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A Hollywood Start-Up Targets the Micro Drama Craze

A new app will focus on super-short TV shows shot for phones, a bit like Quibi, an earlier app aimed at quick content.

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From left, Lloyd Braun, Jana Winograde, Chris McGurk and Susan Rovner are among the Hollywood stalwarts working on a start-up called MicroCo.
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Trump’s Affinity for Putin Will Be Tested at High-Risk Summit in Alaska

President Trump has largely held back from harsh criticism of Vladimir V. Putin personally, despite recent complaints about Russian intransigence in ending the war in Ukraine.

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In a 2018 meeting in Helsinki, President Trump said he accepted President Vladimir V. Putin’s denial of election interference over the judgment of American intelligence agencies.
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JD Vance Meets Nigel Farage, Another Right Wing Populist, on Trip to UK

JD Vance, the vice president, sat down with Nigel Farage, a longtime supporter of President Trump whose party, Reform U.K., is leading in British polls.

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Vice President JD Vance was hosted on Friday by David Lammy, the British foreign secretary, at a government-owned estate in southern England.
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Gaza Plan Stokes Tension Between Israel’s Military Chief and Government

Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir has pushed back against a proposal to control Gaza City, according to officials. One hard-right member of the government suggested he could be dismissed.

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

Israel has extensively documented the 2023 Hamas-led assault and is believed to be holding at least 200 Palestinians suspected of involvement. Not one has been charged or put on trial.

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

We look at how the Trump administration deals with unfavorable data.

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In the Oval Office.
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Inside Trump’s D.C. Takeover, and the White House Takes On the Smithsonian

Plus, why that old song suddenly has a new music video.

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National Guard troops have started appearing in Washington, where President Trump is also deploying federal agents and commandeering city police as part of what he says is an effort to crack down on crime.
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Pakistan Is in Trump’s Good Graces, but for How Long?

President Trump hosted the South Asian nation’s army chief and seeks deals on critical minerals and crypto. But Pakistan is also tightening its military partnership with China.

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A poster of Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Pakistan’s army chief, in Lahore.
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How a U.S. Senate Race Is Shaping the Fight Over Redistricting in Texas

Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton are vying to be the tougher candidate on Democratic lawmakers who left Texas, as potential Democratic rivals seek their own spotlight.

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Senator John Cornyn, speaking with the press on Capitol Hill last month, has taken a forceful stance against Democratic lawmakers who have fled the state to oppose redistricting.
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Why Cristiano Ronaldo’s Engagement Raised Eyebrows in Saudi Arabia

The soccer star has been living in the country with Georgina Rodríguez, the mother of his children, testing the boundaries of social change in the conservative Islamic kingdom.

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Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez attending an event held by the Saudi team he plays for, Al Nassr, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2023.
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Trump and Putin Could Decide Others’ Fates, Echoing Yalta Summit

In 1945, the map of Europe was redrawn in Yalta without input from the affected countries. Ukraine and Europe fear a repeat in Alaska.

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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.
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Trump Has Made Himself Commander in Chief of the Chip Industry

President Trump has become the semiconductor sector’s leading decision maker, from new fees on exports to China to a brief demand for a C.E.O.’s firing.

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President Trump has inserted himself into one of the world’s most economically and strategically important industries.
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