Trump Agrees on Ukraine Red Lines With Europe Before Putin Summit

U.S. leader tells his European peers that he won’t negotiate territorial issues during Friday’s meeting but seek an immediate cease-fire instead

Russia Has High Hopes for Trump-Putin Summit. Peace Isn’t One of Them.

Meeting represents victory for Putin, who seeks to end international isolation and separate Russian ties with the U.S. from Ukraine’s fate

The Gen Xers Who Waited Their Turn to Be CEO Are Getting Passed Over

More companies are holding on to older leaders or passing over a generation in search of the next ones

Israel’s New War Plan Includes Fighting in Gaza’s Central Refugee Camps

The prime minister revealed the previously undisclosed objective amid pressure internationally and at home

Trump to Deploy National Guard to D.C., Take Over City’s Police Department

‘We’re going to take our capital back,’ Trump said

Home by Home, Russia Is Selling Occupied Ukraine to Russians

Kremlin-linked construction firms reap profits from redevelopment of housing destroyed by Russia’s invasion

Ukraine and Europe Counter Putin’s Cease-Fire Proposal

European powers, Kyiv presented their own blueprint for ending the war after Putin demanded territorial concessions and Trump said he’d meet the Russian leader next week

‘Constantine Cavafy’ Review: A Poet’s Odyssey Within

While he worked as a clerk in Alexandria, Egypt, Cavafy published verses intended for a small circle of admirers. Global fame came only after his death.

The Influencer Driving Nantucket Crazy This Summer

Kylie Swanson arrived on the island and launched a $3,800, four-day camp for her followers. She promptly became the subject of gossip and scorn

‘Hook Up?’ College Kids Schedule Literally Everything on Google Calendar

‘GCal’ dictates students’ every waking moment, from walks to class to what time they go to bed; It’s ‘kind of unnatural’

Inside Kim Jong Un’s New Beach Resort, Where the Only Foreigners Are Russian

First outsiders met with free jet-ski rides, an abundance of food and a $465 model of the Hwasong-17 missile

Netanyahu Says Israel Will Take Over the Entire Gaza Strip

Israeli security cabinet approves prime minister’s plan for control of Palestinian enclave to be transferred to friendly Arab forces after Hamas is vanquished

‘Wednesday’ Season 2 Review: Jenna Ortega’s Goth Gloominess

The actress returns as the acerbic Addams Family daughter in executive producer and director Tim Burton’s Netflix series

Trump Envoy Witkoff Meets With Putin as Russia Seeks to Head Off Sanctions

Russia has been defiant in its response to Trump’s sanctions threats, saying it won’t be swayed by ultimatums

The Mystery of the L.A. Mansion Filled With Surrogate Children

A couple with ties to China say they wanted a big family. Surrogates who carried the children say they were deceived.

Stronger Than Fentanyl: A Drug You’ve Never Heard of Is Killing Hundreds Every Year

Ultrapotent nitazenes, mostly from China, are easy to smuggle and mix into heroin, recreational drugs and gray-market pharmaceuticals

More Israelis Question Morality of War in Gaza

As the hunger crisis worsens, more Israelis from the center and left are calling for an end to the almost two-year-old war

In a Country Trump Says Nobody’s Heard Of, Tariffs Bring Chaos

Lesotho has declared a state of disaster due to mass layoffs following the threat of 50% tariffs

Hamas Releases Video of Hostage Digging His Own Grave in a Tunnel

U.S.-designated terror group releases clips amid faltering cease-fire and hostage-release talks

Is It Still Disney Magic If It’s AI?

The stakes are especially high for the studio, caught between how to use artificial intelligence in the filmmaking process and how to protect its famed characters against it