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| Iran is struggling economically under intense U.S. sanctions, which could be lifted under an eventual nuclear deal. Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times |
The U.S. offered new terms in nuclear talks with Iran
President Trump’s envoy to the Middle East has proposed a new nuclear arrangement with Iran, and officials in Tehran are said to be considering their response. Here’s what’s at stake.
Under the proposal’s terms, Iran would continue to enrich uranium at low levels, suitable for nuclear power plants but not for bombs, while the U.S. and other countries worked out a more detailed plan to eventually block Iran’s path to a nuclear weapon.
That would amount to a bridge between the current situation, in which Iran is rapidly producing near-bomb-grade uranium, and the U.S.’s goal: no uranium enrichment at all on Iranian soil. The proposal is the first concrete sign of a path to compromise since Trump took office. Iranian officials indicated that a response would come in several days.
More Trump administration news:
| Days after leaving the government, Elon Musk called Trump’s signature domestic policy bill “a disgusting abomination.” Behind the scenes, the president is pressing Senate Republicans to unite quickly behind the legislation.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to review the names of vessels honoring prominent civil rights leaders.The White House unveiled a new, darker presidential portrait. |
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| Ukrainian volunteers identified the remains of Russian soldiers in eastern Ukraine in February. Tyler Hicks/The New York Times |
A stunning new estimate of casualties in the Ukraine war
A new study estimates that there have been nearly 1.4 million military casualties in Russia’s three-year war with Ukraine, with almost a million Russian troops and roughly 400,000 on the Ukrainian side believed to have been killed or wounded.
Though the study, by the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, cautioned that the figures were difficult to estimate, the staggering tally points to the grinding nature of the conflict. Russia’s territorial gains have hovered around 165 feet a day in some places, slower than the bogged-down and costly Somme advance of British and French troops in World War I.
Context: The study came on the heels of two ambitious Ukrainian attacks. Yesterday, Kyiv said its troops had struck the Crimean bridge for the third time, with explosives that were planted over the course of months. Over the weekend, remotely operated Ukrainian drones emerged from hiding inside Russia and began wreaking damage.
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| Mourning in southern Gaza after the shooting yesterday. The Israeli military said troops had fired near people who strayed from a designated route. Hatem Khaled/Reuters |
Israeli troops again opened fire near a Gaza aid site
Israeli soldiers opened fire yesterday morning near crowds of Palestinians walking toward a new food distribution site in southern Gaza, the Israeli military said. The Red Cross and the Gaza health ministry said at least 27 people had been killed.
The episode, the second such shooting near the same site in three days, was the latest chaos to tarnish the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a contentious new Israeli-backed aid system in Gaza that has been beset by problems since it began operations last week.
Colorado: The immigration authorities arrested the family of the man accused of carrying out an antisemitic terror attack on Sunday.
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| South Korea: Lee Jae-myung was elected president. Here’s what to know about him. |
| The Netherlands: The government collapsed after the hard-right leader Geert Wilders withdrew from the coalition over a dispute about migration. Italy and France: Few European leaders are as distant from each other as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Emmanuel Macron. They met yesterday to try to change that. Mexico: Nearly 90 percent of voters sat out the nationwide election of judges on Sunday, making it one of the lowest turnouts since Mexico became a democracy. Portugal: New searches are being carried out as part of the investigation into the British toddler Madeleine McCann’s disappearance more than 18 years ago. Health: A third of the patients in a clinical trial of an immunotherapy treatment for multiple myeloma, all of whom had been facing certain death, have lived without detectable cancer for years. France: Alfred Dreyfus, the Jewish army captain who was imprisoned in the 1890s on false espionage charges, was posthumously promoted to brigadier general by the National Assembly. |
Trade & Economics
| Trade war: As the U.S. and China grapple over tariffs, another fight — over global supply chains and the sharing of critical technologies — has emerged. |
| Commodities: China’s suspension of most exports of rare earth metals could shut down factories in the U.S. and Europe. Here’s what to know. Forecast: Trump’s trade war is expected to slow growth in the world’s leading economies this year and in the years to come, a new report said. Tesla: Activists who protested Elon Musk’s role in government by targeting his electric car brand celebrated his departure from the White House. |
| SPORTS NEWS |
| Soccer: With enough support from its Hollywood backers, Wrexham might try to join the Premier League. Tennis: Iga Swiatek will face Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals, and Frances Tiafoe is out. Here’s more from the French Open. For more, read about the stories behind the headlines. Formula 1: Why wasn’t Max Verstappen disqualified for seeming to deliberately drive into George Russell during the Spanish Grand Prix? |
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| Mathias Unberath, a computer scientist at Johns Hopkins University, said his students “have no more interest” in seeking permanent jobs in the U.S. KT Kanazawich for The New York Times |
Since the 1950s, the U.S. has been an international mecca for scientific research. Now, American science finds itself fighting on several fronts as the Trump administration cuts budgets and seals borders.
“This is scientific heaven,” one Harvard professor said. “Or it used to be.”
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| Gritty stunt: The new “Mission Impossible” has a wild plane scene. Here’s how they pulled it off. Banjos are back: In the age of the algorithm, roots music is rising. Healing: Shamsa Sharawe, a survivor of genital cutting, has become famous on TikTok for sharing her reconstruction surgery. Leading with empathy: A new memoir from Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s former prime minister, makes the case that world leaders need more kindness. |
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A travel guide in time for Pride
Lonely Planet, the behemoth of budget-travel guides, has released its first one focused entirely on L.G.B.T.Q. tourism, a coffee-table book that explores more than 50 queer-friendly destinations (like Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, above).
“I was writing it as though it was to a friend,” Alicia Valenski, the author, said. Read our interview with her.
For more: As we get into Pride Month, check out our lists of L.G.B.T.Q. fantasy novels and horror movies.
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Cook: Brighten up your day with this extra-green pasta salad.
