Bari, Italy, Transformed Its Identity. Here Come the Tourists.

Foreigners — and residents — long avoided Bari’s old town, which had been plagued by mob crime. Now, with direct flights from the U.S. starting, residents are excited, but wary.

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King Charles III Visits Canada: What to Know

The British monarch, who is Canada’s official head of state, is coming at a moment when President Trump has threatened the country’s sovereignty.

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NATO Wants a Cordial Summit, but Trump or Zelensky Could Disrupt It

NATO’s leader is looking for little drama and a focus on new spending goals, not disagreements over Ukraine.

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Russia Intensifies Attacks on Ukraine as U.S. Steps Back

With diplomatic efforts to reach a cease-fire appearing remote, and President Trump apparently abandoning the process, Russia has been escalating its assaults on Ukrainian cities and on the battlefield.

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What Sonic Detectives Listen for When Rockets Launch

Physicists who record rocket launches and landings, most often by SpaceX, are learning important facts about the acoustics of spaceflight.

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New to Congress, She’s in the Cross Hairs of Trump’s Justice Department

Representative LaMonica McIver faces assault charges after a clash outside a migrant detention center in Newark, the city where she rose to political power.

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US Archaeologists Face Uncertain Future With Trump Administration Cuts

Federal layoffs and grant terminations threaten efforts to understand and preserve the nation’s past. “We are getting cut off at the knees,” said one archaeologist.

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Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Head, Jake Wood, Resigns

Jake Wood quit the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, saying it was “not possible” to implement a new Israeli-backed aid system in the enclave while remaining neutral and independent.

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Marcel Ophuls, Myth-Shattering War Documentarian, Is Dead at 97

He was best-known for “The Sorrow and the Pity,” a landmark film that debunked ideas of vast French resistance to the Nazi occupation.

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As South Korea Gets Ready to Vote, Women Don’t Like the Choices

Women took the lead in the protests against South Korea’s last president. But the men running to replace him are saying little about the discrimination they face.

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