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Israel Keeps Up Attacks in Gaza Despite Truce NYT » World News In the latest strikes, the Israeli military killed at least nine people, according to the Gaza health ministry. Israel says militants were threatening its forces.

Syrian Druse Pilgrims Pay Rare Visit to Israel NYT » World News As part of an effort to deepen its influence in southern Syria, Israel has been seeking stronger ties with the Druse religious minority that holds sway there.

Russia Presses Offensive in Kursk Amid Cease-Fire Talks With U.S. NYT » World News Moscow said it had retaken two villages outside the town of Sudzha in Russia’s Kursk region. Ukrainian officials did not immediately comment on the claim.

Social Distance NYT » World News On the five-year anniversary of Covid, a look at the ways we vowed our lives and relationships would change afterward — and how they still might.

As Trump Stirs Doubt, Europeans Debate Their Own Nuclear Deterrent NYT » World News Talk of replacing the American nuclear umbrella over Europe with the small British and French nuclear armories is in the air, however vague and fanciful.

A Hectic Week in Canadian Politics and Trade, With More Action on the Way NYT » World News As Justin Trudeau’s nearly decade-long tenure as prime minister came to an end, new trade threats and tariffs came from Washington.

Bread Lines and Salty Drinking Water: Israeli Aid Block Sets Gaza Back Again NYT » World News Shipments surged into Gaza after Israel and Hamas reached a cease-fire, even if they weren’t enough. Then Israel blocked the border again to pressure Hamas in truce talks.

U.S. Puts Sanctions on Thai Officials for Sending Uyghurs to China NYT » World News The State Department said it was “combating China’s efforts to pressure governments to forcibly return Uyghurs and other groups to China.”

Haiti’s Biggest Hospital, Dependent on U.S.A.I.D., Goes Up in Smoke NYT » World News A fire set by gangs at the country’s largest public hospital underscores long-simmering problems in Haiti, which is heavily dependent on international aid.

Slowly, Ukrainian Women Are Beginning to Talk About Sexual Assault in the War NYT » World News Thousands of women may have been raped by Russian soldiers, experts say, but have kept quiet for fear of the stigma. But that is changing.

Trump Tries to Use White South Africans as Cautionary Tale NYT » World News The president and his allies accuse South Africa of discriminating against and killing white people, and warn that it could happen in America if antiracism laws aren’t stopped.

‘On the Tightrope’: Britain Tries to Bridge a Widening Trans-Atlantic Gap NYT » World News Five years after Brexit, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s intense diplomacy on Ukraine has put Britain back in a familiar role on the global stage.

In Mexico, a Grisly Discovery of Piles of Shoes, Ovens and Human Remains NYT » World News The authorities are investigating the discovery of cremation ovens, human remains, piles of shoes and other personal effects at an abandoned ranch outside Guadalajara.

G7 Foreign Ministers Agree on Ukraine Policy Amid Tensions Over Trump Tariffs NYT » World News Secretary of State Marco Rubio found himself among allies in a fraught moment after President Trump’s tariff policies.

Carl Lundstrom, Who Financed the Pirate Bay, Dies in Plane Crash NYT » World News Mr. Lundstrom was a supporter of far-right causes and, at one point, an unsuccessful candidate for office. He was convicted of aiding copyright infringement in 2009.

Trump Foreign Aid Cuts Threaten Refugees’ Survival: ‘People Will Die’ NYT » World News At the world’s largest refugee camp, for Rohingya people in Bangladesh, the food allowance per person is set to fall to just $6 per month, far below what aid officials say is required for survival.

Senior Islamic State Leader Killed in Joint Iraqi-U.S. Operation, Iraq Says NYT » World News The killing comes as the group has been reconstituting in Syria, carrying out more attacks than at any time since it lost control of its territory nearly six years ago.

What Syria’s New Temporary Constitution Says NYT » World News The declaration, signed by interim president Ahmed al-Shara, guarantees individual freedoms but gives Mr. al-Shara abundant power and keeps Islamic law as its legal foundation.

Mark Carney Becomes Canada’s Prime Minister at Crucial Moment NYT » World News Mark Carney, a central banker turned politician, steps into his role at a crucial moment as President Trump sets his sights on Canada’s sovereignty and keeps threatening more tariffs.

Finland Finds Russian Mercenary Guilty of War Crimes in Ukraine NYT » World News A court sentenced Voislav Torden, a commander in a Russian paramilitary group, to life in prison for the attack and mutilation of Ukrainian soldiers in 2014.