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White House Presses Meeting, Security Guarantees That Russia Has Yet to Accept

Netanyahu Faces Pressure From Far Right Over New Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Proposal

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, center, relies on the support of far right ministers to maintain the stability of his government.

After Defying Back-to-Work Orders, Air Canada Employees Reach Tentative Deal

Air Canada says the strike has disrupted about half a million travelers’ plans.

The Rainforests Being Cleared to Build Your R.V.

In recent years, tens of thousands of acres of forest have been razed in Indonesian Borneo, including this logging operation in November.

How Europe Learned to Speak So Trump Would Listen

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine with President Trump and European leaders at the White House on Monday.

Once a Source of Life and Renewal, Monsoon Brings Death to Pakistan

The funeral for Abdul Samad’s mother in Beshonai, a village in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan, on Monday.

Sabotage Shows How Russia’s Hostility Toward Europe Goes Beyond Ukraine

Crews conduct reconnaissance near Karlskrona, Sweden, this year as part of a NATO mission aimed at securing critical underwater infrastructure.

Mexico’s President Denies New D.E.A. Partnership Against Cartels

Mexican Marines guarded the scene of a murder in June on the outskirts of Culiacán, the stronghold of the Sinaloa cartel.

A ‘Dexter’ Obsessed Man Highlights a Gap in British Law

A screen grab from security camera footage released by the Thames Valley Police showed Jacob Power inside The White Hart Inn in Hamstead Marshall, England, in November.

Securing Postwar Ukraine, Even With Trump’s Pledge to Help, Is Complex

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and President Trump in the Oval Office in Washington, on Monday.

Europe’s Leaders Headed Off Giveaway to Putin, but Emerged Without a Clear Path

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and other European leaders met with President Trump at the White House on Monday.

African Union Endorses Call to Abandoned the Mercator Map

What to Know About the Protests Outside U.K. Hotels Housing Asylum Seekers

A protest this month outside a London hotel housing asylum seekers. The British government has a legal obligation to provide accommodation for asylum seekers who would otherwise be homeless.

Vietnamese Are Helping Cuba With 38-Cent Donations. A Lot of Them.

Cuban soldiers during a visit last year by Vietnam’s top leader, To Lam.

Israel Says It Killed a Hamas Militant Involved in Yarden Bibas Kidnapping

Israeli hostage Yarden Bibas is handed over to the Red Cross as part of the hostage exchange deal between Hamas and Israel in Khan Younis, Gaza, in February.

Will Putin Meet With Zelensky to End the Ukraine War?

President Vladimir V. Putin in Anchorage on Friday. The Russian leader “appears to have decided that the time for real diplomacy has come,” one analyst said.

Wednesday Briefing: An Uncertain Path to Peace in Ukraine

The Ukraine talks at the White House on Monday.

Without U.S. Troops in Ukraine, Would a 'Security Guarantee’ Deter Russia?

President Trump and Britain’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, in Scotland, in July. Mr. Starmer has talked about assembling a force drawn from a “coalition of the willing” to maintain security in a postwar Ukraine.

Trump Says He’s Ended 6 (or 7) Wars. Here’s Some Context.

No Tariff Exemption for European Wine and Spirits, at Least for Now

As the United States and the European Union move closer to a final trade agreement, it looks like alcohol will be subject to a 15 percent tariff.

How Zelensky Made Progress With Trump

Russia Keeps Rejecting Idea of Western Peacekeepers in Ukraine

NATO forces participating in “Exercise Steadfast Dart 2025” in southeastern Romania in February.

From Unstable Ground, an Old Church Rolls to a New Home

On a specially designed trolley with 224 wheels, Kiruna Church being moved for relocation in Kiruna, Sweden, on Tuesday.

Macron Calls Putin an ‘Ogre at Our Doorstep’

President Emmanuel Macron of France arriving at the White House to support President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during talks with President Trump on Monday in Washington.

What to Know About Deforested Wood and the R.V. Industry

A logging operation in West Kalimantan Province, in Indonesian Borneo last year.

Relief in Ukraine as Zelensky Avoids Disaster in Washington

President Trump with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at the White House on Monday.

Young People of Color Flocked to This Show. It Made Them Feel Seen.

Visitors to the exhibition added messages to a wall display labeled “Dream suburbs” in which they expressed desires for things like less racism and less violence.

Tuesday Briefing: Crucial Talks on Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Trump in the Oval Office.

Cases of Mosquito-Borne Chikungunya Virus Are Surging Globally: What to Know

A worker sprayed insecticide following reports of chikungunya cases in Hong Kong earlier this month.

European Leaders’ Rush to Trump-Zelensky Meeting Appears to Have Paid Off

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine was greeted by President Trump at the White House on Monday.

5 Takeaways From Trump’s Meeting With Zelensky and European Leaders

President Trump, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and other European Leaders met at the White House on Monday.

At White House Summit, a Master Class of Diplomacy. In Courting Trump.

President Trump met with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and other European leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House on Monday.

Can Zelensky Trust Trump? Ukraine’s Fate May Depend on the Answer.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine arriving at the White House on Monday for talks with President Trump.

What ‘Security Guarantees’ in Troop Form Could Look Like in Ukraine

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, left, and President Emmanuel Macron of France during the White House meeting with President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Monday.

A Pakistani Village Devastated by Flooding: ‘Like Death Visited Every Home’

Tuesday Briefing: Crucial Talks on Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Trump in the Oval Office.

Israel Is in Talks to Send Gazans to South Sudan, Officials Say

At a displacement camp in Gaza City this month.

Hamas Accepts New Gaza Cease-Fire Proposal, Officials Say

Smoke billowed after an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, on Monday. The new proposal, whose terms were similar to those that Israel had previously accepted, would see the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners.

Russia Reaffirms Opposition to NATO Troops in Ukraine

NATO troops at a military exercise in June.

Spain Calls in More Soldiers to Fight Wildfires

Flames in the village of Larouco in the Galicia region of Spain on Sunday. The Iberian Peninsula is facing some of the most devastating wildfires in southern Europe.

Talks Restart as Air Canada Flight Attendants’ Strike Continues

Passengers walked past striking flight attendants at Vancouver International Airport on Sunday.

Will Oil Demand Peak Soon? Trump Administration Doesn’t Want to Hear It.

Oil executives and cabinet members, including energy secretary Chris Wright, second from left, at a gas facility this year. Mr. Wright has criticized the International Energy Agency.

Protests Highlight Growing Discontent With Netanyahu and the Gaza War

Protesters attending a mass rally in Tel Aviv on Sunday.

Zelensky Says He’s Ready to Meet Putin After Trump Talks

President Trump meets with President Volodymyr Zelensky and a group of European leaders in the White House on Monday.

Putin’s Proposal for Land Deal, Made to Trump, Shifts Pressure to Zelensky

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, in Berlin last week, is to meet with President Trump in Washington on Monday.

How Syria’s Assad Regime Took Hundreds of Children From Their Families

He Left a Belarus Prison 132 Pounds Lighter, but Just as Outspoken

Sergei Tikhanovsky, a Belarusian opposition activist, this month during a “Freedom March for Belarus” in Warsaw.

As Heat Waves Intensify, Paris Plans for Record Temperatures

Trying to cool off this month. France has recently been experiencing its second heat wave of the summer.

At China’s Humanoid Robot Games, Athletes Fell Down a Lot

Monday Briefing: A Trump-Zelensky Meeting

Trump Is Pushing India Back Toward China

Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and President Trump met at the White House in February, when relations between the two were friendlier.

Monday Briefing: A Trump-Zelensky Meeting

Zelensky Brings Backup to the White House as Trump Aligns More Closely With Putin

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine arrives in Belgium to take part in a video conference with European leaders in Brussels on Sunday.

Trump and Putin Find Common Ground on One Issue: Biden

President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia during a news conference in Anchorage on Friday.

What to Know About Russia-U.S.-Ukraine Peace Talks

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine arriving at the White House on Monday for talks with President Trump.

Air Canada Flight Attendants Say They Will Defy Back-to-Work Order

Air Canada flight attendants striking on Saturday at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, British Columbia.

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