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Iran Is to Blame for Hacking Into Trump’s Campaign, Intelligence Officials Say NYT » World News American intelligence agencies also confirmed that the effort extended to the Biden-Harris campaign, though that bid was unsuccessful.

Israel Accepts Proposal to Bridge Differences on Cease-Fire, Blinken Says NYT » World News The statement by the Secretary of State put new pressure on Hamas, whose officials have called the proposal fundamentally slanted toward Israel.

Nicaragua Shutters 1,500 NGOs, Many of Them Churches NYT » World News The government of President Daniel Ortega revoked the legal status of hundreds of evangelical groups as part of its crackdown on institutions that do not bow to its authority.

Tuesday Briefing: U.S. Said Israel Agreed to Cease-Fire Proposal NYT » World News Plus, opening night at the Democratic convention.

Hamas and Islamic Jihad Claim Responsibility for Tel Aviv Bombing NYT » World News The two groups described the attack as a suicide bombing, but an Israeli statement did not. If confirmed, it would be the first suicide bombing in Israel in roughly eight years.

Palestinian Woman and Her 6 Children Are Killed in Israeli Strike, Family Says NYT » World News A Palestinian teacher and all her children were killed in a strike in Deir al-Balah that the Israeli military said had targeted “a significant Islamic Jihad terrorist.”

Philippines Reports First Mpox Case Since W.H.O. Declared Global Emergency NYT » World News It was not clear if the patient had contracted the new, potentially more deadly strain of the disease, which first appeared outside of Africa last week, in Sweden.

Ukraine Attacks Bridges in Russia’s Kursk Region, Aiming to Encircle Troops NYT » World News The attacks look to destroy or damage crossings over a river in the Kursk region that are Russian forces’ only routes for resupply or retreat, military analysts say.

A Crackdown in Kuwait After a Fatal Fire Is Hurting Migrant Laborers NYT » World News After the blaze killed 49 migrant workers, a government crackdown focused on building violations — bypassing deeper problems that leave migrants with low wages and unsafe housing across the oil-rich Gulf.

1 Dead and 6 Missing After Yacht Sinks Off Sicily NYT » World News Fifteen people have been rescued after the ship went down in a storm, and expert divers were called in given the depth of the operation.

Ukraine Says Its Incursion Will Bring Peace. Putin’s Plans May Differ. NYT » World News President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to hold Russian territory as leverage in future talks. In Moscow, many doubt the strategy.

Middle East Crisis: Blinken Says Talks Are ‘Maybe the Last’ Chance for Gaza Cease-Fire NYT » World News Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who was meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, said recent negotiations had created room for a cease-fire and hostage release.

The Mennonites Making the Amazon Their Home NYT » World News Groups of Mennonites, seeking inexpensive land far from modern life, are carving out new colonies in the Amazon. They are also raising fears that they are adding to the deforestation of the vital jungle.

A Crackdown in Kuwait After a Fatal Fire Is Hurting Migrant Laborers NYT » World News After the blaze killed 49 migrant workers, a government crackdown focused on building violations — bypassing deeper problems that leave migrants with low wages and unsafe housing across the oil-rich Gulf.

Survivors of Doomsday Starvation Cult Testify Against Pastor and 93 Associates NYT » World News An evangelical pastor in Kenya ordered his flock to shun education and medicine and starve their children to death in order to meet Jesus, witnesses in a manslaughter trial said.

Monday Briefing NYT » World News Here’s what you need to know.

Sparing the Horse, Brussels Warms Up to the Electric Carriage NYT » World News The city’s last horse-drawn carriage operator says business is good since making the switch, placing the Belgian capital in the vanguard of a global change.

Monday Briefing: The Democratic National Convention NYT » World News Plus, the dark side of Shen Yun

Elon Musk Closes X Operations in Brazil Over Fight With Judge NYT » World News The billionaire said he would shutter his social network’s Brazil operations instead of complying with a Brazilian judge’s orders to suspend accounts.

Russians Fleeing Ukraine’s Advance Border Regions Rush to Kursk NYT » World News In the regional capital, those who left their homes as Ukrainian forces tore into western Russia are uncertain whether they can ever return to their old lives.