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Today — 8 May 2025NYT | Top Stories

U.S. Trade Deal Could Lift UK Economy, but Won’t Transform It

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By: Eshe Nelson
8 May 2025 at 19:24
The deal could help some sectors and boost confidence among consumers and businesses, but the British economy faces other challenges.

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Shoppers on Oxford Street in London. Britain’s economy avoided a recession last year and was set for stronger growth this year.

Overnight Clashes Strain Diplomacy Efforts for India and Pakistan

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By: Mujib Mashal and Salman Masood
8 May 2025 at 19:05
The United States and other regional players converged to try to head off war between the neighboring nuclear powers. But more clashes seemed to keep hostilities roiling.

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A house damaged by artillery shelling in Poonch, in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir on Thursday.

Documentary Identifies Israeli Soldier as Shooter of Palestinian American Journalist

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By: Patrick Kingsley
8 May 2025 at 18:59
After Shireen Abu Akleh was killed in the West Bank in 2022, the Israeli military never revealed the identity of the soldier who fired at her. A documentary said it had confirmed his name.

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The site of Shireen Abu Akleh’s fatal shooting in Jenin, the West Bank, in 2022. The killing of the U.S. citizen prompted the Biden administration to push Israel to more rigorously investigate her death.

Late Night Anxiously Awaits the Unveiling of Trump’s Big News

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By: Trish Bendix
8 May 2025 at 14:02
“The Daily Show” host Desi Lydic said it “could be anything from ‘I’ve achieved peace in the Middle East’ to ‘I just tried bucatini, and I’m never going back to regular spaghetti.’”

Merz and Germany’s New Government Face a Tricky Challenge: an AfD-Led Opposition

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By: Clay Risen
8 May 2025 at 17:41
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition is weighing how to confront the Alternative for Germany party, which has been rising in the polls.

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The German Parliament on Tuesday after Friedrich Merz was sworn in as chancellor.

Putin and Xi Present a United Front as They Face an Unpredictable Trump

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By: Paul Sonne and David Pierson
8 May 2025 at 18:28
The two leaders, meeting in Moscow, hailed their alliance a day ahead of events to mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.

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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping, China’s leader, at the Kremlin on Thursday.

Victory Day in Russian-Occupied Ukraine: A Muted Celebration

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By: Kim Barker
8 May 2025 at 17:54
Events to mark the holiday in the occupied territories seem to be an effort to show Russian control of land it has captured.

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A World War II veteran at a parade on Wednesday in Pelahiivka, a village in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region of Ukraine, celebrating the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany.

How 6 Democrats in a Consequential Governor’s Race Are Vying to Be Heard

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By: Tracey Tully
8 May 2025 at 15:00
The race for governor of New Jersey includes a large field of Democratic primary candidates competing against each other — and trying not to be drowned out by the drama in Washington.

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The Democratic candidates, from left, Steve Sweeney, Ras Baraka, Steven Fulop, Sean Spiller, Mikie Sherrill and Josh Gottheimer participating in a primary debate this year at Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J.

Europe Alone and in Shock on V-E Day

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By: Roger Cohen
8 May 2025 at 12:10
On the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat, echoes of tyrannies past shake a continent that is trying to find its footing in the face of President Trump’s hostility.

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President Emmanuel Macron of France, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and their wives during a D-Day commemoration last year in Normandy.

Russia’s Military Show of Strength Masks Economic and Diplomatic Cracks

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By: Anatoly Kurmanaev
8 May 2025 at 17:03
The annual Moscow parade marking victory over Nazi Germany is expected to be the largest in years, with world leaders in attendance, as the Kremlin tries to link that triumph to the war in Ukraine.

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Under a billboard saying “We remember,” spectators watched military vehicles practice for the Victory Day parade in Moscow on Wednesday.

Merz and Germany’s New Government Face a Tricky Challenge: an AfD-Led Opposition

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By: Clay Risen
8 May 2025 at 17:41
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition is weighing how to confront the Alternative for Germany party, which has been rising in the polls.

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The German Parliament on Tuesday after Friedrich Merz was sworn in as chancellor.

He Faced a Possible Prison Term for Assault. Instead, He Was Deported.

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By: Tim Arango， Hamed Aleaziz and Miriam Jordan
8 May 2025 at 17:01
Federal agents are rounding up criminal defendants and deporting them before trial. Local prosecutors say the disruptions make communities less safe.

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Defendants out on bail have dropped off the radar. Only later do prosecutors learn that they were picked up by I.C.E.

Migrants Are Skipping Medical Care, Fearing ICE, Doctors Say

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By: Emily Baumgaertner Nunn， Nina Agrawal and Jessica Silver-Greenberg
8 May 2025 at 17:00
Since President Trump announced plans for mass deportations and rescinded protections for hospitals and clinics, health care facilities have seen a jump in no-shows.

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Emily Borghard, a social worker who founded Sidewalk Samaritan, said she recently encountered a man lying on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound. The man declined treatment out of fear he would be deported.

Efforts Grow to Thwart mRNA Therapies as RFK Jr. Pushes Vaccine Wariness

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By: Kate Zernike
8 May 2025 at 17:02
Therapies involving mRNA, a key to Covid vaccines, hold great potential in treating several diseases, but some lawmakers want to ban them and the government is cutting funding.

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Covid-19 vaccine production in 2021 at a Pfizer research and development facility.

A Salacious Saga Engulfs the Virginia G.O.P. and Weakens Youngkin

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By: Reid J. Epstein
8 May 2025 at 17:03
Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s failure to push out the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor over a scandal involving explicit photos showed the party’s divisions and the power of its right-wing base.

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Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia has been considered a potential Republican presidential candidate since the day he won election as governor in 2021.

Hochul, Looking to 2026, Pushed to Weaken Oversight of Religious Schools

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By: Benjamin Oreskes， Eliza Shapiro and Grace Ashford
8 May 2025 at 15:00
Changing a law that chiefly affects all-boys Hasidic Jewish schools, known as yeshivas, has been a top priority among leaders of New York’s Hasidic communities, which tend to vote as a bloc.

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Ms. Hochul and the state legislature faced intense criticism from some yeshiva graduates, education experts and liberal Jewish leaders.

What Does Black Smoke Mean During Conclave to Elect New Pope?

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By: Elisabetta Povoledo
8 May 2025 at 15:15
In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals have made a decision, or black if they remain deadlocked.

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Firefighters installing the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican last week.

For Embattled Starmer, U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal Will Count as a Win

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By: Mark Landler
8 May 2025 at 16:23
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has spent months nurturing his relationship with President Trump. Is that about to pay off?

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain has tried to act as a bridge between Europe and the United States.

How India Is Trying to Squeeze Pakistan Far From the Battlefield

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By: Alex Travelli
8 May 2025 at 15:43
The nuclear-armed rivals are also wrangling over Pakistan’s access to desperately needed foreign aid, as India explores ways to use its soft power and relationships to bedevil its old enemy.

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A view of the Uri-II hydroelectric project dam on the Jhelum River in the Indian portion Kashmir, which flows into the Pakistani part of Kashmir. In April, India pulled out of a river-sharing treaty that has safeguarded Pakistan’s vulnerable water supply since 1960. Pakistan called it an act of war.

Toyota Says Tariffs Will Erase $1.3 Billion in Profits in Just 2 Months

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By: River Akira Davis
8 May 2025 at 14:29
The automaker’s somber forecast for the fiscal year underscored how quickly fortunes have turned for many companies reckoning with President Trump’s tariffs.

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A Toyota Mirai at a showroom in Tokyo last month.

Trump Administration to Announce Trade Deal With Britain

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By: Ana Swanson， Maggie Haberman and Tyler Pager
8 May 2025 at 11:11
A deal would be a positive sign for both governments, which have eyed an agreement since President Trump’s first term.

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President Trump’s interest in striking a trade deal with Britain dates back to his first term, when his advisers negotiated with the country but didn’t finalize an agreement.
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