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Do French Voters Want the Far Right in Power? Macron Takes a Gamble.

President Emmanuel Macron has challenged voters to test their support for the far right. Were the French letting off steam, or did they really mean it?

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Conservative Dominance and Other Takeaways From the E.U. Elections

Anti-immigrant, nationalist parties made gains across the continent, but the center of European Union politics still held.

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Here’s what to know about the snap parliamentary elections in France.

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Blinken Arrives in Middle East as U.S. Pushes for Cease-Fire Vote at U.N.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken was set to meet with Israeli leaders as the U.S. asked for a vote on a proposal that neither side has formally embraced.

 

  1. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Cairo on Monday at the start of a regional tour.
    Pool photo by Amr Nabil
  2. Israeli military vehicles during a raid near Tubas in the occupied West Bank.
    Jaafar Ashtiyeh/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  3. Mourning over the bodies of Palestinians killed in an Israeli airstrike, outside a hospital in Deir al Balah in Gaza.
    Jehad Alshrafi/Associated Press
  4. A billboard in Tel Aviv calling for the release of hostages kidnapped during the deadly Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack.
    Marko Djurica/Reuters
  5. Palestinians searching through rubble on Sunday after an Israeli raid to release hostages in the Nuseirat area.
    Eyad Baba/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  6. A woman in her damaged home in the Nuseirat area of Gaza following the Israeli raid.
    Abed Khaled/Reuters

ANALYSIS

As His Political Alliance Breaks Up, Netanyahu Faces a Battle at Home

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is likely to become more dependent on the right-wing partners of his coalition after the centrist Benny Gantz quit.

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Here’s what to know about the hostages who are still in Gaza.

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Palestinians in Gaza recalled “unimaginably intense” Israeli bombing during the hostage raid.

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  1. Montana is where Ali Mullen met her husband, John, and also where she lost him.
    Tailyr Irvine for The New York Times
  2. “It’s in the culture. If you don’t know someone, you know of someone who has died.”
    Ali Mullen, whose husband died by suicide with a firearm in January 2021.
    Tailyr Irvine for The New York Times
  3. In a place where guns are embedded in the way of life, there is little political will to restrict firearms.
    Tailyr Irvine for The New York Times
  4. “There is a lot of strength in a small-town structure, but the downside is that if you lose one person to suicide, it can have a large impact on the community.”
    Janet Lindow, chief executive of the Rural Behavioral Health Institute in Livingston, Mont.
    Tailyr Irvine for The New York Times

She’s Fighting to Save America’s ‘Last Best Place’ From Suicide

Montana’s suicide rate is the highest in the U.S., with most of the deaths involving firearms. But suicide rarely registers in the debate over guns.

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An Italian City Wants Zelensky to Tear Down Its Signed Putin Plaque

Some residents of Bari now see the plaque as a sign of Vladimir Putin’s hypocrisy. They hope President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine will help rid them of it.

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In One Image: Sunny Days in Moscow

A photograph of a blustery day in wartime Moscow captures the feeling of triumph sweeping through Russia.

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How an American Dream of Housing Became a Reality in Sweden

The U.S. once looked to modular construction as an efficient way to build lots of housing at scale, but Sweden picked up the idea and put it into practice.

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A young child wearing a bright red shirt sits on a bicycle with training wheels in a small kitchen with white walls, cabinets and appliances. There are plants on the wall and a table with three chairs.
A young child wearing a bright red shirt sits on a bicycle with training wheels in a small kitchen with white walls, cabinets and appliances. There are plants on the wall and a table with three chairs.
Amir Hamja/The New York Times

The Quiet Voice in Kennedy’s Ear: A Former Aide to the Clintons

Jay Carson spent years as a Democratic insider. Disillusioned, he left politics and befriended Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — and is now helping his campaign.

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Jay Carson stands on a rock in a wooded, mountainous area. He wears a gray sweater and a yellow beanie. he has a thick, black beard.

He Said He Was Ashamed of Jan. 6. Now, He’s Running for Office.

Will South Carolina voters see it as a liability or an asset that this candidate stormed the U.S. Capitol?

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The president of the Teamsters union asked for speaking slots at the Republican and Democratic national conventions.

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President Biden will head back to Europe this week, while Donald Trump will have a birthday party.

 

Hunter Biden Gun Case Could Go to the Jury as Soon as Today

The defense team did not take the risky step of putting Mr. Biden on the stand, setting the stage for the jury to begin deliberations by day’s end.

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The Great Read

At 17, She Fell in Love With a 47-Year-Old. Now She Questions the Story.

Jill Ciment’s 1996 memoir “Half a Life” described her affair with the man she later married. Her new memoir, “Consent,” dramatically revises some details.

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States Take Up A.I. Regulation Amid Federal Standstill

California legislators have made the biggest push to pass new laws to rein in the technology. Colorado passed one protecting consumers.

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An aerial view of the California State Capitol building in 2022.

Apple is set to showcase a new version of Siri that will feature generative artificial intelligence.

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How ‘The Outsiders’ Staged a Broadway Fight Club

To produce this Tony-nominated show’s climactic rumble, the creators, cast and crew give it everything they’ve got.

Assorted packaging for the fake blood.
A temperature gauge is affixed to a water tanker.
Amir Hamja/The New York Times

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A Big Decision for Boeing’s Next C.E.O.: Is It Time for a New Plane?

Some analysts say building a new plane soon would help the company regain ground it has lost to Airbus. But doing so would be difficult and expensive.

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Butterfly or Firefly: What’s Your Friendship Style?

We each connect with our social networks in our own way. Take this quiz to find your style.

An illustration of a person with a butterfly on their hand, a person holding flowers in front of their face, a person looking down at a jar with a firefly in it, and a person watering a small evergreen tree.

It’s Day 1 of our five-day friendship challenge. Today’s task: Text a friend.

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Opinion

Roger L. Stavis

What Are Trump’s Chances on Appeal? Not Good.

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Joe Lombardo

I’m the Governor of Nevada. This Is Why Trump Is Doing So Well With Our Voters.

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Gail Collins and Bret Stephens

It’s a Trial a Minute Around Here

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Katherine Miller

Katherine Miller

This Year, It’s Democrats Who Are Waving the Flag of Freedom

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Lux Alptraum

We’re Good at Punishing #MeToo Men. Can We Ever Forgive Them?

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David French

David French

The Day My Old Church Canceled Me Was a Very Sad Day

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Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman

The Success Narratives of Liberal Life Leave Little Room for Having Children

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Letters From Our Readers

The Israeli Hostage Rescue, and the Cost

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