Pocket Reader - News in English

A Small European Nation Has a Big Explosions Problem NYT &rt; World News Three bombs go off on an average night in the Netherlands, blowing out windows and sometimes causing injury or death. “It is not normal,” a security guard says.

Car Companies Are Paying Tariffs So You Don’t Have To NYT &rt; World News But automakers can’t absorb the cost forever and will soon begin to raise new car prices, analysts say.

Trump Cracks Down on Bird Deaths, but Only From Wind Turbines NYT &rt; World News Critics accused the administration of a double standard, trying to stop wind projects because of potential bald eagle deaths while easing rules for oil and gas companies.

How a Top Mexican Cartel Smuggles Fentanyl to the U.S. NYT &rt; World News New York Times reporters documented how fentanyl was concealed by Mexico’s most powerful criminal syndicate, which is adapting in the face of a crackdown by two governments.

A Small European Nation Has a Big Explosions Problem NYT &rt; World News Three bombs go off on an average night in the Netherlands, blowing out windows and sometimes causing injury or death. “It is not normal,” a security guard says.

Israel’s New Plan to Take Gaza City NYT &rt; World News Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced opposition at home and abroad on Friday as his office said that the Israeli military would take control of Gaza City. Adam Rasgon, a reporter for The New York Times in Jerusalem covering Israeli and Palestinian affairs, describes what’s happening.

An Unusual Soccer Finale in Italy Reveals Libya’s Frailties NYT &rt; World News With two governments, and two soccer leagues, Libya is holding its soccer championship in Italy for a second year. Volatile politics and fans follow.

Zelensky Rejects Trump’s Suggestion That Ukraine Swap Territory With Russia NYT &rt; World News The Ukrainian president’s blunt comments risk angering Mr. Trump, who has made a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia one of his signature foreign policy goals.

What Lobsters and Chickens Reveal About Europe’s Trade Strategy NYT &rt; World News The European Union struck a trade deal that protected political priorities, like chicken and beef standards, while allowing headline-grabbing concessions. Consider lobsters.

Is Kim Jong-un Preparing a Successor? NYT &rt; World News Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, might be preparing his young daughter, Kim Ju-ae, to become his successor. Choe Sang-Hun, the ​Seoul bureau chief for The New York Times, analyzed North Korean state propaganda to find out.

Netanyahu’s Plan for Gaza City Has Skeptics in Israeli Military NYT &rt; World News The military leadership has said it prefers a new cease-fire instead of renewed fighting, and the military’s chief of staff previously raised concerns about troop exhaustion.

What Putin Hopes to Gain From a Summit With Trump NYT &rt; World News The American leader has agreed to a meeting with the Russian president in Alaska next Friday to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.

William H. Webster, Who Ran Both the F.B.I. and the C.I.A., Dies at 101 NYT &rt; World News A former federal judge, he first came to the F.B.I. just as two of the worst spies in American history were running rampant.

What’s Behind the Thailand-Cambodia Conflict NYT &rt; World News A series of border skirmishes between Thailand and Cambodia escalated into a military conflict in July that killed dozens of people and rattled the region. As negotiations take place, Sui-Lee Wee, The New York Times’s Southeast Asia bureau chief, talks to Katrin Bennhold, a senior writer on the International desk, about the context behind the evolving dispute.

War of Words Erupts Between Colombia and Peru Over Island in Amazon NYT &rt; World News Both nations claim Santa Rosa de Yavarí, a tiny island of just 3,000 people that sits in the Amazon River, more than a thousand miles from their capitals.

Trump to Meet With Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Seeking to End Conflict NYT &rt; World News The two countries’ leaders are expected to sign a joint declaration toward a peace deal after decades of fighting.

Vance and Lammy Mix Fishing and Foreign Policy at UK Estate NYT &rt; World News JD Vance and his family are spending two nights at the country residence of the British foreign secretary, David Lammy, with whom he has a somewhat unlikely friendship.

Putin Briefs Leaders of China and India on Talks With U.S. on Ukraine NYT &rt; World News President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia may be seeking to build support among countries that have backed Moscow or remained neutral in the conflict.

What to Know About the Israeli Hostages Still Held in Gaza NYT &rt; World News A group representing many of the hostages’ families has said the Israeli security cabinet’s plan to take control of Gaza City could further endanger their loved ones.

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in the Florida Everglades Is Testing Environmental Law NYT &rt; World News Officials building a Florida detention center appear to be skipping environmental reviews made mandatory decades ago after a fight over an airport at the very same spot.