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Right-Wing Media Praises U.S.-Russia Talks as ‘Breath of Fresh Air’ NYT » World News Many of President Trump’s media allies were quick to celebrate this week’s negotiations, a contrast to the deep unease expressed by the foreign policy establishment.

Trump’s Pivot Toward Putin’s Russia Upends Generations of U.S. Policy NYT » World News As peace talks opened in Saudi Arabia, President Trump made clear that the days of isolating Russia are over and suggested that Ukraine was to blame for being invaded.

Brazil Charges Bolsonaro With Attempting a Coup NYT » World News Brazil’s attorney general charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with trying to overturn the vote. He now faces potential arrest.

Pope Francis Has Bilateral Pneumonia NYT » World News The condition, which entails pneumonia in both lungs, is potentially grave, according to health experts.

Florida Man Says He Shot Israeli Tourists in ‘Mental Health Crisis’ NYT » World News The gunman, who is Jewish, told the police that he thought the tourists were Palestinian.

Will That Asteroid Strike Earth? Risk Level Rises to Highest Ever Recorded. NYT » World News The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger remains low, but experts are estimating the damage that could be done.

Wednesday Briefing: U.S. and Russia Discuss Cooperation NYT » World News Plus, the women leading R&B’s new wave.

Zelensky Lashes Out at Trump for Excluding Ukrainians From Peace Talks NYT » World News Left out of a meeting between American and Saudi officials, the Ukrainian leader also canceled a trip to Riyadh.

Bibas Children, Symbols of Hostage Crisis, to Come Home Dead, Hamas Says NYT » World News Hamas said it would turn over the bodies of the boys, Ariel Bibas and his baby brother, Kfir, and their mother. Israel was expected to release Palestinian prisoners in exchange.

RSF Announces Plans for Breakaway Government in Sudan NYT » World News Amid reports of new atrocities by their troops in Sudan, leaders of the Rapid Support Forces were cheered at an elaborate political event in Kenya.

6 Living Hostages Will Be Released to Israel This Weekend, Hamas Says NYT » World News The militant group’s chief negotiator also said Hamas would increase the number of living hostages it would release on Saturday to six from three.

USAID Climate Programs Fighting Extremism and Unrest Are Closing Down NYT » World News Heat, drought and floods are growing security risks, Western defense officials say, feeding instability and violence that could prove costly in the long term.

Pope Francis Will Miss Mass on Sunday Because of Poor Health NYT » World News The Vatican said the pontiff, who is in the hospital with a “respiratory tract infection,” was resting and had eaten breakfast and read newspapers “as he usually does.”

Under Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan, Some Migrants Are Being Sent to Panama NYT » World News The administration has asked Panama to take in hundreds of people who can’t easily be sent back to their countries. Many say they are in danger.

Korean Victim of WWII Sex Slavery Who Fought for Japan’s Apology Dies NYT » World News She led a tireless campaign for a formal apology and reparations from Japan for what it did to thousands of women like her — mostly Korean — during World War II.

When a Journey Home to Israeli-Occupied Lebanon Becomes Deadly NYT » World News Thousands uprooted by the war in Lebanon have been unable to reach southern towns occupied by Israel, but some have tried anyway. For one man, the journey was deadly.

Europe, Dazed by Trump, Confronts Hard Choices in Ukraine NYT » World News Faced with undisguised hostility from the Trump administration, Europeans are preparing for what is shaping up to be a go-it-alone era.

C.I.A. Expands Secret Drone Flights Over Mexico NYT » World News The covert program, begun during the Biden administration and stepped up by President Trump, is hunting for the location of fentanyl labs.

Passengers Recall Moments Before Delta Plane Crash at Toronto Airport NYT » World News All 80 people on board are expected to survive. Two described finding themselves upside down after what had seemed like a routine descent.

Pete Marocco Returns to Battle in Trump’s War on Foreign Aid NYT » World News A meeting between a Hungarian official and Pete Marocco, the top Trump appointee in charge of foreign aid, signals a new future.