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Andy Burnham, UK Prime Minister, Exchanged Texts With Someone Posing as Trump’s Chief of Staff

New York Times Aug 17, 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham messaged briefly with a person impersonating Susie Wiles, a British government official said.

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Trump’s Overture to North Korea Strains Alliance With the South

New York Times Aug 17, 2026

President Trump wants to curtail military exercises with South Korea, saying they were hostile to North Korea. But under Mr. Kim, the North has become increasingly belligerent toward the South.

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How Japan Averted a Major Earthquake Disaster

New York Times Aug 17, 2026

Japan avoided a major disaster after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit last month. Our reporter River Akira Davis visited Kumamoto, a prefecture near the epicenter, to see how it built quake-proof buildings and infrastructure.

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Signals Intention to Keep Country on a War Footing

New York Times Aug 17, 2026

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei’s appointment of hard-line loyalists to top jobs suggests he is prepared to keep the country on a war footing and to quash domestic dissent.

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In Brittany, France’s Emerald Coast Enchants With Its Beaches, Oysters and More

NYT Europe Aug 17, 2026

A stretch of Brittany famous for its oysters, vast beaches and cool, maritime climate offers a refreshing alternative to Europe’s hotter destinations.

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Trump Orders Pentagon to Curtail Military Exercises With Ally South Korea

New York Times Aug 17, 2026

In a social media post, the president scolded South Korea for not helping denuclearize Iran, and also praised North Korea and its leader.

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No Way Out

New York Times Aug 17, 2026

The U.S. is building an archipelago of overseas detention sites where deportees are often held indefinitely without charge.

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U.S. and Iran Blow Through Deadline to Agree to a Broad Deal to End War

New York Times Aug 17, 2026

President Trump said a cease-fire agreed in June would lead to limits on Iran’s nuclear program and finish the conflict, but the countries appear far apart.

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‘Posh George,’ the Convicted Fraudster in Nigel Farage’s Inner Circle

New York Times Aug 17, 2026

Scrutiny over the gifts and support provided by George Cottrell to Mr. Farage, the Reform U.K. leader, will continue even after he won last week’s special election in Clacton.

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China Wants Its Data to Power the World’s A.I.

New York Times Aug 17, 2026

China is exporting more than A.I. models. It wants its data to influence the world’s chatbots, raising fears that Beijing’s narratives will spread with the technology.

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Liechtenstein Changes Its Law to Allow Women to Ascend the Throne

New York Times Aug 16, 2026

The move puts the principality in the majority among nearby nations with royal families.

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Kushner Meets With Hamas to Advance Trump’s Gaza Plan

New York Times Aug 16, 2026

The president’s son-in-law met the Palestinian militant group’s leaders in Egypt, officials said. He will soon see Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli leader.

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As the Old Files Open, One Family Confronts Another’s Dark Nazi Past

NYT Europe Aug 16, 2026

A woman who secured the criminal file of her grandmother, a collaborator, offered to share it with a Jewish family that had been betrayed. Then she balked and a new dispute ensued.

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As Iran War Turns Into Economic Battle, a New U.S. Strategy Recalls Old Ones

New York Times Aug 16, 2026

The United States and Iran are poised to blow past a deadline they had set themselves to broker terms on peace and Iran’s nuclear program.

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Art Heist: 4 Antonello da Messina Paintings Stolen From Sicily

New York Times Aug 16, 2026

The works, by Antonello da Messina, were taken as the Sicilian city of Messina held a religious celebration.

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A Shooting at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto Exposes a Neighborhood’s Guns-for-Hire Network

New York Times Aug 16, 2026

A shooting at a U.S. Consulate has thrust a neighborhood with a troubled past into the center of an emerging criminal phenomenon: young guns for hire as gig workers in the underworld economy.

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How a Ukrainian Bank Worker Came to Face Life in a Russian Prison

New York Times Aug 16, 2026

Artem Murdid, his mother and his girlfriend are accused of terrorism. They say they did nothing wrong.

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Trump’s Other Hold on the Americas: The Visa

New York Times Aug 16, 2026

As part of its expansionist approach to the Western Hemisphere, the Trump administration is trying to reassert its dominance, one U.S. visa at a time.

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Cholera Outbreak Sickens Over 90 in Myanmar’s Biggest City

New York Times Aug 16, 2026

Civil war and military rule have weakened Myanmar’s health care system, while heavy monsoon rains have increased the risk of waterborne disease.

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After Women in India Joined Protests, Online Harassment Followed

New York Times Aug 16, 2026

Widespread online abuse and visits from the police show the added risks women take standing up for their beliefs in a patriarchal society.

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With Priests Scarce in Rural Italy, an African Pastor Is Filling the Void

New York Times Aug 16, 2026

Immigrants have long eased labor shortages on farms and factories in Italy. But churches also need foreign-born priests, like the Rev. Vincent Souly of the Ivory Coast.

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