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How Trump’s Strike on Iran Might Affect China’s Calculus on Taiwan

A military exercise for repelling an amphibious landing, in Taiwan in 2023.

Why Ukraine Fell Down the Agenda at the NATO Summit

The official declaration signed by the heads of state and government at the NATO summit did not mention Ukraine joining the alliance and President Volodymyr Zelensky was not feted as in previous years.

They Escaped War in Ukraine. It Found Them in Israel.

Rescue workers searching for trapped residents after an Iranian missile barrage hit buildings in Bat Yam, Israel, this month.

A Photo Gone Wrong in the Uffizi Fuels Selfie Worries in Europe’s Museums

A blank space on the wall at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, where a painting of Ferdinando de’ Medici hung until a tourist damaged it on Saturday.

Germany Wants Recruits. But ‘No One Wants Their Children in the Army.’

Trying out a virtual reality headset at a German Army recruitment booth during a tech trade show in Berlin in May. Germany has committed to significantly expand its military.

How Sandwiches in Canada’s Lloydminster Became a Test for Domestic Trade

Sally McNaughton removing stock in preparation for a fresh sandwich shipment at Ironwells Co-Op Gas Bar in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. The company has secured an exception to permit sandwiches from their kitchen to be sold on both sides of the provincial border within Lloydminster city limits.

An Investor Took on Hong Kong Tycoons Faces a Tougher Foe

David Webb at his home in Hong Kong, which overlooks the financial district. One former regulator calls him the conscience of the city’s financial markets.

With Bezos Wedding, Venice Braces for Love in the Time of Tech Billionaires

The Grand Canal in Venice. While city officials welcomed the money and the prestige the Bezos event brought, many locals felt it epitomized the city’s overtourism.

At Least 8 Killed as Protesters Battle Police in Kenya

Tear gas and smoke at a protest in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, on Wednesday. As demonstrations flared, banks and businesses in the center of the city were closed amid a heavy police presence.

British Man Is Charged Over Attempted Mock Wedding With Girl, 9, at Disneyland Paris

Disneyland Paris. The episode has raised questions about how a registered sex offender was able to book a private event involving a minor at one of the world’s most prominent theme parks.

China Tightens Controls on Fentanyl but Calls It a U.S. Problem

Using fentanyl at a California encampment last year. The Trump administration says China hasn’t done enough to keep the drug out of the United States.

Vietnam Abolishes Death Penalty for Embezzlement and Other Crimes

Truong My Lan, a Vietnamese property tycoon, in court in Ho Chi Minh City in March. She was sentenced to death in a $12 billion fraud case.

With Trump’s Help, Scandal-Ridden Brazilian Meatpacker JBS Makes a Comeback

A JBS facility in Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. JBS is the world’s largest meatpacker.

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