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The quiet technocrat who enacts Putin’s ruthless agenda

New York Times: Sergei Kiriyenko is the man who turns the President's ideas into action.

Bite Club: The fraternity that awaits you after a shark attack

New York Times: Very few people know what it’s like to survive a shark bite.

Inside Europe's diplomatic change on Gaza

New York Times: Key powers worked up plan over past six months; bringing in Arab nations.

Trump-Putin summit: Zelenskyy is the one with the most on the line

New York Times analysis: Ukraine's leader has flatly rejected Trump's hint of land swaps.

Trump-Putin summit: Russian leader has 'big opportunity'

New York Times analysis: Putin spoke a language Trump understands - that of real estate.

A small European nation has a big explosions problem

New York Times: The blasts cause fear, damage homes and livelihoods in the Netherlands.

Inside fentanyl trade: Secret compartments and cartel lookouts

New York Times: Soldiers wave the designated driver through — the price of passage paid.

‘Arab forces’ running Gaza? Questions over Israel's plan

NY Times: 'At this point, all the choices are bad. We need to pick the least bad option'.

A sidelined Europe seeks a voice as Trump and Putin prepare to meet

NY Times: There's concern in Europe Trump and Putin will try to impose a deal on Ukraine.

Location sharing was cool for Gen Z until Instagram made it weird

Even as Gen Z adopts tracking apps, they remain controversial.

Israeli security cabinet approves full military takeover of Gaza

New York Times: Plan allows for humanitarian aid to civilians 'outside the combat zones'.

How a protest group got tangled in a terrorism law

New York Times: Palestine Action has been put on a list of banned terror groups.

Ukrainians sceptical of planned Trump-Putin summit

New York Times: Ukrainians have been through this before.

Even Hiroshima’s pacifist cause is losing believers

New York Times: Some Japanese think that peace for peace’s sake is no longer enough.

Trump’s tariff gamble puts America’s ties with India at risk

New York Times analysis: Trump’s pressure tactics could damage the partnership.

Their last love token was a dinosaur rebuilt from its bones

New York Times: Triceratops was the last restoration project a couple worked on together.

Iona Thomas: Palestinian recognition isn't a reward. It's a rescue plan

OPINION: The UK calls for a ceasefire, humanitarian access and a political horizon.

Staggering US tariffs begin on NZ goods as Trump widens trade war

New York Times: Average effective US tariff rate at highest in nearly a century.

India, once America’s counterweight to China, under tariff hammer

New York Times: Added together, Trump's 50% tariff paints India as a US political enemy.

Man who lit cigarette from eternal flame in Paris is arrested

New York Times: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was installed in 1920 on the Champs-Elysees.

'You are a liar!' Republican official faces hometown voters

New York Times: Mike Flood found constituents in Lincoln angry about Trump's key bill.

Foshan blues: Mosquito crackdown tests a city’s post-Covid patience

New York Times: Authorities in a Chinese city are mobilising against chikungunya disease.

Japan's pacifism at crossroads as military expansion debate grows

New York Times: Many older Japanese are concerned about a waning commitment to pacifism.

A look inside Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan lair

New York Times: Epstein renovated and redecorated the mansion in an eccentric style.

Chinese robotaxis motor into Britain and Germany

New York Times: It follows plans for self-driving vehicles in Asia and the Middle East.

A voyage to bring Norway’s lighthouses into the 21st century

New York Times: Older lamps are being upgraded and diesel generators replaced.

A rare copy of ‘The Hobbit’ is found on an unassuming shelf

Only about 1500 first editions were printed in September 1937, making them rare.

Study: Avoiding ultra-processed foods might double weight loss

NY Times: There’s benefit to choosing minimally processed foods over ultra-processed ones.

Netanyahu squanders his moment to halt the war

New York Times: Both Hamas and Israel's PM are refusing to make the compromises needed.

What’s it like to deal with brutal US tariffs? Ask Malaysia

New York Times: Southeast Asia has felt the trade war's impact more than other regions.

Shadows of the past loom over statehood moves

New York Times analysis: Sykes-Picot treaty divided the region into spheres of control.

Putin widens effort to control Russia’s internet

New York Times: The tactic is to block tech giants and provide a monitored alternative.

'It was a shock': NZ trade group warns NZ will be worse off under 15% US tariff regime

The change will make it harder for NZ to compete with Australia in beef exports to the US.

Loni Anderson, star of WKRP in Cincinnati, dies at 79

New York Times: The TV star gained Golden Globe and Emmy nominations.

Trump’s bid to tilt data has perils, history shows

New York Times: 'Official statistics ... are a mirror that society holds up to itself.'

Why Trump's tariffs may stick around

NY Times analysis: Future leaders, from either party, may resist rolling back the tariffs.

US and Israeli officials float idea of ‘all or nothing’ Gaza deal

New York Times: 'No piecemeal deals, that doesn’t work,' US envoy Steve Witkoff said.

No pets left behind: How a dog’s hurricane rescue changed Florida law

New York Times: Rescue dog Trooper has become a celebrity in Florida.

Explainer: Trade fuelled inequality, can Trump’s tariffs reduce it?

New York Times: The cost of pretty much everything will go up because of tariffs.

Washington Post: Global fact-checking faces challenges as Meta, Google scale back efforts

OPINION: Fact-checkers say political fact-checking is in retreat globally.

Gaza's destruction seen from the air

Airdrop flights offered a vantage over the closed-off Gaza Strip.

Royal art collection receives $6.7m insurance payout after Paris heist

Thieves stole two royal snuff boxes from a Paris museum last year.

Viral TikTok video exposes car insurance fraud scheme in NYC

A dashcam video of one accident went viral with 80 million views on TikTok.

How Trump’s personal lawyer wound up investigating the Epstein case

Blanche’s law firm was paid $15.6 million by a pro-Trump PAC.