Companies Rush to Close Daring Deals Under Trump

Companies are seizing on what many say is perhaps the most favorable regulatory environment for businesses in years.NextEra Energy, led by John Ketchum, its chief executive, and Dominion Energy announced their merger in May.

L Lauren Hirsch

South Korea’s KOSPI Soars 18%

South Korea’s KOSPI index has swung wildly because of both the enthusiasm and anxiety related to investing in the global artificial intelligence boom.South Korea’s benchmark index has whipsawed in recent days, surging a record 18 percent on Friday.

C Choe Sang-Hun

Missteps Mount in Justice Dept.’s Case Against Minnesota Anti-ICE Protesters

The problems plaguing the case have not only hurt the government’s chances, lawyers say, but have also undermined the bonds of trust that prosecutors have traditionally enjoyed in court.Nekima Levy Armstrong, center, a local civil rights lawyer, is a lead defendant in the Justice Department’s case a

A Alan Feuer and Ernesto Londoño

Far-right politicians seize on Ceuta

Several migrants who crossed into Ceuta attributed their arrival to lax Moroccan border protocols. But Europe’s anti-immigrant politicians blamed Spain’s migrant-friendly policies.French far-right National Rally party president Jordan Bardella speaking in Lievin, northern France, in July.

E Elisabetta Povoledo and Ségolène Le Stradic

What to Know About Ceuta

The peninsula on Morocco’s northern coast that Spain has governed for centuries has been a frequent site of mass migrant crossings and political tensions.People gathered on the Morocco-Spain border near Ceuta and the Moroccan town of Fnideq on Thursday.

P Pranav Baskar and Isabella Kwai

What Is the Board of Peace? The Trump-Backed Group, Explained.

President Trump created the international organization, aimed at resolving the long-running war in Gaza and other conflicts.President Trump at a signing ceremony for the founding charter of the Board of Peace at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January.

C Chris Cameron

Iran Says It Targeted U.S. Military in Kuwait With Drones

The Kuwaiti military said that it had detected and destroyed multiple drones in its airspace since dawn. A U.S. Defense Department official said there had been no major impact on its military bases in the region.Iranian missiles on display at an exhibition in Azadi Square in Tehran on Wednesday.

Q Qasim Nauman and Euan Ward

Iran War Drives Oil Profits to Highest Levels in Years

The world’s biggest oil companies are benefiting from the high commodity prices that have been a drag on the rest of the economy.An Exxon Mobil refinery in Baytown, Texas. The war with Iran has been a boon for many oil producers.

R Rebecca F. Elliott

Selling Burritos Back to Mexico: Chipotle’s Bold Expansion

As the Mexican-inspired American chain makes its debut in Mexico, it faces a major hurdle: convincing Mexicans to buy an Americanized take on their own national cuisine.Members of Chipotle’s Mexico leadership team opening the first Chipotle restaurant in San Pedro, Mexico.

J James Wagner and Luis Antonio Rojas

Five Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into Larry Ellison’s A.I. Gamble

The billionaire’s company took on ominous loads of debt to build data centers around the world. The implications go far beyond Oracle.Larry Ellison spoke at the first news conference of the second Trump administration, where the president called him the “C.E.O. of everything.”

J Jonathan Mahler, Jim Rutenberg and Kirsten Grind

In Area Hit by Blaze, French Officials Failed to Enforce Wildfire Rules

Under French rules, homeowners must clear vegetation within roughly 50 yards of their houses. In the forests affected by France’s worst fire in decades, that didn’t happen.A burned area in the town of Le Porge on Monday, following a wildfire in southwestern France.

C Catherine Porter, Ségolène Le Stradic and Samuel Granados

What to Know About the Deadly Wildfires Raging in Western Europe

Hundreds of thousands of people in France and Spain have been forced to evacuate from huge blazes fueled by soaring temperatures and tinder-dry conditions.Firefighters in Lège-Cap-Ferret, France, less than 30 miles west of Bordeaux, on Friday.

A Aurelien Breeden and Amelia Nierenberg

Military Testosterone Policy Raises Questions About Its Links to Aggression

A new policy raises questions about testosterone’s effect on aggression in some men.Recent evidence points to a condition called “operator syndrome,” a pattern of medical problems, including decreased testosterone, that those who have served long stretches in special operations units are more likely

A Azeen Ghorayshi

G.O.P. Kills Bid to Expand I.V.F. Access in the Military

In a notable shift, Republican senators voted unanimously against a proposal to expand the military’s coverage of fertility treatments.Senator Tammy Duckworth, Democrat of Illinois, offered the provision for the defense bill that would have broadened the availability of in vitro fertilization for me

A Annie Karni