Netanyahu Accuses Israel’s Domestic Security Chief of Lying to Court

Intent on firing the Shin Bet chief, Ronen Bar, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced him in a sharp affidavit, deepening national political divisions.

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Israeli Military Strikes Near Beirut, Saying Hezbollah Was the Target

The attack raised concerns that the cease-fire that ended a war between Israel and Lebanese militants might be in jeopardy.

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Immunotherapy Drug Spares Cancer Patients From Grisly Surgeries and Harsh Therapies

For a limited group of cancer patients who have solid tumors in the stomach, rectum, esophagus and other organs, an immunotherapy trial offered stunning results.

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Bessent Does Not Back Up Trump’s Claim of Trade Talks With China’s Xi

The Treasury secretary said that the President Trump and Xi Jinping of China have a good relationship but that he was not aware of a call, which Mr. Trump had alluded to last week.

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Alexis Herman, First Black Secretary of Labor, Dies at 77

A social worker, she became a Democratic Party insider and joined President Bill Clinton’s cabinet during his second term.

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Rubio Says Trump Will Decide This Week on Continuing Ukraine War Talks

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there are reasons to be optimistic, but also asserted there are “other issues” on which the administration wants to spend its energy.

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Pakistan Says It Killed 54 Militants Trying to Enter From Afghanistan

The Pakistani military is under strain on several fronts as it also faces the possibility of armed conflict with India.

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A Very Washington Red Carpet for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Photos

Wonky but chic: A crowd made up mostly of political journalists attended the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday.

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Trump says Putin may not want peace and may need to be ‘dealt with differently.’

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Car Plows Into Vancouver Festival, Killing People

A man was arrested after a vehicle drove into a Filipino community festival on Saturday in British Columbia, in a “mass casualty incident,” the police said.

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