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After War With Israel and U.S., Iran Rests on a Knife Edge

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 16:23 IST

The Islamic Republic limps on after the 12-day conflict. Where will the nation go from here?

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Israel’s Military Appears Poised to Expand into Gaza City Amid Cease-Fire Calls

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 17:17 IST

President Trump urged Israel and Hamas to “make the deal,” but it was unclear if any significant progress has been made toward an agreement.

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Senate Takes Up Trump’s Policy Bill, as G.O.P. Scrounges for Votes to Pass It

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 09:04 IST

Republican leaders barely scaled a key procedural hurdle to bring up the bill, but Democrats delayed its consideration and it was unclear whether the G.O.P. had the votes to pass it.

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How the G.O.P. Bill Saves Money: Paperwork, Paperwork, Paperwork

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 14:31 IST

Instead of directly reducing benefits for the poor, Republicans are making them harder to get and to keep.

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Musk Wades Back Into Politics, Slamming Trump’s Domestic Policy Bill

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 04:53 IST

Weeks after ending his war of words with President Trump, Elon Musk called the president’s bill “utterly insane and destructive.”

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Conquering Soccer and Arming Warlords

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 16:20 IST

The Emirati vice president is best known as the owner of a top English soccer team. Behind the scenes, he has been described as the “handler” guiding his country’s secret foreign wars.

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In 1975, Gay Moms Rarely Got Custody. So She Took Her Child Underground.

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 14:30 IST

Facing a court system that often saw gay parents as unfit, Georgette DuBois stole her daughter, Kara, from her estranged husband. She called it a miracle, but it didn’t feel like one to Kara.

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Catholic Bishops Oppose Trump’s Immigration Efforts

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 14:30 IST

Leading prelates are expressing outrage at the drive toward mass deportation.

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How Europe Got Tough on Migration

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 09:31 IST

The European Union has not gone as far as President Trump in cracking down on immigration, but its shift is already profound.

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How Zohran Mamdani Brought New Voters to the Polls

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 12:30 IST

Mr. Mamdani, the likely winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, drew tens of thousands of new voters to the polls. Here’s how.

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How Social Media Videos Fueled Zohran Mamdani’s Success

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 16:31 IST

The son of a filmmaker is running a visually rich campaign for mayor of New York City — and has inspired voters to make their own videos on his behalf.

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Trump Cuts Threaten L.G.B.T.Q. Senior Centers: ‘This Is About People’

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 12:30 IST

The funding cuts, aimed at programs that deal with diversity and gender, pose a danger to organizations in New York City that are also losing corporate sponsors.

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NYC Pride March Arrives Amid Growing National Backlash

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 12:30 IST

As millions gather on Sunday for America’s largest Pride parade, the L.G.B.T.Q. community is increasingly concerned about the pushback against transgender people.

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Refugees Worry: Is Nicaragua Running Assassination Operations in Costa Rica?

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 14:31 IST

After a Nicaraguan human rights activist who had fled to Costa Rica was killed, concern has grown that the Ortega government may be targeting its enemies abroad.

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The Beatboxing, Dancing Nuns Expanding the Flock in Brazil

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 14:30 IST

The Catholic Church’s effort to win young followers relies in part on influencers, D.J.s and two Brazilian nuns with plenty of rhythm.

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The Story Behind Brazil’s Viral Beatboxing Nuns

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 14:30 IST

These nuns in Brazil went viral for beatboxing. Now, they’re using their newfound fame to draw attention to the Catholic church and to their congregation’s mission. Jack Nicas, the Brazil bureau chief for The New York Times, goes behind the scenes as the nuns record their first music video.

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She Thought Lady Gaga Bought Her Art. Then Things Got Strange.

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 14:30 IST

The artist Emma Webster was excited when it appeared the pop star wanted to buy one of her artworks. But it was an impostor and she has asked the F.B.I. for help.

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America Can’t Do to North Korea What It Just Did to Iran

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 10:30 IST

The Trump administration should embrace a North Korea strategy that aims to contain escalation, not keep a white-knuckled grip on a failed policy.

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Anna Wintour Steps Down as Editor in Chief of Vogue

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 15:30 IST

There will never again be a Vogue editor like Anna Wintour. That’s probably a good thing.

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A Decade of Marriage Equality

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 17:35 IST

Readers explain what Obergefell meant to them.

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Chief Justice Roberts Urges Political Leaders to Tone Down Rhetoric

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 01:00 IST

At a conference with federal judges, the chief justice did not mention the court’s decision sharply limiting their power, focusing instead on the danger of threats to the judiciary.

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Chess Lover Introduces Game to Malawi’s Prisons, Schools and Street Kids

Sat, 28 Jun 2025 00:23 IST

Susan Namangale fell in love with the game at age 9 in her small village, and she’s now on a mission to deliver a message to the whole country: Chess is good for everyone.

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For South Koreans,‘Squid Game’ Was More Than Just Entertainment

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 17:23 IST

The Netflix hit has left a lasting legacy as a major cultural export, but also one that exposed some unsettling aspects of Korean society.

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Mikayla Raines, Who Rescued Foxes and Other Animals, Is Dead at 30

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 09:18 IST

She founded Save a Fox Rescue to care for foxes that had been abandoned or bred for their pelts on fur farms. She gained millions of social media followers along the way.