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Israel Begins Burying Its Dead Hostages

With the bodies of 10 people returned from Gaza, Israelis elated by the release of hostages began mourning those who did not make it home alive.

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Mourners walking behind a vehicle carrying the coffin of Guy Iluz in Israel on Wednesday.

Malala Yousafzai Thought She’d Never Fall in Love

The global activist gets candid in her new memoir. She spoke with us about struggling with panic attacks, finding her personal style and changing her mind about what marriage could be.

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Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People

The proposals would transform a program aimed at helping the most vulnerable people in the world into one that gives preference to mostly white people who say they are being persecuted.

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Some of the dozens of white South Africans who accepted an invitation from the Trump administration to come to the United States as refugees arrived at an air hangar in Dulles, Va., in May.

Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela

The development comes as the U.S. military is drawing up options for President Trump to consider, including possible strikes inside the country.

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Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s authoritarian leader, in Caracas last month. American officials have been clear, privately, that the Trump administration aims to drive Mr. Maduro from power.

With Truce in Place, Hamas Pursues Bloody Crackdown on Rivals in Gaza

A video this week captured Hamas fighters in Gaza executing Palestinian rivals as the militant group tries to assert that it is still the dominant force in the territory after two years of war with Israel.

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Palestinian militants standing guard on Monday, the day that hostages in Gaza were handed over to the Red Cross as part of a cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel.

U.S. to Take Control of More Companies as China’s Rare Earth Dominance Grows

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China’s dominance of rare earths calls for a more assertive American industrial policy.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, left, with the U.S. trade representative, Jamieson Greer. Mr. Bessent said the United States must become less reliant on China for rare-earth minerals.

U.S. Military Kills 6 People in Boat Attack Near Venezuela, Trump Says

In a social media post, the president said the people aboard a boat were suspected of smuggling drugs for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists.

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President Trump aboard Air Force One on Tuesday. The administration has not explained how a boat in the southern Caribbean Sea posed an imminent threat of armed attack that could prompt a right to use force in self-defense.

Why Was the President of FIFA at the Gaza Summit?

Gianni Infantino, the head of soccer’s global governing body, frequently appears alongside President Trump at events outside the realm of sports.

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The president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, traveled to Monday’s Gaza summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at President Trump’s invitation.

How the U.S. and the Arab World Teamed Up to Seal the Gaza Deal

The cease-fire talks in Egypt showed that with pressure on Hamas and Israel, seemingly huge impediments could be overcome or set aside.

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President Trump and other world leaders on Monday in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where mediators successfully pressed last week for a deal between Hamas and Israel.

China Wants Foreign Scientists. The Public Says No, Thanks.

Since Beijing announced a new visa to attract young science and technology graduates, a backlash has erupted online, forcing the government to respond.

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Students at Peking University in Beijing in May. As new college graduates in China have struggled to find jobs, an uproar has developed over the government’s moves to attract science and tech grads from abroad.
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