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U.S. Military’s Planning for Boat Strikes Takes On New Significance

Senior military officials are set to go to Capitol Hill today to answer questions about one attack amid an uproar over the killing of survivors.

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Under Growing Military Pressure, Caracas Moves to Its Own Rhythm

A mother holds her baby, who is receiving a vaccination from a man on the left.

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The Childhood Vaccine Under Threat, Trump’s Newest Push for Gas-Powered Cars, and More

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Macron Urges Xi to Help End War in Ukraine

As President Emmanuel Macron of France visited China, its leader, Xi Jinping, said his country would play a constructive role in ending the fighting.

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Long Before the National Guard Shooting, Warnings Came About the Suspect

A volunteer who worked with the Afghan immigrant who is suspected of shooting two National Guard members wrote in an email last year, “Rahmanullah needs help.”

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Spain Sees Itself as a Beacon for Immigrants. So Do Many Latin Americans.

The government presents itself as a welcoming alternative to the U.S. But activists say those arriving on boats from Africa are excluded from that embrace.

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Inside Kennedy’s Methodical Quest to Shake Up America’s Vaccine System

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Sheryl Gay Stolberg

My colleague and I have been taking a behind-the-scenes look at how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is using his power as health secretary to advance a vaccine agenda that animated him for the past 20 years.

Christina Jewett

Christina Jewett

We found that Kennedy brought longtime allies into the government, including parents who say their children’s autism was caused by vaccines, despite scientific evidence that there is no link.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Sheryl Gay Stolberg

We spoke with Kennedy, who said it was natural that he would bring in people he trusts to “challenge the orthodoxies” of a broken system.

Christina Jewett

Christina Jewett

We viewed emails showing how Kennedy reached out to a whistleblower C.D.C. scientist who has claimed the agency covered up a link between vaccines and autism, a claim the agency has denied.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Sheryl Gay Stolberg

When measles emerged in Texas, Kennedy did not sit for a briefing with C.D.C. scientists. Instead, he met with a local doctor promoting alternative remedies.

Christina Jewett

Christina Jewett

Kennedy also brought a researcher into his department who was fined for practicing medicine without a license and who published discredited work tying vaccines to autism.

Will All Newborns Still Receive Hepatitis B Shots? A Committee’s Vote Will Tell.

A federal vaccine panel is likely to decide today that the shots should be delayed for infants whose mothers test negative for the virus.

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The Best TV Shows of 2025

Many of the year’s best series seemed to be in conversation with one another.

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How Israel’s Settlement Surge in the West Bank Is Displacing Palestinians

The Israeli government authorized 22 settlements in May, the largest expansion in decades, and Palestinian families are now being forced from their homes.

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Trump to Host Congo and Rwanda Leaders for Peace Talks in Persistent Conflict

President Trump will meet with the leaders the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda to advance a deal meant to end a long war in eastern Congo.

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Taiwan’s Opposition Leader, Once for Independence, Turns Toward China

Cheng Li-wun says Taiwan must embrace its Chinese heritage to avoid war. Her critics say she wants to steer the island into Beijing’s orbit.

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The Heist of Its Culinary Crown Jewels Rocks a French Village

Shop owners said the thieves who took nearly 1,000 pounds of snails must have been escargot cognoscenti.

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Why It’s So Hard to Build a Chip Factory in the U.S.A semiconductor hub in Phoenix illustrates the challenge of developing large-scale projects in America.

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Kenya Kept a Diplomat in His Job Despite Years of Sex Abuse Accusations

President William Ruto faces pressure after a Times investigation showed that his government downplayed or ignored the mistreatment of women in Saudi Arabia.

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Which Team Is Most Likely to Win the 2026 World Cup?

Our experts rank the 64 teams in Friday’s draw from first to worst.

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How a Kansas Republican Became Part of a Racist, Antisemitic Group Chat

William Hendrix wanted a life in politics. He found it, with the Young Republicans.

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