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Canada’s Girl Guides Suspend U.S. Trips Amid Trump’s Immigration Crackdown NYT &rt; World News The organization, Canada’s equivalent of the Girl Scouts, said it was pausing the trips out of safety concerns for its members.

Mexico’s President Denies U.S. Will Use Military in Her Country NYT &rt; World News The Mexican government thought it had turned a corner in cooperating with the Trump administration on combating the cartels, having launched an aggressive crackdown of its own.

Germany Says It Will Suspend Military Exports to Israel for Use in Gaza NYT &rt; World News The move followed weeks of debate over reports of hunger in Gaza, but it was precipitated by Israel’s decision to expand military operations there.

India’s Modi Left Soul-Searching After Failed Courtships of Xi and Trump NYT &rt; World News The collapse of the Indian prime minister’s high-stakes personal efforts to transform India’s ties the world’s two superpowers has exposed the limits of India’s leverage.

Trump Directs Military to Target Foreign Drug Cartels NYT &rt; World News The president has ordered the Pentagon to use the armed forces to carry out what in the past was considered law enforcement.

New Tariff on ‘Transshipped’ Goods Mystifies Importers NYT &rt; World News The Trump administration levied a hefty tariff on goods that are moved through other countries, but it has not yet fully explained its plans.

Netanyahu Broadly Criticized at Home and Abroad After New Gaza Plan NYT &rt; World News International allies and families of hostages condemned Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to take control of Gaza City, with the British prime minister calling it “wrong.”

Trump to Host Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan for ‘Peace Signing’ NYT &rt; World News President Trump appeared eager to project confidence that an agreement could be reached in a long-intractable conflict.

Israel Says It’s Preparing to Take Control of Gaza City. What Does That Mean? NYT &rt; World News The decision to expand operations in the enclave went against the recommendations of the military.

Russian Strikes Kill 3 in Ukraine, Which May Be Left Out of Peace Talks NYT &rt; World News “Here on the ground, we don’t feel any real changes from all these high-level meetings and statements,” a soldier said.

As Gaza Hunger Crisis Worsens, Israel Lets in Little Aid NYT &rt; World News An increasing number of Palestinians are dying from hunger-related causes. Others are weak from months of extreme deprivation and vulnerable to illnesses in a territory short on crucial medical supplies, fuel and clean water, aid workers say.

Congo’s Teens Brave Bombs, Rebels and Abduction to Play Hoops NYT &rt; World News A basketball academy that offers young people a lifeline and a chance to dream is hanging on in the Congolese city of Goma, despite years of war and the chaos and violence that have followed a rebel takeover.

Netanyahu, Aiming to Capture Gaza City, Reverts to a Failed Military Strategy NYT &rt; World News Time and again, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has pledged to defeat Hamas by force. His cabinet’s decision to capture Gaza City risks ending in a familiar deadlock.

Can Russia’s Economy Withstand Trump’s Threats to Impose Sanctions? NYT &rt; World News The Russian economy was slowing even before President Trump’s latest threats. But the Kremlin has enough money to keep fighting in Ukraine.

A Starfish, a President, and a Deep-Sea Frenzy in Argentina NYT &rt; World News A livestream of an undersea project has captivated Argentina as President Javier Milei wields a chain saw on the budget for science.

The U.S. Says Britain Is Chilling Free Speech. Many Britons Point the Finger Back. NYT &rt; World News To some in the U.K., the criticisms from the American right over arrests of people for hate speech seem hypocritical, given President Trump’s attacks on those who disagree with him.

Friday Briefing: Israel Approves Full Military Takeover of Gaza NYT &rt; World News Also, world leaders react to Trump’s tariffs.

Should Soccer Star Son Heung-min Have Held an Umbrella for a Female Reporter? NYT &rt; World News A photo of Son Heung-min set off a heated debate online that laid bare the intense emotions surrounding South Korea’s gender divide.

Trump Wasn’t the First to Deport These Men, and He Won’t Be the Last NYT &rt; World News Dozens of Bhutanese men ejected from the United States are now in refugee camps in Nepal, which doesn’t want them but has nowhere to send them.

South Africa’s Equity Laws, Reviled by Trump, May Complicate Tariff Talks NYT &rt; World News Slapped with a steep tariff, South African officials hope for a deal, but some worry the U.S. may insist that it roll back measures that redress the damage of apartheid.