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Canada Condemns China’s Execution of 4 Canadians on Drug Charges NYT » World News Canada’s foreign minister said the government would continue to ask for leniency from China for other Canadians in similar situations.

Viktor Orban Is a Conservative Lodestar. Now He Wants to Fix the Price of Eggs. NYT » World News The Hungarian prime minister, who pioneered themes dear to U.S. conservatives, is seeking to tame inflation with methods that remind his critics of communist-era central planning.

How George Lewis Made Comedy Gold Imagining Two Toddlers Chatting NYT » World News George Lewis’s riffs on the absurdities of millennial parenting — and the inner lives of two-year-olds — have won him legions of fans online and galvanized his once middling stand-up career.

Trump Says Houthis in Yemen Will Be ‘Annihilated,’ as U.S. Keeps Up Strikes NYT » World News The president warned Iran to stop arming the militant group, which has been attacking ships in the Red Sea.

Astronomers Get ‘More Than a Hint’ That Dark Energy Isn’t What They Thought NYT » World News New data further challenge the best scientific theory of the history and the structure of the universe. But a separate recent result reinforces it.

Thursday Briefing: Ukraine Agrees to a Strike Pause NYT » World News Plus, a push against India’s “boss husbands.”

Humiliation as Propaganda: Videos of Shackled Detainees Have History in El Salvador NYT » World News A video showing rough treatment of deportees over the weekend was an extraordinary depiction by U.S. standards, but not by El Salvador’s.

Tallying the Dead Once Again: Photos From the Gaza Strikes NYT » World News For two months, a cease-fire spared Palestinians the grim task of identifying bodies. With Israel resuming its assault, they are back at it.

Donald Trump Jr. Mixes Business and Politics in Serbia, as Protests There Rage NYT » World News President Trump’s oldest son visited Belgrade, the site of a Trump International Hotel project, and pushed back on calls for the country’s president to resign.

Menaced by Trump, Canada Prepares to Join E.U. Military Industry Efforts NYT » World News Canada’s draft deal to participate in Europe’s defense industry will bring contracts to Canadian manufacturers and help lessen dependence on the United States.

Jury Finds Greenpeace Liable for Hundreds of Millions in Damages NYT » World News A lawsuit by pipeline giant Energy Transfer claimed Greenpeace had played a major, costly role in protests nearly a decade ago. Greenpeace has said a loss could put it out of business.

Race for IOC Presidency Turns Increasingly Harsh as Decision Day Looms NYT » World News With the winner instantly becoming the most prominent sports official in the world, the high-stakes campaign for president of the International Olympic Committee has turned increasingly harsh.

Israeli Forces Expand ‘Targeted Ground Activities’ in Gaza Strip NYT » World News The military said it had seized part of a major corridor that separates the enclave’s northern half from the south.

Zelensky Says He’ll Speak to Trump About ‘Next Steps’ After Putin Call NYT » World News The Ukrainian president appeared open to Russia’s offer of a partial cease-fire, but deeply skeptical, after President Trump spoke with President Vladimir V. Putin.

Can Europe’s New Military Spending Help Its Economies? NYT » World News The continent’s leaders hope a surge of investment, to fill a security void left by the United States, can ignite growth. It won’t be easy.

Congo and Rwanda Call for Cease-Fire in Their Deadly Conflict NYT » World News After talks in Qatar, the two countries’ presidents said they were committed to an unconditional truce between Congo’s army and a rebel group that Rwanda denies backing.

In Call With Trump, Putin Concedes Little on Ukraine NYT » World News Although much of what Vladimir V. Putin agreed to during his call with President Trump was spun as a concession, the Russian leader stuck to the positions he has long held.

Energy Infrastructure Attacks Have Inflicted Pain on Both Russia and Ukraine NYT » World News An agreement to suspend attacks against energy infrastructure would halt a strategy employed by Ukraine and Russia. Kyiv has tried to hit at Russian oil revenues, and Moscow has tried to break Ukrainian morale.

Israelis Take to Streets Day After Strikes on Gaza NYT » World News Israeli protests are converging over national security and domestic politics amid concerns about the government’s renewed push to reduce the power of state watchdogs.

As Children, They Fled the Nazis Alone. Newly Found Papers Tell Their Story. NYT » World News Just under 10,000 Jewish children fled to Britain from Europe from December 1938 to September 1939. Not much was known about their journeys, until recently.