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Why the Iran-Backed Houthis in Yemen and Saudi Arabia Are Back at War

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By: Vivian Nereim and Ismaeel Naar
The conflict has opened a second front in the Middle East after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, adding to global uncertainty and turmoil in energy markets.

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A still image taken from AFPTV video footage of Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces firing at Houthi positions in Yemen this month.
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Why the Iran-Backed Houthis in Yemen and Saudi Arabia Are Back at War

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By: Vivian Nereim and Ismaeel Naar
The conflict has opened a second front in the Middle East after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, adding to global uncertainty and turmoil in energy markets.

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A still image taken from AFPTV video footage of Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces firing at Houthi positions in Yemen this month.
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Paramount to Resolve Antitrust Lawsuit, Clearing the Way for Warner Bros. Acquisition

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By: Benjamin Mullin， David McCabe， Shawn Hubler and Laurel Rosenhall
The deal would remove the last significant hurdle the media mogul David Ellison faced to create a news and entertainment empire, home to movie studios, HBO, CBS and CNN.

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Paramount said the deal was necessary, in part, to create a counterweight to increasingly powerful tech companies like Netflix that were muscling in on Hollywood.
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Paramount to Resolve Antitrust Lawsuit, Clearing the Way for Warner Bros. Acquisition

✇NYT - Home Page
By: Benjamin Mullin， David McCabe， Shawn Hubler and Laurel Rosenhall
The deal would remove the last significant hurdle the media mogul David Ellison faced to create a news and entertainment empire, home to movie studios, HBO, CBS and CNN.

© Jae C. Hong/Associated Press

Paramount said the deal was necessary, in part, to create a counterweight to increasingly powerful tech companies like Netflix that were muscling in on Hollywood.
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One Issue That Could Upend Fragile U.S.-China Ties: Taiwan Arms

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By: Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien
As Beijing presses President Trump to freeze a proposed $14 billion weapons sale to the island, Taiwan is trying to show that its security is in U.S. interests.

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President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in Beijing in May. Mr. Trump has held off on arms sales to Taiwan as he has sought pragmatic ties with China.
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One Issue That Could Upend Fragile U.S.-China Ties: Taiwan Arms

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By: Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien
As Beijing presses President Trump to freeze a proposed $14 billion weapons sale to the island, Taiwan is trying to show that its security is in U.S. interests.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in Beijing in May. Mr. Trump has held off on arms sales to Taiwan as he has sought pragmatic ties with China.
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Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After White House Bans CNN

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By: Michael M. Grynbaum and Ali Watkins
The move was an escalation of President Trump’s showdown with the White House press corps after he moved to bar journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico.

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A CNN reporter held her empty credential holder after the White House confiscated her badge on Saturday.
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ICE Agent Shoots Venezuelan Immigrant in Austin, Local Authorities Say

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By: Christina Morales， Lauren McGaughy and Devon Lum
The shooting in the Texas capital is the latest by federal immigration agents as the Trump administration intensifies its deportation effort.

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Texas state troopers at the scene where one person is believed to have been shot during a confrontation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
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Bessent and China Hail Progress on A.I. Talks. Now Comes the Hard Part.

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By: Andrew Ross Sorkin， Bernhard Warner， Sarah Kessler， Michael J. de la Merced， Niko Gallogly， Brian O’Keefe， Sri Muppidi and Lauren Hirsch
Artificial intelligence and more are expected to be big issues at this week’s summit between President Trump and Xi Jinping, China’s top leader.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that transparency “between the No. 1 and the No. 2 A.I. powers in the world is very important.”
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‘Way Too Hot’: Britain’s Hospitals Were Not Built for 96-Degree Summers

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By: Megan Specia and Andrew Testa
Patients and workers in one of the country’s largest hospitals sweltered in a heat wave last month. Experts say the whole country must urgently adapt.

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Robyn, 2, recovering with her parents after an operation at Queen’s Medical Center in Nottingham, England, last month during a heat wave.
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U.S. and China Discuss System to Warn of A.I. National Security Issues

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By: Alan Rappeport， Lauren Hirsch and Ana Swanson
In a meeting on Sunday, the U.S. Treasury secretary and China’s vice premier talked about having a shared vision on the goals of artificial intelligence and the threats it poses.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that the alert system would be activated when a matter related to artificial intelligence reaches the national security level.
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Police Officer Injured in Shooting Near Ontario Synagogue on Yom Kippur

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By: Yan Zhuang and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher
There was an exchange of gunfire near the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville as congregants gathered inside to mark Yom Kippur, the authorities said.
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Putin Reignited a Dispute With Japan. This Town Is Stuck in the Middle.

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By: Javier C. Hernández and Kiuko Notoya
The fishing town of Nemuro depends on Russia for trade. But it’s also leading a fight to win back islands seized by Moscow in World War II.

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The signs at Nemuro port read in Japanese, Russian and English: “Welcome to Nemuro!” They also notify readers, “Return of the four islands will strengthen friendship between two nations. The Northern Territories are traditionally Japanese territory.”
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Why a Law to Help Prisoners Became a New Sectarian Flashpoint in Lebanon

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By: Abdi Latif Dahir and Hwaida Saad
An amnesty measure was supposed to ease prison overcrowding and pressure on the judiciary. Instead, it highlighted the country’s divides.

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Sunni Muslims wave flags during a protest against a clause in an prisoner amnesty law that would exclude some inmates, in Beirut, in May.
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