The New York Times

Israel has launched a wave of attacks on Gaza after accusing Palestinian militants of attacking its forces across cease-fire lines.

Thousands of Palestinians have returned to Gaza City to find their neighbourhoods destroyed and lives in limbo, as a fragile ceasefire halts the fighting but offers little clarity about what comes next.

Thieves pulled off one of Paris’s most audacious museum heists, vanishing with treasures of ‘incalculable’ value — and leaving one royal item behind.

A nationwide wave of ‘No Kings Day’ protests saw thousands march against Donald Trump’s leadership, calling for justice, humanity, and accountability.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Russian president’s charm offensive has helped him head off repeated deadlines and sanctions threats by Donald Trump without curtailing Russia’s war effort.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Some doctors call it a ‘mutilating’ procedure while others insist the surgery is going to cause a cultural shift.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The dangerous online trend sees users taking AI generated images of ‘homeless intruders’ to trick friends & family into thinking their homes have been invaded.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: ‘Is it really OK for America to, as it pleases, decide this percentage for this country and this percentage for this country? I have objections.’

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Almost everyone in the office was locked out of their government emails and computers on Friday. The workers spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retribution. 

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Donald Trump’s secretary of defence offered unusually strong criticism of Russia, just as Ukraine seeks American Tomahawk missiles.

Both nations announced the ceasefire after a week of deadly clashes along their border and strikes on the Afghan capital threatened to spill into a broader conflict.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: After a record 80,000 phones were stolen in the city last year it became apparent that this wasn’t just normal low-level street crime.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: ‘France has traditionally been the locomotive of Europe, now it has become the caboose.’

The cease-fire talks in Egypt showed that with pressure on Hamas and Israel, seemingly huge impediments could be overcome or set aside.

Donald Trump has intensified his trade war with China, unveiling new tariffs on furniture and wood imports in a move set to shake global markets.