Israel must aim at disintegration—of the regime’s confidence, capabilities and cohesion.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-islamic-republic-wonat-collapse-overnight-iran-israel-nuclear-program-bcd11788
Among many things, Jerusalem is Washington’s more important ally.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/what-the-u-s-learned-from-the-12-day-war-israel-iran-b4a498a7
Strikes by Ukraine and Israel show modern militaries need to blend military tech old and new.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/can-ai-and-drones-replace-soldiers-and-jets-modern-warfare-7c66e9dc
China is reviewing and approving applications for exports of controlled items to the U.S., as Beijing and Washington speed up the implementation of their trade framework, the Chinese commerce ministry said.https://www.wsj.com/world/china/china-u-s-speeding-up-trade-truce-chinese-commerce-ministry-says-629275b5
The "new stars" are best seen from the Southern Hemisphere, but people have spotted them from the United States by looking near the southern horizonhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-appearance-of-two-novas-at-once-illuminates-the-southern-sky-heres-how-to-get-a-chance-to-see-it-180986928/
Eastern Baltic cod grow to much smaller sizes than they did just 30 years ago, because overfishing altered their genes, according to new researchhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-cod-have-been-shrinking-dramatically-for-decades-now-scientists-say-theyve-solved-the-mystery-180986920/
Rarely have so many members of Congress voted for a measure they so actively disliked.https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/trumps-megabill-and-the-new-art-of-gop-capitulation
For nearly a year, a motley crew scoured New Orleans for a shaggy white mutt named Scrim.https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-weekend-essay/how-to-save-a-dog
The National Weather Service issued a series of upgraded warnings in quick succession as rivers across the region began to rise.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/weather/weather-alerts-rivers-flooding.html
Camp Mystic, on the banks of the Guadalupe River near Hunt, Texas, has been operated by generations of the same family since the 1930s.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/us/camp-mystic-texas.html
Serena Hanor Aldrich said her daughters were trapped by floodwaters for a couple of hours at Camp Mystic, where as many as 25 girls are missing. She criticized camp officials.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/us/the-mother-of-two-rescued-campers-relays-their-story.html
It is more secure from threats than at any time since its founding. But the war in Gaza, and attacks on Iran and Lebanon, have undercut Israel’s standing among the world’s democracies.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/world/middleeast/israel-cost-of-victory.html
It was not immediately clear whether the group was demanding any significant changes to the plan for a 60-day truce, hostage-for-prisoner swaps and talks on a permanent end to the Gaza war.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/world/middleeast/hamas-israel-ceasefire.html
The alliance of emerging economies hopes to offer a counterweight to the United States and other Western powers. But military strikes on Iran are testing its unity.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/world/americas/iran-brics-summit-rio-de-janeiro.html
With the president’s domestic policy law signed, states will have to administer many of the cuts and decide how much they can spend to keep their citizens insured and fed.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/us/politics/states-trump-bill.html
President Trump triumphantly highlighted tax cuts in the legislation while downplaying cuts to Medicaid and other assistance for poor Americans.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/us/politics/trump-signs-policy-bill.html
After the Supreme Court ruled that the deportations could move forward, a last-ditch attempt to block them with a new lawsuit faltered.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/us/politics/trump-migrants-lawsuit-sudan.html
Dust and groundwater contaminated with heavy metals and radioactive chemicals pose a health threat that the authorities have been trying to address for years.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/business/china-rare-earth-environment.html
Low environmental standards helped China become the world’s low-cost producer of rare earths, but Beijing was also focused on helping the industry.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/business/china-rare-earth-history.html
The notable exceptions — “The Dark Knight” and “Black Panther” — stood out among the many sequels and spinoffs.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/movies/superhero-movies-best-films-list.html