Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with a group of senior ministers on Thursday as the families of the hostages warn that moving into new areas could endanger the captives.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-occupation-netanyahu.html
The fighting has stopped in the southern city of Sweida, three weeks after a deadly eruption of violence. But the area remains tense as clashes continue beyond the city.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/world/middleeast/syria-truce-sweida.html
Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo appeared to criticize Israel over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Hours later, he distanced himself from his remarks.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/nyregion/cuomo-gaza-aid-israel.html
The Royal Ballet and Opera said it was scrapping performances in Tel Aviv next year, after nearly 200 staff members signed an open letter criticizing its stance on the war in Gaza.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/arts/music/british-opera-royal-tosca-israel-letter.html
Women in Pakistan die every day for supposedly dishonoring their families, and arrests are rare. But Bano Bibi’s defiant last words were caught on video.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/world/asia/pakistan-honor-killing-gender-violence.html
The new Los Angeles restaurant from the electric car giant is a smash burger and content machine, drawing Elon Musk’s fans and protesters.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/dining/tesla-diner-elon-musk.html
They went to jail when their boy was killed. Why don’t road planners bear some guilt?https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/opinion/children-traffic-death-parents.html
The Supreme Court may extinguish a law that more than any other made the promise of American democracy a reality.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/opinion/supreme-court-voting-rights-act.html
We explore the new political danger of a centuries-old format.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/briefing/republican-town-halls.html
“When they learned that, Republicans immediately saw the light, sprang into action, promised to tax the rich and restore people’s health care,” he joked.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/arts/television/stephen-colbert-trump-gop-popularity.html
A conservative Trump ally in the Senate, Ms. Blackburn will now try to become the first woman to serve as governor.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/us/politics/marsha-blackburn-governor-tennessee.html
Ms. Mack was diagnosed with a malignant tumor in her nervous system late last year.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/arts/television/kelley-mack-dead-astrocytoma-glioma.html
Rescue workers found Mr. Luhn, a journalist who had not been heard from for days after setting off alone in a Norwegian national park.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/world/europe/alec-luhn-norway-found.html
The government says the road and rail link will create jobs and lift the economy of the region, but critics are concerned about the environmental and social impact.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/world/europe/italy-sicily-bridge.html
Documents examined by researchers show how one company in China has collected data on members of Congress and other influential Americans.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/us/politics/china-artificial-intelligence-information-warfare.html
As Beijing pushes consumer lending to stimulate the economy, millions of Chinese borrowers, especially the young, are falling into debt spirals.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/business/china-consumer-debt.html
Plus, the shark bite club.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/podcasts/the-headlines/uber-sexual-assault-ice-signing-bonus.html
The pledge was a “significant acceleration” of the company’s plan for more production in the United States, according to a White House statement.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/us/politics/trump-apple-investment.html
That kind of shot was first used during the Covid-19 pandemic, but the health secretary has been sharply critical of the technology.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/health/rfk-jr-vaccine-funding.html
President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics last week and described a jobs report that included a big downward revision as “rigged.”https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/business/economy/trump-jobs-data-revisions-bls.html