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Russia’s Largest Drone Assault of War Sets Government Building Ablaze

It was the first time a government building in Kyiv had been damaged in the war, officials said. Russia has continued strikes despite U.S. mediation efforts.

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Russia Steps Up Disinformation Efforts as Trump Abandons Resistance

The Kremlin has begun a campaign to sway the parliamentary election in Moldova in what could become a new model of election interference online.

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For Americans in Ukraine, Opportunity and the Lure of Combat

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South Korea Negotiates Release of Korean Workers Detained in Georgia Raid

The South Korean government said it would send a charter plane to the U.S. to retrieve hundreds of workers detained at a Hyundai-LG battery plant.

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Immigration Raid Exposes Tensions From Seoul to Washington to Rural Georgia

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What We Know About the Raid

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Heavy machinery in a field beside a pile of dirt and an American Flag. — Russ Bynum/Associated Press

Analysis

Trump Tramples Congress’s Power, With Little Challenge From G.O.P.

On national security, spending and oversight, President Trump is undercutting the legislative branch, and Republicans in charge are doing little to stop him.

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Trump Tried to Kill Infrastructure Law, But Gets Credit for Its Projects

Signs bearing the president’s name have gone up at major construction projects financed by the 2021 law, which he had strenuously opposed.

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Trump Says He’s Not Declaring ‘War’ on Chicago

A view on a sunny day of the U.S. Capitol building. — Eric Lee for The New York Times

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba of Japan Says He Will Step Down

The embattled leader is trying to head off a split in his party over a right-wing political surge, a weakened economy and turbulent trade relations with the U.S.

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Shigeru Ishiba wearing a suit and standing in front of a blue curtain. — Yuichi Yamazaki/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

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Arch Rivals Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz to Meet in Men’s Final

Sinner, the defending U.S. Open champion, will battle Alcaraz in an unprecedented third successive major final between the pair.

From The Athletic

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The Athletic’s Tennis Writer Explains Why the U.S. Open Feels So Alive

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The Great Read

The Spectacular Comeback Tour of a Crypto Convict

President Trump pardoned Ross Ulbricht, who created the Silk Road dark web marketplace and was serving a life sentence for drug distribution, in January.

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Ross Ulbricht, who was convicted of drug distribution on his Silk Road marketplace, was the closing speaker at Bitcoin 2025, a conference held at the Venetian in Las Vegas in May. — Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times

More Great Reads

Homeless and Hungry, Gazans Fear a Repeat of 1948 History

Israel’s war in Gaza has displaced most of the 2.2 million Palestinian residents from their homes. Many of them fear it will be permanent.

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Egypt-Israel Tensions Rise Over Attack on Gaza City

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As Syria Tries to Move Away From Dictatorship, Authoritarianism Lingers

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An older man sits on a chair outside a makeshift tent. — Saher Alghorra for The New York Times

She Started the Debate About Kids and Phones. Now She Wants to End It.

The researcher and author Jean Twenge has a prescription for the harmful effects of screen time on children. If only parents would listen.

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A smiling Jean Twenge stands in her backyard while her daughter Julia jumps on a trampoline behind her. Twenge wears a lavender blazer and top and Julia wears a green t-shirt and denim shorts. — Sandy Huffaker for The New York Times

Man Is Identified 52 Years After He Vanished, Bringing ‘Rest’ to His Sisters

At 22, Eric Singer left his Ohio home on his bicycle and was never seen again. With the help of advances in DNA research, he was finally found.

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A man with bright eyes, long hair and a light mustache in a black-and-white photograph. — Ontario Provincial Police

‘If I Live to 25, I’ve Lived a Good Life’

He started fighting wildfires as a teenager. After inhaling smoke on the front lines for six seasons, he faced an impossible choice.

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From August

Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying

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Hannah Dreier

Back in January, I was watching footage of the wildfires in Los Angeles and noticed something surprising: Firefighters were working in thick smoke without masks. I wondered what the consequences might be for their health →

Hannah Dreier

After months of reporting, I found that wildfire fighters across the country are getting sick and some are dying — at young ages — from diseases linked to smoke exposure.

Hannah Dreier

I met Joel Eisiminger, who was diagnosed last year with acute myeloid leukemia, an often fatal cancer that can be caused by a toxin in wildfire smoke. He was just 24 years old.

Hannah Dreier

If Joel had worked for the government, he would have been automatically entitled to workers’ comp benefits to cover his cancer treatment. But he worked at a private wildfire company.

Hannah Dreier

The government is increasingly relying on contractors like Joel to address the growing wildfire threat. While they get the same illnesses as government workers, they are left to fend for themselves.