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Far-Right Party Tries to Expand Its Appeal in Germany’s West

To reach voters outside its Eastern heartlands, the AfD is putting a new gloss on its anti-immigrant message — while sticking with its agenda.

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Duisburg has long been at the heart of Germany’s steel industry. The site of one former steel plant is now an urban park.
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Europe Is Finally Ready to Spend More on Defense. The Hard Part Is How.

After a yearslong debate over NATO spending, European nations are poised to commit more funds to deter Russia. Now the region must decide how to unify its fragmented manufacturing.

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A production line for small-caliber ammunition made by the defense technology company Mesko in Skarzysko-Kamienna, Poland. Europe is realizing that it must be able to defend its own backyard.
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With Military Strike His Predecessors Avoided, Trump Takes a Huge Gamble

President Trump is betting the United States can repel whatever retaliation Iran orders, and that it has destroyed the regime’s chances of reconstituting its nuclear program.

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President Trump said Saturday that if Iran does not turn to peace, it will suffer “tragedy” greater than it has to date.
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In Final Push for Mayor, Lander Appears With 2 Cuomo Accusers

The campaign event by Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller running for mayor, came as Andrew Cuomo, the front-runner, appeared with the mother of a murder victim.

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Brad Lander, far left, stands next to Lindsey Boylan, with Charlotte Bennett to the far right. The two women lodged sexual harassment allegations against Andrew Cuomo.
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Mahmoud Khalil Returns to New York After Months in Detention

The Trump administration remains committed to deporting Mr. Khalil, a Columbia graduate and leading figure in the pro-Palestinian protest movement.

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Mahmoud Khalil was met at Newark Liberty International Airport by his wife, Dr. Noor Abdalla, their son and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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Windy Conditions Fan Forsyth Fire in Utah

The Forsyth fire in Utah threatened a small community in the state’s southwest corner. Farther west, the Conner fire burned rapidly near Lake Tahoe.

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The Forsyth fire burning through the Pine Valley area in Washington County, Utah, on Thursday.
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Influencers Step Onto Center Stage at Cannes

Big brands are increasingly courting social media stars, who descended on a major annual festival in France to pitch themselves to advertisers.

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Coco Bassey, a creator with hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram, paid her own way to the Cannes Lions advertising festival.
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Why Israel Had to Act

The Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel showed the need for Israel to pre-empt threats against it rather than react defensively.

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Ukraine Warns Teenagers the Enemy Is Inside Their Phones

Ukraine’s security service is holding classes at high schools to alert teenagers of Russian efforts to recruit them.

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A lecturer from the Security Service of Ukraine leading a presentation for 10th-grade students at a high school in Lviv, in western Ukraine, on Russian schemes that try to recruit young people for minor sabotage or espionage.
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A.I. Sludge Has Entered the Job Search

Candidates are frustrated. Employers are overwhelmed. The problem? An untenable pile of applications — many of them generated with the help of A.I. tools.

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Recruiters say they are seeing a surge of résumés that they suspect have been generated using ChatGPT.
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Who’s the Mad King Now?

George III learned the hard way not to unleash troops on his people.

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Season Opener

It’s the first full day of summer. Make sure you don’t miss a minute of it.
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Planning for His Possible Assassination, Picks Successors

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has not only picked replacements in his chain of military command in case they are killed in Israeli strikes, he has also named three senior clerics to replace him should he, too, be slain.

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People marching under a mural of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Friday in Tehran.
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Trump Says He Wants to Fund More Trade Schools. Just Not These.

The Job Corps program has long been the subject of debate, but it is now also a point of contention in the administration’s efforts to pull back the social safety net.

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Evan Simpson was studying to become a medical assistant at a Job Corps center in Iowa before the Labor Department ordered a shutdown.
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Drought Is Hurting Global Food Supplies

Staples including wheat, beef and coffee are all being affected by the lack of rainfall. In some cases, prices are climbing to record highs.

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Drought-ravaged Shaanxi Province in China last month.
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A White Nationalist at University of Florida Wrote a Paper Promoting Racist Views. It Won Him an Award.

The University of Florida student won an academic honor after he argued in a paper that the Constitution applies only to white people. From there, the situation spiraled.

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The granting of an academic award to a white supremacist who wrote a law school paper promoting racist views set off months of turmoil on the University of Florida campus.
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Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Endures Despite Release of Targeted Students

An effort to expel students the administration says are a national security threat has given way to a broad campaign that touches many corners of American life.

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“The Trump administration are doing their best to dehumanize everyone here,” Mahmoud Khalil said after he was released.
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N.Y.C. Mayoral Primary May Hinge on Early Voters as Heat Wave Looms

Primary Day turnout will also be a factor in a race that could come down to whether Andrew Cuomo’s union supporters and paid staff can fend off Zohran Mamdani’s volunteer army.

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Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign has relied on tens of thousands of volunteers, with some of them gathering for a recent canvassing effort in the East Village.
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BTS Is Back Together. Does It Still Rule K-Pop?

Suga is the last member of the wildly popular band to complete his national service. After more than two years apart, the challenge is to rekindle the magic.

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How South Korea Became a Cultural Powerhouse

With BTS poised to reunite, “Squid Game” returning and a Broadway show winning awards, the Korean cultural wave keeps on rolling.

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A fan event in Brooklyn on Friday to publicize the third season of “Squid Game.”
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Harvard and Trump Restart Talks to Potentially End Bitter Dispute

Details about the discussions emerged after President Trump said the two sides, which have been locked in court battles for weeks, might reach a settlement soon.

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Among other conditions, the administration wanted Harvard to establish “merit based” hiring and admissions policies, and to see the influence of its faculty curbed.
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