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Top American Academics Flock to Toronto as Trump Threatens U.S. Colleges NYT &rt; World News The University of Toronto has attracted several U.S. professors amid turmoil between American higher-education institutions and the Trump administration.

Budapest Pride Parade Will Go On Despite Orban’s Ban. How Will He Respond? NYT &rt; World News Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s party enacted the ban, trying to create a dilemma for the opposition leader. Now it is the government that faces a tough choice.

Chinese Police Detain Dozens of Writers Over Gay Erotic Online Novels NYT &rt; World News The genre known as Boys’ Love, stories written mostly by and for straight women, has been in the authorities’ sights for years.

A Special ‘Climate’ Visa? People in Tuvalu Are Applying Fast. NYT &rt; World News Nearly half the citizens of the tiny Pacific Island nation have already applied in a lottery for Australian visas amid an existential threat from global warming and sea-level rise.

Cocaine Is the Fastest-Growing Illegal Drug Worldwide. Here’s Why. NYT &rt; World News A United Nations report found a rise in users, confiscation and deaths as cocaine trafficking expands into Africa and Asia, and violence spreads into Europe.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Tie the Knot NYT &rt; World News The bride announced the marriage on Friday night in an Instagram post under the name Lauren Sánchez Bezos.

Rosalind Fox Solomon, Whose Photos Captured Emotional Nuance, Dies at 95 NYT &rt; World News Critics compared her unnerving images to those of Diane Arbus, but praised her ability to infuse her subjects with warmth and humanity.

London Man Who Killed a Boy With a Samurai Sword Receives Life Sentence NYT &rt; World News Prosecutors said Marcos Arduini Monzo experienced a drug-induced psychosis before going on a 20-minute rampage through the residential streets of northeast London.

Son of Norway’s Crown Princess Is Charged With Rape and Sexual Assault NYT &rt; World News Marius Borg Hoiby, the stepson of Crown Prince Haakon, was charged with rape and sexual assault after a monthslong police investigation that has caused turmoil for the royal family.

Pro-Palestinian Activists Arrested Under Terrorism Law in U.K. Air Base Break-In NYT &rt; World News The powers used against the members of a group called Palestine Action are more usually employed in cases of planned jihadist or far-right violence.

Teenager Is Charged With Aiding Plot to Attack Taylor Swift Concert in Vienna NYT &rt; World News The youth, a Syrian who lives in Germany, was accused of helping to interpret bomb-building instructions and of translating an oath of allegiance to the Islamic State for the main suspect.

Israel’s Defense Minister Vows ‘Policy of Enforcement’ Against Iran NYT &rt; World News The minister, Israel Katz, said Israel would strike if Iran seeks to develop long-range missiles or advance its nuclear program, despite a truce.

She Ripped German Conservatives on Social Media. They Didn’t Forget. NYT &rt; World News Heidi Reichinnek, a leader of the far-left Die Linke, was denied a seat on the parliamentary committee that oversees German intelligence agencies.

Starmer Backtracks on Planned Social Cuts, Raising Doubts About His Leadership NYT &rt; World News The British prime minister had pressed ahead with the proposal despite pushback from within his party, but a parliamentary vote on it was expected to fail.

China Confirms Trade Framework With U.S. to Lift Export Controls NYT &rt; World News The deal involves loosening exports of rare earths to the United States and the lifting of some restrictions on U.S. goods to China, China’s Ministry of Commerce said.

A Runestone That May Be North America’s Oldest Turns Up in a Canada Forest NYT &rt; World News Researchers spent years quietly studying a stone carved with 255 runes and the image of a boat found in northern Ontario. Now, revealing the stone’s existence, they’re asking the public for help.

Chess Lover Introduces Game to Malawi’s Prisons, Schools and Street Kids NYT &rt; World News Susan Namangale fell in love with the game at age 9 in her small village, and she’s now on a mission to deliver a message to the whole country: Chess is good for everyone.

Russia Seizes Key Lithium Field in Challenge for U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal NYT &rt; World News The capture highlights a core problem in the agreement: The more territory Moscow grabs, the fewer resources Kyiv can offer to Washington.

El Salvador Police Say Quotas and Rumors Fueled Bukele’s Mass Arrests NYT &rt; World News Tens of thousands of people were jailed as part of President Nayib Bukele crackdown on gangs. Some police officers now admit they arrested people on flimsy or nonexistent evidence to meet quotas.

Authorities Rescue Girl Whose Mother Livestreamed Her Sexual Abuse NYT &rt; World News The 9-year-old from Vietnam was abused by her mother for customers watching on smartphone apps in the U.S. and elsewhere. The mother said she needed the money.