Deadly Russian Strikes Rock Kyiv on Eve of NATO Summit

Ballistic missiles were fired into the capital of Ukraine as Russia launched its second major attack in less than a week. At least 12 people were killed, officials said.A building damaged by a Russian missile and drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday.

C Cassandra Vinograd and Carlotta Gall

As Trump Cools on NATO, Turkey Hosts Summit Meeting

As President Trump cools on the alliance, its members see Turkey’s large military and vibrant defense sector as assets.Workers in the Turkish capital, Ankara. Turkey will use the NATO summit to showcase the country’s status as a rising power.

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Erdogan-Trump Friendship Can Help NATO, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Says

In an interview, Turkey’s top diplomat, Hakan Fidan, said the relationship between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Trump could ease NATO tensions.President Trump with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey in the White House, last year. While directly criticizing some NATO leaders, Mr

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In Trump’s Second Midterm, Democrats Are Looking for Fighters

Attitudes in the party have shifted, Democrats say, with a growing appetite for outsider candidates vowing to overhaul the system. Some worry that the trend could be costly in November.Darializa Avila Chevalier, left, and Claire Valdez, holding the U.A.W. sign, are on track to double the number of D

T Tim Balk

Mallory McMorrow Suspends Senate Bid in Democrats’ Heated Michigan Primary

The state senator sought to carve a middle path between a left-wing candidate and one backed by the party establishment, but she gained little traction.State Senator Mallory McMorrow’s polling and fund-raising failed to keep pace with those of her two main rivals, Representative Haley Stevens and Dr

R Reid J. Epstein

Emil Bove Defended Trump in Court. Then Trump Made Him a Judge.

President Trump is appointing his former personal lawyers to judgeships, part of a larger effort to put his stamp on the federal courts.Emil Bove III, right, represented Donald J. Trump during his trial in Manhattan related to hush money payments in 2024.

M Mattathias Schwartz

How Trump Put Himself in the Middle of America’s 250th

The president placed his image and initiatives front and center, blurring the line, critics said, between loyalty to nation and loyalty to him.President Trump in Bismarck, N.D., on Wednesday. Historians say he has made an aggressive push to revert to eras he considers to have embodied American great

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From Haiti to Venezuela, Earthquakes Reveal Shift in U.S. Relief Efforts

Haiti exemplified how disaster aid can go awry. Still, the crisis in Venezuela shows the U.S. isn’t abandoning foreign aid, just adapting it to new priorities.Volunteers and family members searched for survivors in a building in La Guaira, Venezuela, that collapsed after back-to-back earthquakes str

S Simon Romero