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Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Military Takeover of Gaza
The risky plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not backed by the Israeli military’s chief of staff and will thrust the war with Hamas into uncharted territory.
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For Putin, Trump Summit Is Key to Securing Ukraine Goals
The Russian leader sees direct talks with Trump as essential to achieving his ultimate aims in Ukraine.
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Measles Spreads Quickly in Rural Alberta Areas That Resisted Vaccines
The virus is spreading in insular Mennonite communities. But the broader population is vulnerable as vaccine rates have fallen across the Canadian province since the Covid-19 pandemic.
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As Trump Administration Plans to Burn Contraceptives, Europeans Are Alarmed
The U.S. government intends to incinerate $9.7 million in already-purchased birth control in Belgium after U.S.A.I.D shut down. Destruction may have already started.
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Trump and Putin to Meet in ‘Coming Days,’ Kremlin Aide Confirms
A summit between President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin would come as the United States has urged Russia to agree to a cease-fire in Ukraine or face new sanctions.
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This Couple Is United in Art and Life. But Can He Save His Wife’s Legacy?
Richard E. Spear, an art historian and longtime partner of the artist Athena Tacha, strives to preserve her works in the face of her failing health.
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Antiquities Returned to Europe Include 16 Seized From the Met
New York investigators said they repatriated looted objects to Italy, Spain and Hungary.
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Josh Larsen on the Return of Cinema Interruptus
For many years, Roger Ebert hosted an annual event at the Conference on World Affairs in Boulder, Colorado, called Cinema Interruptus. It was spread out over four days. On day one, the audience would watch a movie together in the usual way. Over the next three consecutive days, they would meet again and do a…
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Locarno Film Festival 2025: Preview
It’s August, so the leopard is ready to roar again. In its 78th year, the Locarno Film Festival, located in Switzerland by the blissful Lake Maggiore, returns with a slate that’s as hot as the summer Swiss sun. It’ll be my second year attending the festival, which quickly shot to the top of my list…
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Sophos AI at Black Hat USA ’25: Anomaly detection betrayed us, so we gave it a new job
Following on from our preview, here’s Ben Gelman and Sean Bergeron’s research on enhancing command line classification with benign anomalous data