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Russia and Ukraine Agree: A Trump Summit Is a Big Win for Putin

A summit meeting with President Trump is widely seen as a victory for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, even if no agreements are reached.

How Trump’s Meeting With Putin Could Unfold, as Trump Seeks Cease-Fire in Ukraine

President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia during a joint news conference in Helsinki, Finland, in 2018. The summit on Friday will be their first face-to-face meeting since Mr. Trump’s first presidency.

The Trauma of Childhood in Gaza: No School, Few Toys, Little Hope

A camp for the displaced on a beach in Gaza City.

China’s Economy Slows Broadly Even as Exports Keep Rising

A residential construction site in Hangzhou, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province in July.

Evo Morales, Barred from Bolivia’s Election, Urges Null Votes

Flash Floods in Pakistan Kill at Least 60 People in a Single Day

Residents and rescue workers at an area hit by flash flooding in Salarzai, in Bajaur District, northern Pakistan, on Friday.

No Running Water and No Electricity, but for Some Venetians, This Island Is Paradise

Members of the Poveglia for Everyone association on Poveglia, an island in the Venetian Lagoon. Last year, a court determined that the group could manage one of Poveglia’s three islets on a six-year renewable lease.

Why Russia Sold Alaska to the U.S.

The $7.2 million U.S. Treasury check that sealed the American purchase of Alaska in 1867.

A Year After the Revolution, Bangladesh Grapples With Frustration

Bangladeshis celebrated the one-year anniversary of the downfall of Sheikh Hasina, the former prime minister, on Aug. 5 in Dhaka.

Plan for Israeli Settlements Advances and Will ‘Bury’ Palestinian Statehood, Minister Vows

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich of Israel, center, arriving for a news conference regarding settlements expansion on Thursday.

Air Canada Cancels Flights Ahead of Possible Flight Attendant Strike

Air Canada flight attendants picketed outside Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, on Monday.

Israel Says More Aid Is Entering Gaza, but Relief Groups Warn of Bottlenecking

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid line up near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, on Monday.

Pilgrimage Route Hit as Flash Flood Kills Dozens in Kashmir

An image from a video of an injured person being carried to a hospital on Thursday in the Paddar area of Kishtwar District in India-controlled Kashmir.

United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal

Plastic waste collected at a California state park in May.

Masaoki Sen, a Kamikaze Volunteer and Japan Tea Ceremony Grandmaster, Dies

Masaoki Sen performed a traditional Japanese tea ceremony on the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor in 2011.

Friday Briefing: Ukraine’s Fate

Friday Briefing: Ukraine’s Fate

Echoes of Old Walls Appear, Briefly, in Britain’s Arid Soil

In Reversal, Toronto Film Festival Will Screen Documentary About Oct. 7 Attack

Cameron Bailey, the chief executive of the Toronto International Film Festival, said the festival had failed to “clearly articulate the concerns and roadblocks” that led to the withdrawal of the documentary from its lineup.

Syria Violence in March Amounts to War Crimes, U.N. Report Says

Smoke rising above Baniyas, Syria, in March, amid clashes between the new Syrian government’s security forces and those loyal to the former Assad regime.

Russia Seeks to Add Trade and Arms Control Into Trump-Putin Talks

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in a photo released by Russian state media on Thursday. He told officials that he hoped to discuss “strategic offensive arms control.”

Tourist ‘Is in Trouble’ After Stones Taken From Pompeii, Police Say

Tourists visiting Pompeii in April.

Israeli Settlers Unleash Record High Attacks in West Bank

Burned out cars in Burqa, in the West Bank, last month.

The U.S. Is Auctioning a Seized Russian Yacht. Will Anyone Buy It?

The United States government is auctioning off the Amadea, a luxury yacht that it seized in 2022, saying it belonged to a Russian oligarch who was sanctioned by the United States.

Sudan Hit by Its ‘Worst Cholera Outbreak’ in Years, Medical Charity Says

Patients received treatment in the cholera ward of a refugee camp in the town of Tawila in the western Darfur region of Sudan on Tuesday.

Thursday Briefing: Air Conditioning Politics

Only about a quarter of French households have air conditioning.

How a Call From Trump Ignited a Frantic Week of Diplomacy by Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany in Berlin on Wednesday.

U.S. Pilot Stranded in Antarctica Says It’s ‘Isolating and Lonely’

An aircraft lands at the Chilean military base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva on King George Island in 2014.

Canada’s Wildfire Season Is One of Its Worst Ever, and It’s Not Over Yet

Mandatory evacuation orders were issued for several communities in Newfoundland and Labrador Province this month. Five fires continue to be classified as out of control in the province.

After Reassuring Europe, Trump Strikes a Different Tone About Russian Threats

A residential building in Kyiv destroyed by a Russian missile last month.

Thursday Briefing: Air Conditioning Politics

Only about a quarter of French households have air conditioning.

Top Iranian Official Visits Lebanon as Hezbollah Bucks Calls to Disarm

Ali Larijani, second right, head of Iran’s National Security Council, arrived in Beirut on Wednesday to meet Lebanese leaders.

Dozens of Migrants Drown Off Lampedusa, Italy

Migrant survivors stand on a dock after a shipwreck near Lampedusa, Italy, on Wednesday.

U.K. Secretly Spent $3.2 Million to Stop Journalists From Reporting on Data Breach

British and Canadian soldiers guarding the Kabul airport after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 as Afghans hoping to flee the country stood by.

What It Takes to Find Food in Gaza

Mendenhall River Hit Record High From Glacier Melt

JD Vance Meets Nigel Farage, Another Right Wing Populist, on Trip to UK

Vice President JD Vance was hosted on Friday by David Lammy, the British foreign secretary, at a government-owned estate in southern England.

Europe Battles Deadly Wildfires as High Winds Fuel Flames

Fighting a wildfire on the outskirts of Patras, Greece, on Wednesday.

Gaza Plan Stokes Tension Between Israel’s Military Chief and Government

Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, the Israeli military’s chief of staff, in Jerusalem in March. He has been criticized over promotions of top officers and for consulting with outside advisers.

Typhoon Podul Heads Toward China After Lashing Taiwan

Waves breaking along the coast as Typhoon Podul approached in Taitung, Taiwan, on Wednesday.

Israel Hasn’t Prosecuted a Single Suspect for the Oct. 7 Attack

Damage at kibbutz Be’eri, which was a target during the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack, the deadliest in Israel’s history.

Why Cristiano Ronaldo’s Engagement Raised Eyebrows in Saudi Arabia

Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez attending an event held by the Saudi team he plays for, Al Nassr, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2023.

Trump and Putin Could Decide Others’ Fates, Echoing Yalta Summit

From left, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin at the Yalta summit in 1945. The meeting, during which the three leaders redrew the map of Europe, has become a symbol for how superpowers can decide the fates of other nations.

The South Korean Collector Who Fell for Posters From Communist Poland

Beijing Evacuated Thousands Before Deadly Floods, but Not a Nursing Home

Flooded buildings in Taishitun, northeast of central Beijing, last month.

Pakistan Is in Trump’s Good Graces, but for How Long?

A poster of Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Pakistan’s army chief, in Lahore.

Wednesday Briefing: Russian Forces Advance in Ukraine

On the Donetsk region front line in Ukraine last week.

Kabul, Afghanistan’s Capital, Could Run Out of Water by 2030

Zelensky and Other European Leaders Work With Trump on Russia-Ukraine Strategy

Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany welcoming President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Berlin, on Wednesday.

Trump to Meet Putin at U.S. Military Base in Anchorage

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in 2020.

Human Rights Report Under Trump Blunts Language on Israel and El Salvador

The Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, in March. El Salvador has faced criticism over high incarceration rates and overcrowding of prisons.

Six Convicted in 2017 Fire That Killed 41 Girls in Guatemala Group Home

Relatives of victims and survivors of the 2017 fire at the Hogar Seguro Virgen de la Asunción attended the hearing on Tuesday in Guatemala City.

Remains of British Researcher Lost in 1959 Are Discovered Off Antarctica

Dennis Bell, left, with his research colleagues and the dogs that helped them to work in Antarctica in 1959 at Admiralty Bay Base.

Wednesday Briefing: Russian Forces Advance in Ukraine

On the Donetsk region front line in Ukraine last week.

Under Pressure by Trump, Mexico Sends 26 Accused Cartel Operatives to U.S.

White powder, purportedly finished fentanyl, at a Sinaloa Cartel fentanyl lab in Culiacán, Mexico, last year. The Mexican government has launched an aggressive crackdown against the cartel.

Wisconsin Woman Convicted in Failed Assassination Attempt in Birmingham, England

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