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Canada To Drop Some Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Products NYT &rt; World News Canada’s leader said he would follow the United States in dropping tariffs against American goods covered by the existing free trade agreement.

Iran Extends Government Shutdowns Amid Soaring Heat and Power Cuts NYT &rt; World News Amid suffocating temperatures, the Iranian authorities are closing public offices and cutting water and electricity as the country struggles with an energy crisis.

Members of Congress Seek to Expand Sports Diplomacy NYT &rt; World News With the United States hosting two sets of Olympic Games and the World Cup, lawmakers are pressing for the State Department to step up its sports diplomacy.

‘No Meeting Planned’ Between Putin and Zelensky, Top Russian Diplomat Says NYT &rt; World News It was the clearest sign yet that President Trump’s push for an imminent summit was faltering.

Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe Arrested on Corruption Charges NYT &rt; World News The ex-leader, Ranil Wickremesinghe, was arrested amid government investigations into widespread bribery and graft.

Global Monitors Confirm Famine in Part of Gaza. What Does That Mean? NYT &rt; World News A panel of food security experts have determined that part of Gaza is suffering from famine, and that it could spread to the rest of the enclave within weeks.

​North Korea Honors Its Soldiers Who Fought in Ukraine NYT &rt; World News The North’s leader, Kim Jong-un, publicly consoled bereaved families, as well as awarding medals to soldiers returning from the force he has sent to aid Russia.

The Crowdfunded War Map That Ukrainians Check Every Morning NYT &rt; World News The online DeepState map, based on geolocated combat footage and tips from Ukrainian Army sources, draws 900,000 views each day and acts as a counterbalance to the military’s omissions.

Gaza City and Surrounding Areas Officially Hit by Famine, Global Group Says NYT &rt; World News At least half a million people in the enclave were facing the most severe conditions measured by U.N.-backed international experts: starvation, acute malnutrition and death.

The Hobbyist Restorer Who Rocked the Art World With an A.I. Innovation NYT &rt; World News Alex Kachkine spends his days working on microchip research — a skill set surprisingly similar to that needed for restoration.

Nathaniel B. Palmer, a U.S. Icebreaker, May Have Sailed Its Last Expedition NYT &rt; World News The decommissioning would leave the United States with no icebreaker to study the southern seas and cede scientific leadership to rival countries like China.

Congo Has Astronomical Rates of Sexual Violence. Now Victims Have Lost Access to Care. NYT &rt; World News The conflict that has put rebels in control of much of the east of the country has left victims with no legal recourse and dismantled many of the clinics that offered care.

Friday Briefing: U.S. and Europe Flesh Out Trade Deal NYT &rt; World News Also, a war photographer’s return to Afghanistan.

Thai Court to Rule in Thaksin’s Royal Defamation Case NYT &rt; World News Thaksin Shinawatra, who has long jostled for power with Thailand’s military-royalist establishment, faces up to 15 years in prison.

‘Flying Blind’: Trump Strips Government of Expertise at a High-Stakes Moment NYT &rt; World News President Trump has few sources of independent advice just as he is trying to broker an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, perhaps the trickiest negotiation of his presidency.

Large Earthquake Strikes Drake Passage Near Argentina and Chile NYT &rt; World News The epicenter of the 7.5-magnitude earthquake was in the Drake Passage, a body of water between the southernmost tip of South America and Antarctica.

Trump Budget Office Is Withholding H.I.V. Funds That Congress Appropriated NYT &rt; World News Lawmakers allocated $6 billion this fiscal year for PEPFAR, the H.I.V. prevention and treatment program, but the administration has indicated it will release less than half of that.

Texas Mother Wanted for Son’s Murder Arrested in India NYT &rt; World News Cindy Rodriguez Singh had fled the United States in 2023 shortly after the authorities questioned her about her 6-year-old’s disappearance.

Friday Briefing: The U.S. and Europe Flesh Out a Trade Deal NYT &rt; World News Also, a war photographer’s return to Afghanistan.

Vance Recounts Telling Zelensky to ‘Behave’ in Trump Meeting NYT &rt; World News It was not the first time that the vice president had addressed Ukraine’s leader with words more commonly spoken to toddlers than heads of state.