France Bans PFAS in Many Products, but Not Cookware

A new French ban on “forever chemicals” allows their use in nonstick pans after industry opposition, including a rally by employees of Tefal, a cookware maker.

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Trump’s Cuts Come With Risks. Including From Volcanoes.

A spending freeze could disrupt systems that warn communities when eruptions appear imminent.

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Mexico Begins to Release Dozens of Cartel Operatives Into U.S. Custody

The decision was said to be a signal that President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico planned to cooperate with the Trump administration in cracking down on the cartels.

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In Greenland, Taking It All In With Snowy Jogs and Sled Dogs

On a nearly two-week reporting trip to the island, one Times reporter made time for exercise and ice fishing.

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Starmer Offers Trump a Plea and a Promise Over Ukraine

Underneath diplomatic pleasantries, President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer were expected to have some difficult conversations about the future of Ukraine.

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Pope’s Illness Is Surrounded by Intrigue Over Possible Resignation

A secret meeting, and echoes of Benedict’s exit, have heightened talk that Francis could resign, too. But the possibility is anyone’s guess.

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How Trump and Biden Pursued Critical Minerals in Ukraine, Greenland and Other Countries

China dominates in critical minerals, and President Trump has turned to high-pressure tactics to acquire them.

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‘Fantasy’ AI Video, Shared by Trump, of Gaza as Luxury Resort Draws Scorn

One scene from the video, whose origins are unclear, shows President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sitting shirtless at a pool with drinks. Hamas condemned it as ‘disgraceful.’

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Wednesday Briefing: Taiwan Considers a Changed U.S.

Plus, the microphone turns 100.

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Their Album Is Wordless. Will Their Protest Against A.I. Resound?

Musicians including Kate Bush and Billy Ocean released a “silent record” in outrage at a proposed change to British copyright law.

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Tuesday Briefing: The Ukraine War’s 3rd Anniversary

Plus, letting resorts run wild.

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U.S. Votes Against U.N. Resolution Demanding Russian Withdrawal from Ukraine

The United States voted against a resolution, backed by most of Europe, demanding Russian withdrawal from Ukraine — a deep fissure between allies, and a sharp shift in American policy.

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Here are the latest developments.

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Monday Briefing: Conservatives Near Victory in Germany

Plus, a pharaoh’s tomb was unearthed.

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Why the Far-Right AfD Is Unlikely to Join Germany’s Next Government

The collective shunning of the AfD party is part of a longstanding attempt to blunt its move into the mainstream.

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U.S.A.I.D. Appointees Fire Hundreds Working on Urgent Humanitarian Aid

The firings added to doubts about whether Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the agency’s acting head, supports lifesaving humanitarian assistance, as he has said he does.

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Nine-Month Manhunt for French Fugitive Finally Produces an Arrest

A French convict was arrested in Romania months after he had been freed in a brazen daytime ambush that killed two prison guards, authorities said.

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‘Terrorist’ Attack at Market in France Leaves One Dead

France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, said there was “no doubt” that the stabbing was a terrorist attack, and the police are investigating it as such.

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Pope Francis in Critical Condition After ‘Respiratory Crisis,’ Vatican Says

The announcement on Saturday evening indicated that Francis’ medical condition had become more complicated since an update from his doctors on Friday.

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Trump Appears to Back Away From His Gaza Plan

Earlier this month, the president said he favored taking control of Gaza and displacing the Palestinian population of the devastated seaside enclave. But Egypt and Jordan flatly rejected cooperating.

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Did the Covid-19 Pandemic Change How You Travel? Let Us Know.

The pandemic was declared in March 2020, shutting down travel for months. How did the lockdowns, and then the surge in demand, change the way you travel?

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Pope Francis Is in a ‘Good Mood’ but ‘Not Out of Danger,’ His Doctors Say

As the pope enters his second week in a Rome hospital with a lung infection, his physicians said his condition was critical but not immediately life-threatening.

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Trump Cuts Protections for Haitians, Putting Them on Track for Deportation

The decision is the latest in President Trump’s sweeping crackdown on immigrants, including people whom the Biden administration had authorized to remain in the country.

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With Explosive Goggles, Ukraine Sought to Blast Russian Drone Operators

A senior Ukrainian intelligence official confirmed the plot to blow up drone goggles. But it was unclear how much effect the scheme had on Russian forces.

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Delta Offers $30,000 to Passengers on Plane That Crashed in Toronto

The airline said it told the 76 passengers who had been on the plane, which crashed and flipped over on Monday, that the offer came with “no strings attached.”

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Thursday Briefing: Trump and Zelensky Feud Over Peace Talks

Plus, Cambodia’s returned treasures.

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As Tourists Swarm Erupting Mount Etna, Italian Authorities Warn Them Away

“A lot of people are trying to get closer to admire this natural phenomenon,” a local mayor warned his community. “But it is extremely dangerous!”

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Trump Administration Has Fired Health Inspectors at Some Border Stations

Scientists worry that the losses may open the door to human, plant and animal diseases that would otherwise have been caught.

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Wednesday Briefing: U.S. and Russia Discuss Cooperation

Plus, the women leading R&B’s new wave.

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Zelensky Lashes Out at Trump for Excluding Ukrainians From Peace Talks

Left out of a meeting between American and Saudi officials, the Ukrainian leader also canceled a trip to Riyadh.

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RSF Announces Plans for Breakaway Government in Sudan

Amid reports of new atrocities by their troops in Sudan, leaders of the Rapid Support Forces were cheered at an elaborate political event in Kenya.

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Tuesday Briefing: E.U. Discusses Security and Ukraine

Plus, the jury’s out on meat alternatives.

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Delta Plane Overturns on Landing at Toronto Airport

The airport said on social media that emergency teams were responding and that all passengers and crew were accounted for. There was no immediate word on injuries.

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Canada as the 51st State? In Electoral Terms, Trump’s Idea Favors Democrats.

Bringing Canada into the United States, however farcical the prospect may seem, would alter the political map in a way likely to cost Republicans.

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South African Imam and Gay Rights Advocate is Shot Dead

Muhsin Hendricks was credited by some as being the world’s first openly gay imam and helped Muslims reconcile their faith with their sexual orientation.

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Monday Briefing

A diplomatic scramble over Ukraine.

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Starmer Offers to Send U.K. Troops to Ukraine as Part of Peace Deal

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said for the first time on Sunday that he was “ready and willing” to deploy troops to help guarantee Ukraine’s security.

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Monday Briefing: E.U. Leaders Set to Meet on Ukraine

Plus, searching for ISIS’s forgotten victims.

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German Election Spotlight Turns to Trump

The American president’s foreign policy, and a divisive speech by his vice president, drew attention away from an attack by a refugee that some expected would fan political tensions over migration.

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Argentine Leader Draws Fire After Cratering of Crypto Coin He Promoted

The move, quickly seized upon by his political rivals, was the latest in a series that Javier Milei has made that seem to mirror President Trump.

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15 Hindu Pilgrims Reported Dead in Stampede at New Delhi Rail Station

Crowds had swelled because trains bound for the Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious festival, had been delayed, according to local media.

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British Couple on World Motorcycle Tour Is Detained in Iran

The couple last posted online from Iran in early January. Britain’s foreign office confirmed their detention after Iranian reports about British nationals accused of “security crimes.”

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Vance and Musk Attack German Consensus on Nazis and Speech

Vice President JD Vance and Elon Musk have challenged decades-long approaches to political extremism that were designed to prevent another Hitler.

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Cuts to U.S.-Backed Rights Groups Seen as a Win for China

U.S. funding for the promotion of democracy has been frozen, disrupting the work of groups that expose abuses in China. Chinese nationalists are celebrating.

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Diplomats in Munich Fear Trump Is Giving Up Leverage to Putin Before Talks With Ukraine

Diplomats at the Munich Security Conference were uttering “appeasement,” with all its historical resonance, to describe the Trump administration’s approach to negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.

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NATO Worries Grow That Europe Will Be Left Out of Talks to End War in Ukraine

President Trump has made it clear that he is pushing for an end to the war in Ukraine. The move has left Europe worried that it, and Ukraine, could be left out as he negotiates with Russia’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin.

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Trump Announces ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs Across the Globe

The president said advisers would devise new tariff levels reflecting countries’ tariffs, taxes, subsidies and other policies affecting trade with the United States.

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Thursday Briefing: Trump and Putin Discuss an End to Ukraine War

Plus, Thailand braces for the “White Lotus” effect.

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California’s Scary Product Warning Labels Might Be Working, Study Says

Products must state if they contain chemicals tied to cancer or other risks. As a result, manufacturers have pulled back from using the chemicals, researchers found.

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Belarus Frees an American and 2 Others as It Tries to Thaw Relations

Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, Belarus’s autocratic president and Russia’s closest ally, has taken steps to soften his country’s isolation from the West.

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Italian Police Arrest 181 in ‘Important Blow’ to Cosa Nostra

Scores of people suspected of being affiliated with the resurgent mob were arrested Tuesday during overnight raids in Palermo and the surrounding area.

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Maria Teresa Horta, the Last of Portugal’s ‘Three Marias,’ Dies at 87

The book on which she collaborated with two fellow feminists drew global attention to the repression of women under their country’s dictatorship.

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Deportation Flights Return Migrants From U.S. to Venezuela

The flights, which left Fort Bliss in Texas, represent a significant victory for President Trump, who has vowed to carry out sweeping deportations.

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Bus Plunges off Bridge in Guatemala City, Killing at Least 53

The bus collided with other vehicles on a main bridge in Guatemala’s capital before falling into a ravine early Monday morning.

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Woman Files First U.S. Lawsuit Against Andrew Tate and His Brother

A woman who gave testimony to Romanian prosecutors accused Andrew and Tristan Tate in a lawsuit of conspiring to traffic her for sex work. The brothers have sued her for defamation.

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Nonstop Quakes Leave a Tourist Island Empty and Its Residents on Edge

Thousands of tremors, sometimes every few minutes, have shaken Santorini, Greece. More than 13,000 of its 15,500 inhabitants have left.

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Here Is What to Know About U.S. Foreign Aid and the Trump Freeze

Critics say a Trump administration order calls into question the United States’ global standing and reliability.

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What DeepSeek’s Success Tells Us About China’s Ability to Nurture Talent

China produces a vast number of STEM graduates, but it hasn’t been known for innovation. Cultural and political factors may help explain why.

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Monday Briefing: The Last Guard Against Trump’s Orders?

Plus, a study in swearing.

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7.6-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Caribbean Near Cayman Islands

The 7.6-magnitude tremor struck south of the Cayman Islands on Saturday. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

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Far-Right Leaders Rally in Spain to ‘Make Europe Great Again’

At a gathering in Madrid, members of Europe’s far-right parties set aside any trepidation they might have about President Trump’s threats, and instead focused on a common enemy — the European Union.

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Far-Right Leaders Rally in Spain to ‘Make Europe Great Again’

At a gathering in Madrid, members of Europe’s far-right parties set aside any trepidation they might have about President Trump’s threats, and instead focused on a common enemy — the European Union.

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Trump Plans to Send $8 Billion in Arms to Israel, Bypassing Some Lawmakers

President Biden announced the arms sales at the end of his administration, and President Trump is pushing it soon after his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.

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Modi’s BJP Leads in Elections in Delhi Region

Control of the assembly in New Delhi seems likely to change hands, in an election that has showcased the cutthroat nature of Indian politics.

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It’s 3,500 Miles From Philadelphia. But for Eagles Fans, It Feels Like Home.

At Passyunk Avenue, a London bar founded by a Philadelphia transplant, the authentic touches go beyond cheesesteaks (but there are cheesesteaks).

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Trump Orders Halt to Aid to South Africa, Claiming Mistreatment of White Landowners

The president ordered that all foreign assistance to South Africa be halted and said his administration would prioritize the resettling of white, “Afrikaner refugees” into the United States.

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Stream Near Buenos Aires Turns Red, ‘Like a River Covered in Blood’

A stream south of the Argentine capital turned a freakish vermilion this week, prompting concerns about pollution. Officials said it could be the result of “some type of organic dye.”

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Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Trump’s USAID Order

The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.

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In Greenland, the Ice Doesn’t Just Flow, It Quivers and Quakes

By using a fiber-optic cable to detect tiny vibrations a mile below the surface, scientists discovered a surprising way that ice sheets move.

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Trump Torpedoed the Iran Nuclear Deal. Now He’s Calling for Another One.

President Trump’s desire to engage in negotiations is a turnabout from his first term, when he often derided former President Barack Obama for agreeing to a nuclear deal with Iran.

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Mirroring Trump, Milei Pulls Argentina From W.H.O.

President Javier Milei has sought to align Argentina with President Trump, even if it means breaking with previous allies and partners.

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These Are the Major Obstacles to Trump’s Gaza Plan

Experts say a proposal to move all Palestinians out of Gaza and remake it as a U.S. territory would be time-consuming, extraordinarily costly and probably a violation of international law.

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Wednesday Briefing: China Hits Back Against U.S. Tariffs

Plus, the women reinventing Sri Lankan politics.

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Richard Williamson, Renegade Priest and Holocaust Denier, Dies at 84

Ordained as a bishop by a traditionalist sect, he was excommunicated then reinstated by the Vatican, but was undone by his antisemitic views.

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How Canada and Mexico’s Leaders Took Different Routes to a Tariff Deal With Trump

The Canadian and Mexican leaders negotiated with President Trump in diverging ways. In the end, they both secured an outcome they could present as victories back home.

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Trump Urges Trading Ukraine’s Rare Earth Minerals for More U.S. Aid

Ukraine has already emphasized that by supporting its war effort, the U.S. could get access to the country’s wealth of critical minerals like lithium and uranium.

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Tuesday Briefing: A Tariff Deal With Mexico

Plus, the best and worst moments at the Grammys.

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Iran Is Developing Plans for Faster, Cruder Weapon, U.S. Concludes

As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel prepares to meet with President Trump, the question of whether to strike Iran’s facilities or negotiate with Tehran appears certain to be under debate.

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3 Mexican Sectors Most Affected by U.S. Tariffs, and How the Country Could Respond

President Trump’s tariffs will have major effects on Mexico’s auto industry, agriculture and energy, but the country has some means for responding.

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Trade War Heats Up After Trump Orders Tariffs and Canada Retaliates

Amid warnings of price increases, Canada moved quickly to retaliate, China said it had planned countermeasures, and Mexico said it would soon unveil its response.

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Monday Briefing: Trump Ends Protections for Venezuelans

Plus, a lobster war in Nova Scotia.

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Why Trump Is Imposing Tariffs on Mexico

Mr. Trump is trying use tariffs to force Mexico to better guard its border with the United States, but Mexican officials say the tariffs will only hurt both countries.

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Life in Goma After a Rebel Takeover

For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much uncertainty.

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Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid

Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.

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