Far-Right Israeli Minister Condemns Plan for Gradual Military Expansion in Gaza

Bezalel Smotrich, the hard-line finance minister, said that Israel needed to move more decisively and quickly to defeat Hamas.

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Dmitri Kozak Was a Key Putin Aide. He Lost Power When He Balked at the Ukraine War.

Dmitri N. Kozak, who has said privately that the invasion was a mistake, has lost power to another senior Putin ally, Sergei V. Kiriyenko, who has embraced the military action.

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Takeaways From The Times’s Reporting on Putin’s Powerful Aide

Showing an uncanny ability to adapt to circumstances, Sergei V. Kiriyenko has turned himself into a key engineer of President Vladimir V. Putin’s autocratic machine.

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Ukraine and Europe Project United Front Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit

Washington’s push to negotiate an end to the war has raised concerns the Trump administration will make concessions to Moscow that Kyiv cannot accept.

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Trump’s Cartel Order Revives ‘Bitter’ Memories in Latin America

The decision triggers fears that the U.S. might return to a pattern of military interference in the region that dates to the Monroe Doctrine.

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The Russian Technocrat Who Helps Enable Putin and Manage the Ukraine War

For three years, Sergei V. Kiriyenko has handled the political aspects of the war in Ukraine, rising among a cadre of skilled managers who oversee the sprawling Russian state.

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Cannabis Poisonings Are Rising, Mostly Among Kids

As products like weed gummies proliferate, more children and teens are suffering symptoms including seizures and life-threatening breathing problems.

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Computer Science Grads Struggle to Find Jobs in the A.I. Age

As companies like Amazon and Microsoft lay off workers and embrace A.I. coding tools, computer science graduates say they’re struggling to land tech jobs.

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Mamdani Tries to Build Bridges to Black Voters Who Snubbed Him in June

Zohran Mamdani’s win in the Democratic primary has challenged traditional assumptions about New York City’s Black electorate and its influence in city politics.

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Trump Nominates Tammy Bruce for U.N. Role

Ms. Bruce, who has been the State Department spokeswoman since January, was a longtime political commentator and contributor at Fox News.

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