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How Europe’s Leaders Coaxed Trump on Gaza and Ukraine

President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain in Aberdeen, Scotland, on Monday.

UK Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood In September, Unless Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire is Reached

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain last month. “Because of a catastrophic failure of aid, we see starving babies, children too weak to stand — images that will stand with us for a lifetime,” Mr. Starmer said of the situation in Gaza on Tuesday.

Some Kenyan Runners See Doping as a Path to Glory, and a Daily Meal

Satellite Image Shows Gazans Mobbing Aid Trucks

Heavy Rain and Flooding in China Kill at Least 30

Damaged cars in a flooded neighborhood in the Miyun district of northeastern Beijing on Tuesday.

Cease-Fire in Deadly Thailand-Cambodia Conflict Gets Armies’ Backing

A photograph released by Thailand’s army on Tuesday showed Thai commanders, left, meeting with Cambodian counterparts near the two countries’ border.

Europe Made Major Trade Concessions to Trump. How Did That Happen?

President Trump and the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announcing a trade deal on Sunday in Turnberry, Scotland.

Israeli Settler Kills Palestinian Activist Included in Oscar-Winning Documentary

An Israeli soldier on Tuesday at the entrance of Umm al-Khair, a village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

UNICEF Employees Held Hostage For 3 Weeks in Haiti

People waiting at a mobile health clinic organized by UNICEF and Medecins du Monde last year in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Finland’s Short, Precious Summers Are Plagued by Goose Poop

Geese holding up traffic in Helsinki, where the birds are ubiquitous in the summertime.

Russian Strike on Prison Kills 16, Ukraine Says

Houthis in Yemen Confirm in Video They Are Holding 11 Mariners Hostage

The Ansarullah Media Center, a Houthi group, released a picture purporting to show the cargo ship Eternity C sinking after it was attacked by the Houthis at sea.

India Says It Killed 3 Militants Behind Spring Terrorist Attack in Kashmir

An Indian soldier clearing the road on Monday at a checkpoint near the site of a gun battle on the outskirts of Srinagar in Indian-controlled Kashmir.

Israeli Far-Right Minister Promotes Plan for Jewish Resettlement in Gaza

Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s finance minister, in the Parliament in Jerusalem last month. He said Tuesday that Israel was “closer than ever” to rebuilding Jewish settlements in Gaza.

North Korea Says Kim’s Relations With Trump ‘Not Bad,’ but Stands Firm on Nukes

President Trump met Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, in Vietnam in 2019. But their second summit ended without an agreement.

What Would Recognizing a Palestinian State Mean?

The aftermath of a strike by Israel on a building in Gaza City in June.

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau Get a Table for 2, Inviting a Serving of Speculation

Trump’s Tariff Deals With E.U., U.K. and Japan Are a Blow to Canada’s Car Industry

Vehicles outside the Toyota Motor Manufacturing plant in Cambridge, Ontario.

Wednesday Briefing: The U.K. May Recognize a Palestinian State

Why Airdrops in Gaza Are Seen as a Risky Last Resort

A Jordanian C-130 military aircraft dropping humanitarian aid over northern Gaza last year.

How the E.U. Wooed Trump With Flashy but Flimsy Numbers

President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, on Sunday.

Trump Urges the U.K. to Drill More Oil, Criticizing Its Energy Policy

An oil platform in the North Sea. President Trump called for an increase in oil production.

U.S. and China Fail to Reach Immediate Deal to Prolong Trade Truce

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Jamieson Greer, the United States trade representative, in Stockholm on Monday.

Tuesday Briefing: Trump Said There’s ‘Real Starvation’ in Gaza

At least 56 Palestinians died of starvation in Gaza this month, Gaza’s health ministry said.

Starmer Is Edging Closer to Recognizing a Palestinian State, UK Officials Say

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at President Trump’s golf club in Turnberry, Scotland, on Monday. Mr. Starmer, the officials said, resisted Palestinian state recognition in the past because he viewed it as a largely “performative” gesture.

Alvaro Uribe, Ex-President of Colombia, Is Convicted of Bribery

The former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe.

Tuesday Briefing: Trump Said There’s ‘Real Starvation’ in Gaza

At least 56 Palestinians died of starvation in Gaza this month, Gaza’s health ministry said.

Pro-Ukrainian Hackers Claim Cyberattack as Aeroflot Grounds Flights

People waiting for flights at the Sheremetyevo International Airport near Moscow on Monday.

For Trump, Starvation in Gaza Tests His Foreign Policy Approach

President Trump opened talks with Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at his golf club in Turnberry, Scotland, on Monday.

Paul Gallagher, Brother of Oasis Band Members, Is Charged With Rape

Paul Gallagher, the older brother of Liam and Noel Gallagher of Oasis, in 2003.

Israel Returned to War in Gaza Hoping to Break Hamas. It Achieved Few, if Any, Goals.

A strike in Jabaliya, north of Gaza City, as Palestinians fled their homes in May.

Citizen Scientists Are Accelerating Ecology Research With iNaturalist

In a First, Leading Israeli Rights Groups Accuse Israel of Gaza Genocide

Palestinians mourning the dead after an airstrike in Gaza City in June.

Shaolin’s ‘C.E.O. Monk’ Accused of Embezzlement, Affairs With Women

The abbot of Shaolin Temple, Shi Yongxin. The Buddhist Association of China said it had revoked his clergy certificate.

Is the E.U. Tariff Deal With Trump Good for Europe?

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, and President Trump announced a preliminary trade deal during meetings at Mr. Trump’s Turnberry golf course in Scotland.

‘Revenge Is Not a Policy’: Israelis Voice Dissent Against the War in Gaza

Protesters gathered in May at the Shaar Hanegev junction near the Gaza border, holding photos both of Israeli hostages and of children killed in strikes in the enclave.

Heavy Rain Likely Caused Deadly German Train Derailment, Investigators Say

A mudslide next to the rails where a local train derailed near Riedlingen, Germany, on Sunday.

Russia Counters Ukrainian Drones by Turning Off Russians’ Mobile Internet

In St. Petersburg, Russia. In a country where smartphones provide the only online access for millions of people, it is a big disruption when mobile networks go dark.

Europe, Worried by Other Global Crises, Agrees to Trump’s Trade Deal

A container ship leaving the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, this month.

Shooting at Bangkok Market Leaves Several People Dead

Police cordoned off the Or Tor Kor market in Bangkok after the shooting on Monday.

​North Korea Rejects New South Korean Leader’s Peace Overtures

A photograph provided by North Korean state media shows Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, speaking in Pyongyang in 2022. North Korea has no interest in pursuing dialogue with the South, she said on Monday.

Thailand and Cambodia Agree to Halt Fighting That Has Killed Dozens

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia, center, Prime Minister Hun Manet of Cambodia, left, and Thailand’s acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, taking part in talks on a possible cease-fire between Thailand and Cambodia, in Malaysia on Monday.

Monday Briefing: Ukraine’s Other War

Last Soldiers of an Imperial Army Have a Warning for Young Generations

Thai-Cambodian Conflict Tears at Remnants of a Once-Proud Empire

The disputed ancient Ta Moan Thom temple (known in Thailand as Ta Muen Thom) in Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia, in March.

U.S. and China Meet as Trade Truce Nears Expiration

Jamieson Greer, left, the U.S. trade representative, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met for trade talks in May with He Lifeng, China’s vice premier for economic policy, in Geneva. The delegations will meet again this week in Sweden.

For Trump, E.U. Trade Deal was Badly Needed

President Trump’s trade deal with the European Union is his biggest to date.

News Organizations Urge Israel to Let Reporters and Aid Into Gaza

Colleagues attending the funeral of Mohammed Abu Hatab, a Palestinian journalist who was killed in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, in 2023.

England’s Lionesses Take ‘Football Home’ With Gripping Euro Win

England’s players celebrated their victory in the European women’s soccer championship on Sunday.

Dozens Are Killed by ISIS-Linked Rebels at a Church in Congo

The remains of a vehicle burned during an attack in Komanda, in the eastern Ituri Province of Congo, on Sunday.

Monday Briefing: Ukraine’s Other War

R.S.F. Coalition Names Leaders of Sudan’s Parallel Government

Gen. Mohamed Hamdan, commander of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces.

Train Derails in Germany

Rescue workers searched for passengers aboard a derailed train near Ulm, Germany, on Sunday.

U.S. Reaches Preliminary Trade Deal With Europe

The United States and the European Union also agreed to drop tariffs to zero on a range of goods, including aircraft, plane parts, certain chemicals, certain generic drugs, semiconductor equipment and some agricultural products.

With Bombs Whizzing in Air, Thousands Flee Thailand-Cambodia Border

An evacuation site in Surin Province, Thailand, on Sunday. The conflict began on Thursday with an eruption of violence near an ancient temple claimed by both Thailand and Cambodia.

Ziad Rahbani, Composer Who Defined a Tragic Era in Lebanon, Dies at 69

Ziad Rahbani performing at a concert entitled “For Gaza” in the southern Lebanese port-city of Sidon in 2014.

Dozens of Wildfires Burn in Greece and Turkey as Temperatures Soar

A wildfire on Kythira, a Greek island popular with tourists, on Saturday.

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