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India and Pakistan Agree to Cease-Fire but Clashes Persist
The truce came after several days of the countries’ most expansive fighting in decades. One Indian official said the country would “deal strongly” with any violations.
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Pope Leo XIV Outlines Path for Catholic Church That Follows in Francis’ Steps
The new pope said he would be guided by a key document that his predecessor wrote listing the church’s priorities, including a “loving care for the least and the rejected.”
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Another Casualty of the Trade Wars? Burgers Made With Brazilian Beef
Americans are eating record amounts of Brazilian beef. Now, tariffs and trade wars could push up U.S. prices and send more of it to China.
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World Catholics See the First American Pope as Hardly American
Catholics around the world were skeptical at first about an American pope. But Pope Leo XIV’s multicultural and multilingual identity has put them at ease.
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Putin Puts On Show of Defiance as Cease-fire Talks Drag On
Russia’s president used the celebration of victory in World War II to highlight the resources he has to keep fighting in Ukraine.
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Explosive Action Carries “DOOM: The Dark Ages” Even as New Ideas Falter
“DOOM” and I go way back (and I’m not talking about the 2005 movie that Roger notoriously hated). I’m old enough, young readers, to fondly remember the early days of this franchise, playing the original “DOOM” and “DOOM II: Hell on Earth” on a PC in my dorm room, skipping classes that I really should…
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Elizabeth Holmes’s Partner Has a New Blood-Testing Start-Up
Billy Evans has two children with the Theranos founder, who is in prison for fraud. He’s now trying to raise money for a testing company that promises “human health optimization.”
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‘Don’t Need a Deal’: Top Trump Economic Adviser Is All In on His China Hardball
In a wide-ranging interview, Stephen Miran, the chair of President Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers, said, “Volatility doesn’t necessarily mean anything greater for the long term.”
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Reluctant at First, Trump Officials Intervened in South Asia as Nuclear Fears Grew
After Vice President JD Vance suggested that the conflict between India and Pakistan was not America’s problem, the Trump administration grew concerned that it could spiral out of control.
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Soviet Spacecraft Crash Lands on Earth After a Journey of Half a Century
Kosmos-482, a spacecraft bound for Venus in 1972, was a time capsule from the Cold War when superpowers had broad ambitions for exploring the solar system.