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Clashes Erupt in Damascus Outskirts, Killing 9 NYT &rt; World News The sectarian-tinged violence was directed at a suburb of the Syrian capital with a large population from the Druse minority. Local Druse leaders said they held the government responsible.

U.S. Navy Jet Sinks Into Red Sea After Falling Off Aircraft Carrier NYT &rt; World News One sailor sustained minor injuries, according to the Navy, which is investigating the incident.

Cargo That Set Off Blast at Iran Port Was Improperly Documented, Investigators Say NYT &rt; World News The death toll from the explosion rose to 70, as officials said the massive blast involved a shipment whose documentation obscured the nature of the substances it carried.

Trial Opens for 2 Men Accused of Felling Sycamore Gap Tree NYT &rt; World News The men have pleaded not guilty to charges of criminal destruction. The cutting down of the tree, an icon in Britain, stunned people across the world in 2023.

Pierre Poilievre, Canada’s Opposition Leader, Loses Seat in Parliament NYT &rt; World News It was a stunning upset for the Conservative Party leader, who was first elected in 2004.

Cardinal Who Threatened to Crash the Conclave Now Says He Won’t NYT &rt; World News The Vatican said that Francis had stripped a convicted cardinal, Angelo Becciu, of his right to vote for the next pope. Cardinal Becciu maintains his innocence but said he would sit this one out.

Mark Carney Wins New Term as Canada’s Prime Minister on Anti-Trump Platform NYT &rt; World News The election was dominated by Mr. Trump and his relentless focus on Canada. Pierre Poilievre, the opposition leader, lost the seat he had held for 20 years.

How Photography From the Vietnam War Changed America NYT &rt; World News The images changed how the world saw Vietnam, but especially how Americans saw their country, soldiers and the war itself, which ended 50 years ago this month.

Finnish Leader Warns Russia: ‘You Don’t Play With President Trump’ NYT &rt; World News President Alexander Stubb of Finland, who has become an interlocutor in peace talks, says in an interview he doesn’t want Ukraine to suffer the same fate his country once endured.

Three Takeaways From the Times’ Interview With President Alexander Stubb of Finland NYT &rt; World News Alexander Stubb warned against subjecting Ukraine to “Finlandization,” called for more pressure on Russia’s leader to get a peace deal and said President Trump was running out of patience.

Pierre Poilievre loses his parliamentary seat. NYT &rt; World News The Conservative Party leader, Pierre Poilievre, during a campaign rally this month in Nisku, Alberta.

A Russian Missile Blew Apart These Kyiv Apartments, and a Decades-Old Community NYT &rt; World News “It feels like I lost my whole extended family,” one survivor said.

The Americans Fled Vietnam 50 Years Ago. I Visited the Buildings They Left Behind. NYT &rt; World News These structures, now surrounded by a modern metropolis, tell the story of the nation that has evolved in the decades since the war’s end.

Zelensky Calls Putin’s 72-Hour Truce Pledge ‘Manipulation’ NYT &rt; World News Russian forces launched 100 attack drones across Ukraine overnight, hours after President Vladimir V. Putin ordered a unilateral three-day cease-fire starting on May 8.

Canada Election: What to Know About Mark Carney and Liberals’ Win NYT &rt; World News The former central banker successfully convinced voters that he was the right candidate to confront President Trump’s trade war and threats to annex the country.

Power Is Largely Restored in Spain After Widespread Outage NYT &rt; World News Electricity returned to nearly all of Spain almost 18 hours after a blackout there and in neighboring Portugal. The cause of the outage was unclear.

Tuesday Briefing NYT &rt; World News Results from Canada’s election.

India Accuses Pakistan of Supporting Terrorism. Here’s What We Know. NYT &rt; World News India renewed its claims after a deadly terror attack last week in Kashmir, a territory that it has long fought over with Pakistan.

A Contender for the Papacy in the Mold of Francis NYT &rt; World News Cardinal Luis Tagle of the Philippines is known as the “Asian Francis.” But he has been criticized for not being vocal enough about his country’s brutal drug war and clerical sex abuse.

Trump’s Tariffs Put China’s E-Commerce Superpowers to the Test NYT &rt; World News Companies like Alibaba that built China’s world-leading online shopping sector are now helping its sellers find markets beyond the United States.