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Colombian Senator Shot at Campaign Event NYT &rt; World News The condition of Miguel Uribe, who belongs to a conservative party and was seeking to be its presidential nominee, was not immediately clear.

Macron Will Visit Greenland This Month, Defying Trump NYT &rt; World News President Emmanuel Macron of France plans to travel to the island nation, which President Trump has vowed to take control of, on the way to Canada for a Group of 7 meeting.

Out of Stock NYT &rt; World News When products we love are discontinued, sometimes the absence feels personal.

Russia Pummels Kharkiv With Drones and Bombs, Ukraine Says NYT &rt; World News The air assault killed at least three people. Kharkiv’s mayor described it as “the most powerful attack” since the beginning of the war.

Israel Recovers Body of Thai Farmworker in Gaza NYT &rt; World News Nattapong Pinta was taken hostage and later killed by members of a small militant group in Gaza, the Israeli military said.

Haitians Reel as Trump’s Travel Ban Tears Families and Businesses Apart NYT &rt; World News Sick children, families and businesses are among the many people in Haiti, a country plagued by gang violence, likely to be hit hard by a U.S. travel ban.

Will Hudson’s Bay’s 355-Year-Old Charter Go to the Highest Bidder? NYT &rt; World News The bankruptcy receivers want to auction the founding document signed by Charles II in 1670. Others say it belongs to the public.

Even Before Trump’s Visa Clampdown, U.S. Was Losing African Students NYT &rt; World News African students have traded academic institutions in the West for Chinese alternatives. The Trump administration’s clampdown on international students and visas could accelerate the shift.

Russian Spies Are Suspicious of China, Even as Putin and Xi Grow Close NYT &rt; World News A secret Russian document shows that, even as the two countries grow closer, counterintelligence agents have deep concerns about China.

How Russian Spies Are Analyzing Data From China’s WeChat App NYT &rt; World News Moscow has long been suspicious of foreign messaging apps. WeChat’s weak encryption makes it vulnerable.

How The Times Obtained Secret Russian Intelligence Documents NYT &rt; World News A directive from Russia’s domestic security service was part of a cache that was advertised online by a cybercrime group.

Chinese Students Reconsider the U.S. as Republicans Threaten Their Visas NYT &rt; World News Critics say proposals to restrict or even ban Chinese student visas take a “sledgehammer to a problem that needs highly targeted tools.”

Trump’s International Student Ban Sparks Fear Among Harvard Attendees NYT &rt; World News Alfred Williamson could not have imagined how much his freshman year would be shaped by the Trump administration, inside and outside the classroom.

Parents in Gaza Are Running Out of Ways to Feed Their Children NYT &rt; World News A New York Times article last year described two families struggling to keep their malnourished children alive in Gaza. Now, as Israeli restrictions keep out most aid, that’s even harder.

London’s ‘Little America’ Is No More. What’s Taking Its Place? NYT &rt; World News Grosvenor Square is being recast for a new era, with the former U.S. Embassy transformed into a Qatari-owned luxury hotel and F.D.R.’s square into a haven of biodiversity.

Hong Kong Looks for Ways to Win Back Big-Spending Tourists NYT &rt; World News A city with an image dented by protests, pandemic restrictions and a security crackdown hopes to broaden its appeal beyond budget-minded visitors from mainland China.

Buyer With Ties to Chinese Communist Party Got V.I.P. Treatment at Trump Crypto Dinner NYT &rt; World News The warm welcome for a technology executive whose purchases of the president’s digital coin won him a White House tour illustrates inconsistencies in the administration’s views toward visitors from China.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia Returned to U.S. From El Salvador to Face Criminal Charges NYT &rt; World News Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who had been living in Maryland and legally protected from deportation, had been held in Salvadoran prisons since March 15.

UK Court Warns Lawyers Can Be Prosecuted Over A.I. Tools That ‘Hallucinate’ Fake Material NYT &rt; World News A senior judge said on Friday that lawyers could be prosecuted for presenting material that had been “hallucinated” by artificial intelligence tools.

Trump Approves Expansion of Scandal-Hit Coal Mine NYT &rt; World News Environmental groups had opposed expanding a Montana mine previously caught up in allegations of cocaine trafficking and the faked kidnapping of an executive.