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Biden’s Warning on Weapons Supplies Creates Outrage in Israel

Some Israeli officials reacted with defiance to President Biden’s comments that he could withhold more weapons if Israel launched a major assault on Rafah.

 
  1. Palestinians fleeing the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
    Mohammed Salem/Reuters
  2. Trucks lining up on a road in southern Israel after a protest to prevent humanitarian aid from arriving to Gaza.
    Shimon Bokshtein/Reuters
  3. Palestinians preparing to flee to a safer area in Rafah.
    Hatem Khaled/Reuters
  4. A Palestinian woman mourns her son killed in a strike in Rafah.
    Hatem Khaled/Reuters
  5. Israeli tanks and other military vehicles in southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip.
    Ahmad Gharabli/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  6. Pro-Palestinian student protestors and activists at the University of Geneva.
    Fabrice Coffrini/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  7. The site of a strike on a house in Rafah.
    Hatem Khaled/Reuters

Analysis

Turning Point or Breaking Point? Biden’s Weapons Pause Tests Ties to Israel.

President Biden hopes the decision to withhold the delivery of 3,500 bombs will prompt Israel to change course in its war in Gaza.

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Israel’s shutdown of Al Jazeera has highlighted long-running tensions.

6 min read

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President Biden blocks weapons, Stormy Daniels faces Donald Trump’s lawyers and more.

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A Defiant Stormy Daniels Is Grilled by Donald Trump’s Lawyers

The defense has suggested she was trying to extort Mr. Trump with her account of a sexual liaison. The $130,000 she received is at the heart of the case.

 

Here’s a recap of Stormy Daniels’s testimony so far.

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The porn star Stormy Daniels, wearing horn-rimmed glasses, walks among pedestrian barricades.

What Happens When a Happening Place Becomes Too Hot

City officials worked to make Milan attractive to visitors, but noise and rowdiness in some neighborhoods now have them trying to scale back.

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Meet My A.I. Friends

Our columnist spent a month hanging out with 18 A.I. companions. They critiqued his clothes, chatted with each other and hinted at a different future.

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What does a lonely brain look like? Feeling chronically disconnected from others can affect the brain’s structure.

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Analysis

Public School Leaders Upstaged Republicans and the Ivy League

In their congressional testimony, school officials showed that mixing things up can help neutralize lawmakers with a craving for the spotlight.

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David Banks, chancellor of New York City public schools, and Karla Silvestre, president of the Montgomery County, Md., board of education, stand and talk in the hearing room.

How Republicans Echo Antisemitic Tropes Despite Supporting Israel

Some prominent Republicans are seizing on campus protests to assail the left. But for years they have mainstreamed anti-Jewish rhetoric.

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Barron Trump Will Be a Delegate at the Republican Convention

Former President Trump’s youngest son was chosen to be one of Florida’s delegates at the party’s national meeting in July.

 

Former President Donald J. Trump and his youngest son, Barron, are wearing black suits and walking on a sidewalk next to a lawn.

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At Victory Day Parade, Putin Seeks to Keep Ukraine in the Distance

A fighter fly-past returned to Russia’s World War II commemorations, where Vladimir Putin permitted himself a single reference to his “special military operation.”

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A soldier in dress uniform standing straight as military vehicles pass.

A Former Guantánamo Prisoner’s New Life

In the year since his release, Majid Khan reunited with his wife, met his daughter who was born after his capture and added to his family with a baby son.

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Majid Khan, wearing a white tunic, holding baby Hamza in front of a palm tree and water.

Hear Majid Khan describe his experience at Guantánamo on “Serial.”

Analysis

Mike Johnson Becomes the Speaker of the Whole House. For Now.

Democrats saved the speaker but want to oust him at the ballot box in November, while his standing in his own party remains in serious question.

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Speaker Mike Johnson holds his hand in the air while he speaks from behind a lectern.

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A Guide to Eurovision

This year’s edition of the international song competition takes place in Sweden. The run-up has been overshadowed by the conflict in Gaza.

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On a stage with fire shooting up its side, a singer is flanked by two dancers in black and white outfits, with a drummer behind them.

The Tiny Nation at the Vanguard of Mining the Ocean Floor

Minerals used in electric cars lie below the waters of the Cook Islands, population 15,000. Extracting them could bring riches, but many say it’s a bad idea.

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A bird’s eye view of an island. The water around has at least three different shades.

The Major Supreme Court Cases of 2024

No Supreme Court term in recent memory has featured so many cases with the potential to transform American society.

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What Kind of Husband Behaves Like Donald Trump?

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Israel’s Rafah Incursion Helps No One Except Netanyahu

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Elite Colleges Walked Into the Israel Divestment Trap

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This Quiz Will Change the Way You Think About Dog Breeding
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There’s Only One Explanation for Judge Cannon’s Actions

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One of the Most Successful Parties in the World Is Staggering to Inevitable Defeat

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What Happens When Abusive Parents Keep Their Children

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As India votes, we look at Narendra Modi, who has been one of its most consequential leaders.

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Fencing Is Rattled by Suspensions and Accusations Ahead of Olympics

Concerns about refereeing integrity and preferential treatment for saber competitors have cast a shadow over a sport decided by the finest of margins.

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Images of a Brazilian City Underwater

Flooding in Brazil has left at least 100 dead and a state largely submerged, including the city of Porto Alegre.

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Why You Can Hear the Temperature of Water

A science video maker in China couldn’t find a good explanation for why hot and cold water sound different, so he did his own research.

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Massive Fossil Donation Helps Brazil’s National Museum Rise From the Ashes

A gift from abroad of more than 1,100 Brazilian fossils aims to step up efforts to rebuild the National Museum, which suffered major fire damage in 2018.

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Bank of England Signals Rate Cuts as Inflation Eases

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44-Foot Whale Found Dead on Bow of Cruise Ship Coming Into New York

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Apple’s New iPad Ad Leaves Its Creative Audience Feeling … Flat

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Steve Albini, Influential Producer of ’90s Rock and Beyond, Dies at 61

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Chevrolet Kills Off the Malibu, the Last of Its Iconic Sedans

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