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Major Reform U.K. Donor Sold Weapons Parts to Russian Supplier NYT &rt; World News The aerospace company H.R. Smith Group was an early backer of the party after Nigel Farage became leader. Reform has faced criticism over comments seen as supporting Moscow.

What to Know About Iran’s Response to Trump’s Letter Urging Talks NYT &rt; World News Tehran neither rejected negotiations nor accepted face-to-face talks in its response to President Trump’s letter calling for talks to curb Iran’s advancing nuclear program. Here’s what to know.

7.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Myanmar With Shaking Felt in Bangkok NYT &rt; World News The 7.7-magnitude quake struck near Mandalay, and shaking was felt in cities as far as Bangkok.

Friday Briefing NYT &rt; World News A shock to the auto industry.

In Japan, an Iceless Lake and an Absent God Sound an Ancient Warning NYT &rt; World News For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its disappearance as a bad omen.

For Some Autocrats, Even Rigged Elections Can Be Too Much of a Threat NYT &rt; World News Protests are raging in Turkey after the arrest of the country’s most prominent opposition politician.

Pope Francis Came Near Death in Hospital, His Doctor Says NYT &rt; World News In an interview, the leader of Pope Francis’s medical team called it “a miracle” that the 88-year-old pontiff left the hospital, but said he needs to change his vigorous habits, at least for a while, to recover.

Mining Company Seeks Trump Support to Shortcut Access to Seabed Metals NYT &rt; World News Mining companies and the Trump administration want the metals to boost manufacturing. Environmentalists and some countries worry industrial mining would harm oceans.

F.B.I. Agents in Southeast Asia Used Prostitutes, Watchdog Says NYT &rt; World News The conduct took place over several years even as employees were training to combat human trafficking, according to a document released to The Times in a lawsuit.

Prosecutors Seek 7-Year Sentence for Sarkozy in Qaddafi Money Case NYT &rt; World News The former French president has been convicted before, but the charge that he took illegal campaign funding from the regime of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi has been the most damaging to his legacy.

King Charles Briefly Hospitalized After Side Effects From Cancer Treatment NYT &rt; World News Buckingham Palace said that Charles experienced “temporary side effects” following scheduled medical treatment on Thursday and was taken to the hospital for observation before returning to Clarence House.

Friday Briefing: Trump’s New Tariffs Risk Trade War NYT &rt; World News Plus, shark noises from New Zealand.

Tesla Dealers Claimed They Sold 8,653 Cars in 3 Days in Canada. Did They? NYT &rt; World News The sales numbers provided by the company-owned shops allowed them to claim tens of millions in government rebates. Now those numbers are under scrutiny.

Marco Rubio Warns Venezuela Against Attacking Guyana Over ExxonMobil Deal NYT &rt; World News As ExxonMobil produces oil offshore in Guyana, Venezuela has asserted claims to a large region of the country, recently sending a naval vessel into the waters.

Boualem Sansal, Algerian French Writer, Is Sentenced to 5 Years in Algerian Prison NYT &rt; World News The prosecution of Boualem Sansal, who is around 80, prompted outrage from the global literary community and pleas from France for his release.

Gazans Demand End to 18 Years of Hamas Rule NYT &rt; World News Most protests have been small, but they represent the boldest challenge to Hamas’s authority by Palestinians since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and the ensuing war.

For 3 Years, They Quietly Dug Up One of the Biggest Treasures in England NYT &rt; World News Archaeologists can finally publicly discuss the Melsonby Hoard, a collection of Iron Age artifacts that they have been excavating since a metal detectorist found it in 2021.

Turkey Deports BBC Reporter Who Covered Mass Protests NYT &rt; World News Mark Lowen was detained in Istanbul after reporting on unrest prompted by the arrest of a rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the broadcaster said.

For John Green, It’s Tuberculosis All the Way Down NYT &rt; World News The best-selling author chatted with The Times’s global health reporter about the past, present and troubling future of the world’s deadliest infectious disease.

E.P.A. Offers a Way to Avoid Clean-Air Rules: Send an Email NYT &rt; World News Invoking an obscure provision, it said power plants and others could write to ask for exemptions to mercury, arsenic and other restrictions and that “the president will make a decision.”