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| A soldier fired on Russian forces in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on Saturday. Anatolii Stepanov/Reuters |
Ukraine attacked air bases across Russia
Ukraine mounted one of its broadest assaults of the war against air bases in Russia yesterday, a coordinated drone attack that targeted sites from eastern Siberia to the western border and left several aircraft in flames.
Ukraine also suffered a blow when a Russian missile struck one of its military training bases, killing at least 12 soldiers. That happened hours after Russia launched what Ukrainian officials called its largest combined overnight aerial assault since the start of the war.
The fighting escalated even as delegations from Ukraine and Russia were expected to sit down for cease-fire negotiations today in Istanbul.
Details: Drones were secretly brought into Russia on trucks and launched from those vehicles to hit the air bases, according to a Ukrainian security official, who said dozens of Russian aircraft had been damaged.
Quotable: A Russian blogger described the Ukrainian attack as a “black day for Russian long-range aviation.”
Talks: During a previous round of talks in Istanbul, both sides agreed to share their peace terms. Since then, Ukrainian officials have accused Russia of stalling.
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| Using a cart to move bodies after the shooting in Rafah in Gaza yesterday. Agence France-Presse — Getty Images |
More than 20 were killed near a Gaza aid site
Over 20 people were killed and more than 100 wounded when Palestinians hoping for food from an aid distribution center in the southern Gazan city of Rafah came under fire, according to local health officials. An Israeli military official said soldiers had fired warning shots. Here’s what to know about the distribution of aid in Gaza.
It was the latest chaotic episode involving the Israeli-backed initiative to establish aid distribution sites in Gaza, run by American security contractors. Gazans have faced widespread hunger since March, when Israel began blocking all food, fuel and medicine bound for the enclave.
Toll: Paramedics removed at least 23 bodies from the vicinity of the distribution center, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society. The International Committee of the Red Cross said its field hospital in Rafah had received 179 patients, 21 of whom were declared dead on arrival. Gaza’s health ministry said 31 people had been killed.
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| A man used a “makeshift flamethrower” to attack demonstrators in Boulder, Colo., who were honoring Israeli hostages held in Gaza, the authorities said. Six people suffered burns and other injuries. Read an account from the scene.The Trump administration rejected Hamas’s response to a cease-fire proposal after the militants sought guarantees for a permanent end to the war.Muhammad Sinwar, a top Hamas military leader, was killed in Israeli airstrikes last month, Israel’s military said.The Israeli government prevented foreign ministers from several Arab states from meeting with Palestinian leaders in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Jordan said. |
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Trump’s tariffs are here to stay, aides say
President Trump’s top economic advisers said they would not be deterred by a recent court decision that found many of the administration’s tariffs to be illegal. “Rest assured, tariffs are not going away,” Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, said on “Fox News Sunday.”
The aides pointed to other authorities that could be invoked to pressure China and other nations into trade talks. They also signaled that Trump had no plans to extend his 90-day pause on some of the steepest tariffs, raising the odds that those duties — the mere announcement of which roiled global markets — would take effect in July as planned.
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| France: Two people died and more than 200 others were injured when celebrations of Paris St.-Germain’s victory in the Champions League, Europe’s most coveted club soccer trophy, turned violent. Mexico: Citizens cast ballots to elect more than 2,600 judges and magistrates in a major overhaul of the judiciary. Poland: Exit polls showed that the two contenders in the presidential election were neck and neck. Official results are expected today. India: The country sends more students to the U.S. than any other, and a suspension of visa interviews has upended thousands of carefully made plans. Malaysia: An L.G.B.T.Q. forum was canceled after it drew hateful comments and death threats online. The government’s religious affairs minister said the event promoted “deviant culture.” Germany: At least three people were killed and more than 50 others injured in a fire at a major hospital in Hamburg. Canada: Dozens of wildfires are raging across parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Here’s what to know. North Korea: Russia is supplying new weapons to the North’s military, threatening the delicate balance of power on the Korean Peninsula. India-Pakistan conflict: Their military confrontation is over, but the two neighbors have turned up the heat on another conflict, over the sharing of water. |
Business & Tech
| Oil: Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other members of OPEC Plus said they would maintain ramped-up production in July for a third consecutive month. Technology: The unemployment rate for recent U.S. college graduates has jumped as companies try to replace entry-level workers with artificial intelligence. Trade: American conservatives’ disdain for the E.U. could complicate negotiations for a tariff deal. |
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| Formula 1: Max Verstappen is on the verge of a one-race ban after he seemed to deliberately collide with George Russell in the Spanish Grand Prix. Tennis: Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek, Frances Tiafoe and Lorenzo Musetti all advanced to the next round of the French Open. Follow our live coverage here. Soccer: Paris St-Germain’s Champions League final victory over Inter Milan is one of the greatest European soccer performances ever, The Athletic writes. |
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Medically assisted dying in Canada was initially restricted to patients with terminal conditions. But in 2021, the law was amended to include people who were suffering but weren’t actually dying. Similar legislation was already in place in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
To supporters, the legal change is an act of profound political empathy. For critics, it is a moral stain on the nation. And for patients like Paula Ritchie, above, it feels like the grace of God.
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| Miley Cyrus: The singer has released a new album, “Something Beautiful.” In The Interview, she spoke about her journey to become one of pop’s reigning queens. Islands of art: The Naoshima New Museum of Art is the latest star in the constellation of more than three dozen museums and installations across three Japanese islands. A torrent of dance: Manuel Legris’s version of “Sylvia” for the Paris Opera Ballet is ferociously demanding of its dancers. Beach Birkin: The Boatkin bag marries the style of Hermès’s signature purse with the canvas of L.L. Bean’s Boat and Tote. |
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A dark comedy from the creator of ‘Succession’
The world is burning in the new HBO film “Mountainhead,” and it’s all thanks to a group of not-so-genius tech magnates who are holed up in a snowy retreat. The dark comedy, which premiered on Saturday, is the latest project from Jesse Armstrong, the creator of “Succession.”
While it doesn’t have the same depth, our television critic James Poniewozik writes, “Armstrong’s hallmarks are present: a brutal sense of interpersonal power dynamics, a flair for creative profanity and an abiding belief that the worst people will succeed.”
For more: Read our profile of Cory Michael Smith, who plays one of the moguls, and take a peek at the film’s secluded $65 million ski chalet.
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