For Trump, Flashy Summits Come First. Grunt Work Comes Next.

Diplomats scrambled to come up with detailed proposals for security guarantees and other sticking points following two high-level summits in Alaska and Washington.

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Wednesday Briefing: An Uncertain Path to Peace in Ukraine

Also, Paris prepares for extreme heat.

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Will Putin Meet With Zelensky to End the Ukraine War?

The Kremlin is keeping its options open, but analysts said the Russian leader would probably only meet with his Ukrainian counterpart to accept a capitulation.

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Israel Says It Killed a Hamas Militant Involved in Yarden Bibas Kidnapping

Mr. Bibas, his wife and their two small children were abducted and taken to Gaza. Only he survived.

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Why Can’t the U.S. Build 5-Minute E.V. Chargers?

Chinese automakers have rolled out chargers that can mostly recharge a car’s battery in about five minutes. Yet U.S. technology lags far behind.

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OpenAI Employee Stock Sale Would Value ChatGPT Maker at $500 Billion

At $500 billion, OpenAI would become the world’s most valuable privately held company.

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Adams Asks Trump Administration to Stop Courthouse Migrant Detentions

Federal prosecutors dropped charges against Mayor Eric Adams of New York so that he could help with deportations. But the administration and the city have been jousting in court.

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Pirro Orders Office to Maximize Criminal Charges on Street Arrests

The instruction amounts to a declaration that the understaffed U.S. attorney’s office will seek to ramp up criminal charges arising from the president’s takeover of law enforcement in the capital.

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National Guard Troops in Washington Stick to Tourist Areas

The number of troops in the city is expected to grow. But Army officials appear to be trying to keep them on the sidelines of President Trump’s mission.

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Richard Lee, Activist Who Founded a Pot ‘University,’ Dies at 62

After he was paralyzed in an accident, his use of marijuana for medical purposes led him to become one of the nation’s most influential cannabis activists.

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