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Putin Welcomes Syria’s New President in Moscow, While Still Harboring al-Assad

The meeting in Moscow between President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria showcased the adaptability of two leaders once at odds.

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Meta Removes Facebook Group That Shared Information on ICE Agents

The Facebook page was taken down for “violating our policies against coordinated harm,” according to Meta.

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Unions to Ask Court to Block Trump Layoffs During Shutdown

Labor groups are set to square off against the Trump administration one day after the president renewed his threat to cut “Democrat programs.”

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How the UK’s Hurricane-Strength Storm of 1987 Became a Famous Weather Forecasting Failure

The Great Storm of 1987 was a forecasting blunder that left at least 18 people dead, felled 15 million trees and caused a billion pounds’ worth of damage.

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Clashes Between Afghanistan and Pakistan Kill at Least 12

The fighting, along the countries’ border, also injured more than 100 people. Tensions have sharply escalated over the past week. Both sides accused the other of striking first.

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U.S. Says It Revoked Visas of Some People Who Criticized Charlie Kirk

The State Department’s X account listed six examples of people who it said had made comments about the assassination of Mr. Kirk, a right-wing activist, and said it was withdrawing their visas.

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Why Bank C.E.O.s Like Jamie Dimon See Economic Trouble Ahead

Wall Street giants are reporting blowout results for their most recent quarter. But they are getting worried about what lies ahead.

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Malala Yousafzai Thought She’d Never Fall in Love

The global activist gets candid in her new memoir. She spoke with us about struggling with panic attacks, finding her personal style and changing her mind about what marriage could be.

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South Korea Targets Cambodia’s Scam Industry After Kidnaps, Torture and a Death

South Korea’s efforts are part of a widening international crackdown on criminal groups running online fraud schemes from Southeast Asia.

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First Burials to Be Held for Israelis Returned From Gaza

Hamas has handed over the bodies of eight people, but says it is struggling to find the remains of others in Gaza after two years of war.

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Syria’s New Leaders Are Talking to Russia, a Former Enemy

President Ahmed al-Shara is making his first trip to Moscow, which backed the regime his rebels overthrew. Both sides have reasons to put the past aside.

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The Shutdown Enters Its Third Week

Cuts to transportation and energy. Funding for food assistance and the military. Here’s the latest from the shutdown.

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Chicago’s Uprising Against ICE, and 80,000 Stolen Phones

Plus, there may be lead in your protein supplements.

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What Are Tomahawk Missiles, and Why Might Trump Give Them to Ukraine?

Largely used by naval forces for more than 40 years, Ukraine could receive a newly developed land-based launcher to strike Moscow and beyond.

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Supreme Court Asks When Police Can Enter Without Warrant in Emergency

Montana is defending the actions of law enforcement officers who did not have a warrant when they responded to a possibly suicidal Army veteran.

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How Afraid of the A.I. Apocalypse Should We Be?

The researcher Eliezer Yudkowsky argues that we should be very afraid of artificial intelligence’s existential risks.

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How D’Angelo Made His Masterpiece, ‘Voodoo’

The singer, songwriter and producer’s 2000 album was the result of years in the studio listening to inspiring music, jamming and rediscovering his artistic purpose.

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Will the Voting Rights Act Be Gutted? Supreme Court Could Decide Its Future.

If the justices decide that lawmakers cannot consider race in drafting maps, redistricting could result in congressional seats flipping from blue to red throughout the country.

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What Trump’s Peace Deal Really Means for Gaza

The war might have ended, one lawyer argues, but the occupation remains.

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Trump’s Tariff Fight With China Means Trouble for a Vast Wilderness in Brazil

Brazilian farmers are lobbying to roll back deforestation restrictions in order to sell more soybeans to the huge Chinese market.

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‘Promises Have Not Been Kept’: What’s Behind Africa’s Youth Protests

Protesters say their anger reflects a lack of economic opportunity on a continent with the world’s youngest population.

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40 Years After ‘The Goonies,’ Fans Still Flock to Astoria, Oregon

Astoria, Ore., the setting of the classic 1985 teen movie, invites fans to follow their inner adventurer and explore a scenic corner of the Northwest.

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Julia Roberts and Luca Guadagnino on ‘After the Hunt’ and Ambiguity

The film touches on #MeToo and cancel culture, but the star and director wanted audiences to make up their own minds.

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Is Manresa Wilds the Future of Public Parks?

A shuttered plant is reimagined as Manresa Wilds, an example of an old facility repurposed to solve a new century’s problems.

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Philly’s LOVE Skate Park Was Rebuilt in Malmö. I Had to See It for Myself.

One of America’s most iconic ’90s skate spots has now been rebuilt in — of all places — Malmo, Sweden.

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A Curfew In Greenville, Miss., Is Working to Curb Violent Crime

In Greenville this year, leaders imposed a strict curfew to curb gun violence. So far, the approach is working, even as some question how far a city should go to fight crime.

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Belarus Is as Repressive as Ever. Why Is the U.S. Warming Up to It?

Analysts say they are unsure what the Trump administration hopes to get out of its gifts and concessions to Belarus’s autocratic leader, a close ally of Russia.

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Spies, Burgers and Bombs: After a New War, Old Wounds Resurface in Tehran

A deep sense of unease has gripped Iran since American and Israeli airstrikes in June, but on a recent visit to the capital, we found that many Iranians seemed to be just trying to get by.

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A Lesson in Defiance From Nazi Germany

The best safeguard against tyranny is a legion of people who believe in an authority higher than any political program.

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Raila Odinga, Former Prime Minister of Kenya, Dies at 80

A pivotal political leader who helped usher in multiparty democracy, he ran unsuccessfully for the presidency five times.

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