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Trump Keeps Foreign Countries on Edge as Tariff Deadline Nears NYT &rt; World News The president is again threatening higher tariff rates on a dozen foreign nations, as a deadline elapses this week for making trade deals.

Ukrainian Troops Struggle to Hold the Line on the Eastern Front NYT &rt; World News Kyiv is defending Kostiantynivka from Russian drone attacks. The embattled city is a gateway to Ukraine’s last major defense in the Donetsk region.

Ukraine Turns to Fishing Nets to Catch Russian Drones NYT &rt; World News With their dense mesh, the nets can tangle drone propellers. It’s a simple but effective countermeasure that reflects how low-tech means can blunt high-tech weapons in the war.

How the Assad Regime Built a Mass Grave in Syria NYT &rt; World News Months after President Bashar al-Assad’s regime was toppled, Charlie Smart, a reporter at The New York Times, traveled to a mass burial site in Syria to understand how the Assad regime hid the bodies of the people it had made disappear.

2 Dead and 300 Injured After Typhoon Danas Strikes Taiwan NYT &rt; World News Most typhoons come ashore on the island’s sparsely populated east coast, but Danas scraped its crowded west coast. Nearly 400,000 households had no power on Monday.

Monday Briefing: Floods in Texas Killed at Least 80 NYT &rt; World News Plus, the case of the lost Stradivarius.

Erin Patterson Is Found Guilty of Murder in Australia Mushroom Poisoning Case NYT &rt; World News Three people died in 2023 after eating beef Wellington made by Erin Patterson, whose subsequent trial gripped the country.

South African Police’s Frequent Use of Torture Echoes Apartheid’s Brutality NYT &rt; World News A government led by freedom fighters who helped to liberate the country more than 30 years ago is now overseeing a police force accused of staggering abuses.

Why Are Police Officers in South Africa Torturing People? NYT &rt; World News A data analysis by The New York Times shows that a form of torture popular during apartheid endures in the country despite laws designed to eliminate it.

Israel’s Deadly Assault on Iran Prison Incites Fury, Even Among Dissidents NYT &rt; World News The June 23 airstrikes on Evin prison, including the hospital ward, have turned it from a hated symbol of oppression into a new rallying cry against Israel, even among the Iranian regime’s domestic critics.

Israel’s Deadly Assault on Iran Prison Incites Fury, Even Among Dissidents NYT &rt; World News The June 23 airstrikes on Evin prison, including the hospital ward, have turned it from a hated symbol of oppression into a new rallying cry against Israel, even among the Iranian regime’s domestic critics.

Monday Briefing: Floods in Texas Killed nearly 80 NYT &rt; World News Plus, the case of the lost Stradivarius.

How Europe Got Stuck Between Xi’s China and Trump’s America NYT &rt; World News European Union officials will spend July in talks with China. Tensions are high, hopes are low and stability is the end game.

Europe’s Dilemma: Build a Military Industry or Keep Relying on the U.S. NYT &rt; World News Europeans have agreed to pay more for arms and want to spend it at home. But can its manufacturers rush to compete with dominant U.S. firms?

China and Russia Keep Their Distance From Iran During Crisis NYT &rt; World News Some U.S. officials talked about an “axis” of authoritarian nations, but the American and Israeli war with Iran has exposed the limits of that idea.

Caught Between Tariffs and China, Mexico Adapts to an Unpredictable U.S. NYT &rt; World News Relying on Asian suppliers is no longer a safe bet for many factories in Mexico. Companies are racing to change, and they are being encouraged by the government.

Netanyahu Heads to Washington as Trump Pushes for Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire NYT &rt; World News Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is set to meet with President Trump on Monday as attention has turned from Iran to a cease-fire for Gaza.

The Little Mountain Democracy That Sustains Tibet’s Refugee Nation NYT &rt; World News The exile government that was built by the Dalai Lama to preserve Tibetans’ cultural identity will be put to the test by his eventual succession.

Why the Dalai Lama’s Succession Is Complicated NYT &rt; World News Just before the Dalai Lama turned 90, he announced that his successor would be selected through the traditional process of reincarnation. Mujib Mashal, The New York Times’s South Asia bureau chief, explains why this process could increase tensions with China.

Khamenei Appears in Public for First Time Since Israel War Began NYT &rt; World News The long absence of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, from public life had fueled speculation about his health and threats to his life.