York Times Top StoriesRussian Minister Who Led Region Later Invaded by Ukraine Is Found Dead
Roman V. Starovoyt, the transport minister, had governed the Kursk region before Ukrainian forces occupied part of it in 2024.
New York Times Top StoriesValery Gergiev, Shunned in West Over Putin Support, Will Conduct in Italy
Valery Gergiev, an ally of Vladimir V. Putin, is set to conduct in Western Europe for the first time since institutions there cut ties over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
New York Times Top StoriesIran Carries Out Mass Expulsion of Afghan Refugees
About 800,000 people have been deported to Afghanistan, a desperately poor country, under an Iranian campaign that accelerated sharply in June.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Administration Ends Deportation Protections for Hondurans and Nicaraguans
The decision by the Homeland Security Department to end protections for migrants from those countries goes into effect in about two months.
New York Times Top StoriesRussian Minister Who Had Led Region Later Invaded by Ukraine Is Found Dead
Roman V. Starovoyt, the transport minister, had governed Russia’s western Kursk region before Ukrainian forces invaded in 2024 and occupied part of the territory.
New York Times Top StoriesMan Who Opened Fire on Texas Border Patrol Building Is Fatally Shot
The man, who was armed with an assault rifle, opened fire on the building in McAllen, Texas, on Monday and was shot dead by federal officers, the police said.
New York Times Top StoriesMedical Societies Sue Kennedy and H.H.S. Over Vaccine Advice
New restrictions on Covid shots run counter to scientific evidence, the groups said.