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Europe Made Major Trade Concessions to Trump. How Did That Happen?

President Trump and the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announcing a trade deal on Sunday in Turnberry, Scotland.

Starmer Is Edging Closer to Recognizing a Palestinian State, UK Officials Say

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at President Trump’s golf club in Turnberry, Scotland, on Monday. Mr. Starmer, the officials said, resisted Palestinian state recognition in the past because he viewed it as a largely “performative” gesture.

Some Kenyan Runners See Doping as a Path to Glory, and a Daily Meal

Cease-Fire in Deadly Thailand-Cambodia Conflict Gets Armies’ Backing

A photograph released by Thailand’s army on Tuesday showed Thai commanders, left, meeting with Cambodian counterparts near the two countries’ border.

Heavy Rain and Flooding in China Kill at Least 30

Damaged cars in a flooded neighborhood in the Miyun district of northeastern Beijing on Tuesday.

Israel Returned to War in Gaza Hoping to Break Hamas. It Achieved Few, if Any, Goals.

A strike in Jabaliya, north of Gaza City, as Palestinians fled their homes in May.

Finland’s Short, Precious Summers Are Plagued by Goose Poop

Geese holding up traffic in Helsinki, where the birds are ubiquitous in the summertime.

Russian Strike on Prison Kills 16, Ukraine Says

A correctional facility that was damaged by a Russian strike in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region on Tuesday.

India Says It Killed 3 Militants Behind Spring Terrorist Attack in Kashmir

An Indian soldier clearing the road on Monday at a checkpoint near the site of a gun battle on the outskirts of Srinagar in Indian-controlled Kashmir.

North Korea Says Kim’s Relations With Trump ‘Not Bad,’ but Stands Firm on Nukes

President Trump met Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, in Vietnam in 2019. But their second summit ended without an agreement.

Last Soldiers of an Imperial Army Have a Warning for Young Generations

Shaolin’s ‘C.E.O. Monk’ Accused of Embezzlement, Affairs With Women

The abbot of Shaolin Temple, Shi Yongxin. The Buddhist Association of China said it had revoked his clergy certificate.

Pro-Ukrainian Hackers Claim Cyberattack as Aeroflot Grounds Flights

People waiting for flights at the Sheremetyevo International Airport near Moscow on Monday.

In a First, Leading Israeli Rights Groups Accuse Israel of Gaza Genocide

Palestinians mourning the dead after an airstrike in Gaza City in June.

Tuesday Briefing: Trump Said There’s ‘Real Starvation’ in Gaza

At least 56 Palestinians died of starvation in Gaza this month, Gaza’s health ministry said.

Alvaro Uribe, Ex-President of Colombia, Is Convicted of Bribery

The former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe.

Tuesday Briefing: Trump Said There’s ‘Real Starvation’ in Gaza

At least 56 Palestinians died of starvation in Gaza this month, Gaza’s health ministry said.

For Trump, Starvation in Gaza Tests His Foreign Policy Approach

President Trump opened talks with Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at his golf club in Turnberry, Scotland, on Monday.

Paul Gallagher, Brother of Oasis Frontmen, Is Charged With Rape

Paul Gallagher, the older brother of Liam and Noel Gallagher of Oasis, in 2003.

Citizen Scientists Are Accelerating Ecology Research With iNaturalist

Is the E.U. Tariff Deal With Trump Good for Europe?

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, and President Trump announced a preliminary trade deal during meetings at Mr. Trump’s Turnberry golf course in Scotland.

‘Revenge Is Not a Policy’: Israelis Voice Dissent Against the War in Gaza

Protesters gathered in May at the Shaar Hanegev junction near the Gaza border, holding photos both of Israeli hostages and of children killed in strikes in the enclave.

Heavy Rain Likely Caused Deadly German Train Derailment, Investigators Say

A mudslide next to the rails where a local train derailed near Riedlingen, Germany, on Sunday.

Russia Counters Ukrainian Drones by Turning Off Russians’ Mobile Internet

In St. Petersburg, Russia. In a country where smartphones provide the only online access for millions of people, it is a big disruption when mobile networks go dark.

Europe, Worried by Other Global Crises, Agrees to Trump’s Trade Deal

A container ship leaving the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, this month.

Shooting at Bangkok Market Leaves Several People Dead

Police cordoned off the Or Tor Kor market in Bangkok after the shooting on Monday.

​North Korea Rejects New South Korean Leader’s Peace Overtures

A photograph provided by North Korean state media shows Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, speaking in Pyongyang in 2022. North Korea has no interest in pursuing dialogue with the South, she said on Monday.

Thailand and Cambodia Agree to Halt Fighting That Has Killed Dozens

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia, center, Prime Minister Hun Manet of Cambodia, left, and Thailand’s acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, taking part in talks on a possible cease-fire between Thailand and Cambodia, in Malaysia on Monday.

Monday Briefing: Ukraine’s Other War

Thai-Cambodian Conflict Tears at Remnants of a Once-Proud Empire

The disputed ancient Ta Moan Thom temple (known in Thailand as Ta Muen Thom) in Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia, in March.

U.S. and China Meet as Trade Truce Nears Expiration

Jamieson Greer, left, the U.S. trade representative, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met for trade talks in May with He Lifeng, China’s vice premier for economic policy, in Geneva. The delegations will meet again this week in Sweden.

For Trump, E.U. Trade Deal was Badly Needed

President Trump’s trade deal with the European Union is his biggest to date.

News Organizations Urge Israel to Let Reporters and Aid Into Gaza

Colleagues attending the funeral of Mohammed Abu Hatab, a Palestinian journalist who was killed in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, in 2023.

England’s Lionesses Take ‘Football Home’ With Gripping Euro Win

England’s players celebrated their victory in the European women’s soccer championship on Sunday.

Dozens Are Killed by ISIS-Linked Rebels at a Church in Congo

The remains of a vehicle burned during an attack in Komanda, in the eastern Ituri Province of Congo, on Sunday.

Monday Briefing: Ukraine’s Other War

R.S.F. Coalition Names Leaders of Sudan’s Parallel Government

Gen. Mohamed Hamdan, commander of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces.

Train Derails in Germany

Rescue workers searched for passengers aboard a derailed train near Ulm, Germany, on Sunday.

U.S. Reaches Preliminary Trade Deal With Europe

The United States and the European Union also agreed to drop tariffs to zero on a range of goods, including aircraft, plane parts, certain chemicals, certain generic drugs, semiconductor equipment and some agricultural products.

With Bombs Whizzing in Air, Thousands Flee Thailand-Cambodia Border

An evacuation site in Surin Province, Thailand, on Sunday. The conflict began on Thursday with an eruption of violence near an ancient temple claimed by both Thailand and Cambodia.

Ziad Rahbani, Composer Who Defined a Tragic Era in Lebanon, Dies at 69

Ziad Rahbani performing at a concert entitled “For Gaza” in the southern Lebanese port-city of Sidon in 2014.

Dozens of Wildfires Burn in Greece and Turkey as Temperatures Soar

A wildfire on Kythira, a Greek island popular with tourists, on Saturday.

Israel Says It Has Paused Some Military Activity in Gaza as Anger Grows Over Hunger

No Meals, Fainting Nurses, Dwindling Baby Formula: Starvation Haunts Gaza Hospitals

Hanin Barghouth with her 3-month-old daughter, Salam, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza this week. At birth, her doctor said, Salam weighed roughly 6.6 pounds, and three months later, she weighs only 8.8 pounds — at least three pounds underweight.

Germany’s Far-Right Party May Be Banned. Its Voters Fear Being Left Voiceless.

Supporters of the Alternative for Germany party setting up for a campaign event in Pirna, Germany, in 2023.

Kartik Kumra Was Ready for Indian’s Fashion Moment

Kartik Kumra started his fashion label, Kartik Research, in his dorm room at the University of Pennsylvania.

The Far Right in Germany Wants to Soften Its Image, Not Its Policies

Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla, co-leaders of the Alternative for Germany party, in the Bundestag in Berlin this month.

Israel Intercepts Gaza-Bound Ship of Activists and Aid

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship leaving a southern Italian port for Gaza earlier this month.

Dance Poles and Leopard-Print Walls: Love Motels Ready Rooms for Climate Summit

A heart-shaped Jacuzzi in one of the luxury suites in the Secreto, a love motel in Belém, Brazil. The motels typically charge by the hour for people who want to use the rooms for romantic assignations.

At Trump’s Urging, Thailand and Cambodia to Meet for Cease-Fire Talks

Residents waited to receive supplies in Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia, on Sunday.

Amid Growing Fury Over Gaza, Israel Says It Is Easing Aid Restrictions

Palestinians outside Gaza City after aid trucks loaded with food entered for the first time in June following a lengthy closure of the border.

E.U. Cuts Aid to Ukraine Over Corruption Concerns

Protests erupted Wednesday in Kyiv after the Ukrainian Parliament stripped the independence of two agencies at the center of the government’s anticorruption efforts.

A Golfing Trump Is Greeted by Protesters in Scotland

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the U.S. Consulate in Edinburgh on Saturday during President Trump’s visit to Scotland.

Little Victories

A Grim Anniversary in Canada’s Fight Against Guns

A memorial to the victims of a mass shooting in Danforth, a neighborhood in Toronto, in 2018.

No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say

Palestinians with food handouts northwest of Gaza City last month.

In Russia, Corruption Cases Follow Battlefield Failures

A region administration building in Kursk, Russia, in March. Officials in several regions bordering Ukraine have been arrested and accused by prosecutors of embezzling funds meant for border fortifications.

Tehran Is at Risk of Running Out of Water Within Weeks

A billboard in Tehran encouraging water conservation.

Removal of Castro and Guevara Statues Ignites Outcry in Mexico

The bench in Jardin Tabacalera after the statues of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara were removed.

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