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Trump’s Brazil Tariff Threats Rekindle Support for President Lula

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil has seen a surge in popularity after confronting President Trump over tariffs.

Blood in the Streets and Death in the Air: Residents Survey Damage in Syrian City

Buildings that were burned and looted near Sweida, Syria, on Tuesday.

The UK Plans to Lower the Voting Age to 16. Here’s What to Know.

A polling station in Brighton and Hove in England last year. Britain has set the minimum voting age for general elections at 18 since 1969.

Prominent Human Rights Group Flees El Salvador

Ruth López, the anti-corruption director of Cristosal, leaving a courthouse in June, following her May arrest.

Iraq Shopping Mall Fire Kills at Least 61

The shopping center in Kut, Iraq, on Thursday after the blaze.

China’s Aircraft Carriers Push Into Waters Long Dominated by U.S.

Fighter jets could be seen on the flight deck of China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier, the Shandong, as it was anchored in Hong Kong this month.

Syria’s President Condemns Israeli Strikes on Damascus

Debris in Damascus, the Syrian capital, on Wednesday, after an Israeli strike.

Why Israel Attacked Syria

An Israeli airstrike damaged the entrance to Syria’s defense ministry headquarters on Wednesday.

Israeli Strike on a Gaza Church Kills Three

Transporting a person who was injured in the strike on the Holy Family Catholic Church to Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City on Thursday.

K-Beauty Fans Stock up on Cosmetics After Trump’s Tariff Threat

Shoppers at an Olive Young store in Seoul in April.

Germany’s Merz and UK’s Starmer Sign Mutual Defense Pact as U.S. Steps Back

The Anglo-German accord, signed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, covers energy, economic cooperation and migration, in addition to defense.

Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong’s Decade of Legal Woes Ends

Lee Jae-yong, the chairman of Samsung Electronics, arriving for a court appearance in Seoul in February.

Prince Harry Follows Diana’s Footsteps in Angola as Specter of Land Mines Returns

Prince Harry, left, walking through a minefield in Cuito Cuanavale, Angola, on Wednesday, in a photo released by The Halo Trust. He repeated the journey that his mother, Diana, took in 1997.

As Iran Deports a Million Afghans, ‘Where Do We Even Go?’

Interior Dept. to Put Wind and Solar Projects Through Stricter Political Review

Wind tower components on a lot in Newton, Iowa, this month.

‘Bonjour’ Sets Off a Linguistic Dispute on a Belgian Train

Commuters at a train station in Leuven, Belgium, in 2022. Language rules in the Flanders region can get complicated.

Rescuers Seek American Hiker Missing for Days in the Pyrenees

Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, in the Pyrenees mountains of Spain.

They Grew Up on Mexican Coke. Trump’s Cane Sugar Plan Makes Them Uneasy.

A Coca-Cola truck driving through Izamal, Mexico, last year.

Lauren Southern, Former Right-Wing Commentator, Says Andrew Tate Assaulted Her

Lauren Southern in 2018 during a right-wing rally in Sydney in support of white South African farmers.

Thursday Briefing: Israel Strikes Damascus

Debris in Damascus yesterday, after an Israeli missile strike.

Tomorrowland Music Festival Is Still On After Blaze Wrecks Main Stage

Trump Has Promised More Tariffs on Mexico. What Happens Next?

Vehicles lining up on the Tijuana side of the U.S.-Mexico border to cross into Southern California last year.

Eswatini Says It Will Repatriate Migrants Deported by the Trump Administration

Mswati III, King of Eswatini, addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York in 2023.

Thursday Briefing: Israel Strikes Damascus

After the Israeli airstrikes on Damascus yesterday.

London’s Kew Gardens Will Renovate Iconic Glasshouses

The Palm House at Kew Gardens will close for major restorations in 2027.

Carney Moves to Reduce Canada’s Chinese Steel Imports in Response to Trump’s Tariffs

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced steps on Wednesday intended to reduce steel imports from China at a steel plant in Hamilton, Ontario.

Norwegian Olympic Skier, Audun Groenvold, Dies After Lightning Strike

Audun Groenvold of Norway won a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Mosaic of Lovers, Taken by Nazi Officer, Is Returned to Pompeii

Archaeologists believe the mosaic may have once decorated the bedroom floor of a villa or another private residence belonging to one of Pompeii’s wealthier families.

The Air India Plane Crash Took His ‘Everything’

Anil Ambalal Patel kissing a photo of his son, Harshit, and his daughter-in-law, Pooja, on the morning of their funeral.

Israel Strikes Syria’s Capital, Sending Warning to Government

Smoke rising from the Syrian Defense Ministry in the capital, Damascus, on Wednesday.

Russia Appears Unfazed by Trump’s Ukraine War Ultimatum

Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, center, in Malaysia this month. He said Moscow wanted to understand what was behind Mr. Trump’s remarks.

Mike Huckabee Visits Netanyahu’s Trial in Israel

Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, arrived on Wednesday at the court where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on trial for corruption.

At Least 20 Killed in Stampede Outside a Gaza Aid Site

Casualties were brought into Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza on Wednesday after a stampede at a food distribution site.

U.K., France and Germany Threaten to Reimpose Tough U.N. Nuclear Sanctions on Iran

A satellite image released by Maxar Technologies last month showed damage at an Iranian nuclear complex after U.S. strikes.

Trump Announces ‘Great Deal’ on Trade With Indonesia

President Trump called a trade agreement with Indonesia a “great deal for everybody.”

The West’s Megadrought Might Not Let Up for Decades, Study Suggests

Lake Powell in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Arizona, where July water levels are only at a third of capacity.

Afghan Women and Girls Deported From Iran Fear Returning to Afghanistan

Migration Fears Turn Europe’s Borderless Dreams Into Traffic Nightmares

German border guards stop cars crossing from Poland last week.

Why So Many Afghans Have Been Forced Out of Iran

Iceland Volcano Erupts Again but Doesn’t Threaten Towns

Lava flowing from the Sundhnukur crater in Iceland on Wednesday, in a handout photo from the Civil Protection of Iceland.

Club Drugs Strain Health System on Ibiza, Spain’s Party Island

The Pacha nightclub in Ibiza, Spain, in 2022. The island is an engine of Spain’s tourism industry, with 3.3 million visitors last year.

Wednesday Briefing: China’s Economy Grows Despite Tariffs

Electric cars at a Chinese container terminal.

Huckabee Calls Death of Palestinian-American in West Bank ‘Terrorism’

Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, urged Israel to “aggressively investigate” the death of a Palestinian-American in a clash in the West Bank.

Trump Administration Initiates Trade Investigation of Brazil

Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, said he was beginning the investigation “into Brazil’s attacks on American social media companies as well as other unfair trading practices that harm American companies, workers, farmers and technology innovators.”

A 900-Year-Old Typo May Unravel a Chaucer Mystery

How Much Military Aid Has the U.S. Given to Ukraine? Here’s What to Know.

The 148th separate artillery brigade of Air Assault Forces fire a French 155-millimeter self-propelled howitzer at a Russian target in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine in April.

What to Know About Israel’s Attack in Syria and the Druse Minority

Members of the Syrian government’s security forces in a truck in the southern Syrian province of Sweida on Tuesday. More than 200 people have been killed in the region since violence erupted on Sunday, according to a war monitoring group.

Wednesday Briefing: China’s Economy Grows Despite Tariffs

Electric cars at a Chinese container terminal.

Republicans in Congress Shift to Backing Ukraine, Matching Trump’s Reversal

Representative Derrick Van Orden, Republican of Wisconsin, previously opposed aid to Ukraine but has voiced support for the president’s latest plan to send it weapons.

Police Arrest Far-Right Leader After Anti-Immigrant Riots in Spanish Town

Masked men carrying bottles, canes and other blunt objects march down the middle of a street early Tuesday, during anti-migrant unrest in Torre Pacheco, Spain.

Three Aid Workers Were ‘Intentionally Killed’ in Tigray Region of Ethiopia, M.S.F. Says

The wreckage of a car that had carried three aid workers who were killed in the Tigray region of Ethiopia in 2021.

Men Who Cut Down Beloved Tree in England Get More Than 4 Years in Prison

Netanyahu’s Ultra-Orthodox Allies Threaten His Coalition Government

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Parliament on Monday. His government is fracturing because of the debate over whether ultra-Orthodox students must serve in the military.

China Puts New Restrictions on E.V. Battery Manufacturing Technology

CATL, a Chinese company that is the world’s largest producer of electric vehicle batteries, displayed at the Shanghai auto show in April a lithium-ion battery that can be recharged in five minutes.

U.K. Secretly Resettled 4,500 Afghans in Britain After Huge Data Breach

British soldiers in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, in 2020. The acknowledgment of the data exposure comes at a time when immigration is a sensitive issue in British politics.

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