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How Trump Supercharged Distrust, Driving U.S. Allies Away

President Trump, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, announcing plans for the Air Force’s new F-47 fighter in the Oval Office last week.

A NATO Plane Tracks and Dodges Russia in the Baltic Sea

Crew members on board the Atlanc 2 monitor an array of computer monitors showing satellite and radar data along with real-time images beamed from a high-resolution camera.

Le Pen’s Embezzlement Charges and What They Mean for France’s Democracy

Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right National Rally, leaving her party’s headquarters in Paris on Monday.

Soldiers Slow Rescue Efforts in a City Destroyed by Myanmar Earthquake

A bridge that collapsed in Sagaing, Myanmar, after the earthquake on Friday that largely cut off its 300,000 residents.

Putin Keeps Pushing, With Trump and in Ukraine War

A building hit by drones in Sloviansk this month. Russian drones are bombarding Ukrainian cities with intense frequency and ferocity.

As Rescuers Work at Collapsed Bangkok Building, Those Who Found Love There Await News

Rescue operations in Bangkok on Monday, when the so-called golden window — the 72 hours in which survival is most likely — closed.

Marine Le Pen Barred From French Presidential Run After Embezzlement Ruling

Marine Le Pen, head of the National Rally party, at the French Parliament in Paris in January. She was defeated in three successive presidential elections, in 2012, 2017 and 2022.

Prince Harry Resigns From Charity Amid Board Dispute: What to Know

Prince Harry at a Sentebale charity event in London in 2019.

Uncertainty Torments Afghan Refugees Facing Deportation from Pakistan

The aftermath of a suicide bombing in March that killed 18 people at a military base in Pakistan. Pakistan accuses Afghanistan’s Taliban administration of sheltering Pakistani militants, a situation that has helped fuel Pakistan’s frequent deportation of Afghan refugees.

As Tensions Escalate Between Trump and Europe, Meloni Is Caught in the Middle

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy speaking at the Senate in Rome this month.

Zimbabwe’s Leader Faces Call for Removal From Within His Own Party

President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has described calls for him to step down as “treasonous.”

Netanyahu Names New Israel Spy Chief Despite Showdown With Court

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. Even as he prosecutes the war in Gaza, Mr. Netanyahu faces escalating judicial and political battles at home.

Israel Issues Evacuation Order for Southern Gaza

Displaced Palestinians who fled Rafah arriving in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Monday.

3 U.S. Soldiers Found Dead in Lithuania After Their Vehicle Sank in a Swamp

Rescue workers used excavators, pumps and other equipment to pull a 63-ton armored military vehicle from a bog in Lithuania. Four U.S. Army soldiers had been using the vehicle during a training exercise.

Tuesday Briefing: A Shock Ruling in France

Marine Le Pen.

U.A.E. Sentences Three People to Death for Killing an Israeli Rabbi

The coffin of Rabbi Zvi Kogan during his funeral last year in Kfar Chabad, near Tel Aviv.

U.S. Has Spent $40 Million to Jail About 400 Migrants at Guantánamo

The administration has sent fewer than 400 men, at least half of them Venezuelans, to the base since February as part of President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

A Quarter-Billion Dollars for Defamation: Inside Greenpeace’s Huge Loss

Greenpeace representatives outside the courthouse in Mandan, N.D., where the jury ruled against the environmental organization this month.

Marine Le Pen’s Embezzlement Conviction: What to Know and What’s Next

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen leaving the courtroom in Paris Monday.

Investigating a Sprawling Money Laundering Network

The Times reporter Selam Gebrekidan recently traveled to Sihanoukville, Cambodia, where she reported on scamming and money laundering.

A Mystery in the Baltic Sea

Monday Briefing

A Ukrainian soldier in the Donetsk region in 2023.

Trump Says He’s ‘Not Joking’ About Seeking a Third Term in Defiance of Constitution

President Trump at Palm Beach International Airport in Florida on Friday.

London Police Arrest Gaza Protest Planners at Quaker House

Six activists from the protest group Youth Demand were arrested at a Quaker meeting house in London on Thursday.

Monday Briefing: Devastation in Myanmar

Rescuers at an apartment building in Mandalay, Myanmar.

Trump’s U.S.A.I.D. Cuts Hobble Earthquake Response in Myanmar

Rescue workers carrying a victim trapped under a destroyed condominium building in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Sunday.

Gananath Obeyesekere, 95, Dies; Anthropologist Bridged East and West

Marine Le Pen Could Be Banned From France Election if She’s Found Guilty of Embezzlement

Marine Le Pen and other members of her far-right party are accused of embezzling some $4.8 million in European Union funds.

Hegseth Pledges to Step Up Military Cooperation With Japan and Deter China

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth met with his Japanese counterpart in Tokyo on Sunday amid worries about the Trump administration’s security commitment to the region.

Prince Harry Accused of ‘Bullying’ by Chair of Charity He Co-founded

Prince Harry said that he resigned because the relationship between the board and Sophie Chandauka was broken “beyond repair.”

What We Know About Talks for a Renewed Gaza Cease-Fire

Visiting the graves of relatives in Gaza City on Sunday.

Syria’s Leader, Ahmed al-Shara, Names Transitional Government

Syrians at a market in Damascus last month. The long-awaited transitional government was announced late on Saturday.

In Myanmar, Earthquake Aftershocks and Airstrikes Terrorize Residents

Searching through the rubble on Sunday at a Buddhist monastery building in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, that collapsed in Friday’s earthquake.

Bangkok Has New Fears About High-Rise Buildings After Myanmar Earthquake

Wreckage of a crane being removed by heavy machinery on Sunday in Bangkok at the site where a building under construction collapsed.

‘They Will Label Us as Spies’: The Afghan Students Abandoned by America

Key Takeaways From America’s Secret Military Partnership With Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers firing a howitzer at Russian armored vehicles.

French Schools Will Finally Teach Sex Education

Elisabeth Borne, France’s education minister, at a sex education class at a school in Bordeaux, France.

How the U.S. Broke Its Own Rules to Help Ukraine

Syria’s Leader Appoints New Government After Ousting Assad

Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, announcing the formation of a new government, in Damascus, Syria, on Saturday.

Taliban Appear to Free American Woman Detained in Afghanistan

In this image the AFP obtained from a diplomatic source in Kabul, an American woman is shown, speaking on the phone after being released by the Taliban.

No Second Lady, No Problem: Greenland’s Dog Sled Race Goes Barking On

Myanmar Earthquake Toll Surpasses 1,600 Dead Amid Search for Survivors

Rescue teams working to free trapped residents at the destroyed Sky Villa Condominium in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Saturday, a day after the earthquake struck.

Search for Survivors at Collapsed Bangkok Building

Rescue workers at the site of the building that collapsed following a strong earthquake in Bangkok, on Saturday.

Found: British Military Documents, Scattered on the Street

Catterick Garrison is a major military base in North Yorkshire, England. Its name appeared on documents found scattered in Newcastle, about 60 miles away.

Photos: Partial Solar Eclipse Captivates Much of the Northern Hemisphere

Londoners gathered to watch the partial eclipse on Saturday.

Volunteer Rescuers in Mandalay Sift Through Earthquake Rubble

Searching for survivors in a destroyed building in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Saturday, a day after an earthquake struck the area.

Earthquake Devastates Myanmar’s Cultural Sites

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Trump and Tariffs Enter the Scene Only Days Into Canada’s Election Campaign

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his auto industry survival plan in Windsor, Ontario.

Turkey’s Opposition Is Energized: ‘The Fire Is Already Lit’

Police officers using pepper spray on demonstrators protesting the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, on Monday.

In Myanmar’s Earthquake, Some See Political Omens

Min Aung Hlaing, the leader of the military junta that seized power in a coup four years ago, at a hospital in the capital, Naypyidaw, on Friday.

In Bangkok, a Desperate Search for Survivors Buried Under Collapsed Building

Hold the Chianti: Tariff Threat Leaves Italian Bottles Grounded

Vineyards near the Tuscan town of Montalcino, Italy. In Tuscany, Italy’s second-largest wine-exporting region, thousands of bottles meant for American tables are stranded in chilly cellars and storage rooms.

How Trump Is Inspiring Wannabe Authoritarians Everywhere

Riot police officers using pepper spray on a protester in Turkey during demonstrations that erupted after the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, the main political rival of Turkey’s president.

Andrew Tate’s Ex-Girlfriend, Brianna Stern, Sues Him, Alleging Sexual Assault

Andrew Tate, right, and his brother, Tristan, speaking to reporters in Bucharest after returning to Romania last week.

Trump Is Giving Europe Vertigo, and Not Just About Ukraine

European leaders met in Paris on Thursday to discuss a coalition of the willing to support Ukraine. They left with little clarity on the coalition’s plans.

Rubio Says He Has Revoked 300 or More Visas in Trump’s Deportation Push

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking with reporters on Thursday.

A Maker of Sewage-Based Fertilizer Leaves Town Amid a Toxic Crisis

A Synagro processing facility in Fort Worth, Texas, last year.

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