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Gen Z-Backed Rapper Is on Course to Lead Nepal With Landslide Win

Balendra Shah, the onetime rap artist and former mayor of the country’s capital, is on course to become the country’s next prime minister.

© Hannah Reyes Morales for The New York Times

Balendra Shah, center, during his campaign to become the next prime minister of Nepal last Saturday. To his right is Rabi Lamichhane, the Rastriya Swatantra Party president.
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Judge Voids Mass Layoffs at Voice of America

The ruling, which said that Kari Lake’s appointment to oversee V.O.A.’s parent agency was invalid, was a major rejection of President Trump’s attempts to dismantle the government-funded news group.

© Anna Rose Layden for The New York Times

Kari Lake, a Trump ally, has led efforts to dismantle Voice of America.
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Smoking Jars of Metal and Fuses Thrown at Protest Near Mayor’s House

Six people were arrested after anti-Islamic protesters led by the right-wing activist Jake Lang clashed with counterprotesters near Gracie Mansion.

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Jake Lang, center, a right-wing activist, drew a small crowd of supporters and a larger crowd of counterprotesters at a demonstration outside Gracie Mansion on Saturday.
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Trump Witnesses Return of Bodies of 6 U.S. Service Members

President Trump traveled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to witness the transfer of the remains of five men and one woman killed in an Iranian drone strike.

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President Trump and Vice President JD Vance looked on during the transfer of the remains of six soldiers at Dover Air Force Base on Saturday.
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Trump Assembles a New Coalition to ‘Eradicate’ Cartels

At a gathering in Florida, the president asked the leaders of a dozen Latin American and Caribbean nations to help the U.S. military crush armed trafficking groups.

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President Trump with Latin American and Caribbean leaders at the summit on Saturday. U.S. officials said a new coalition would aggressively target cartels and organized crime across the region.
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In War’s First Week, a Punishing Military Campaign With No Coherent Endgame

The U.S. and Israel have pounded Iran’s leadership and undercut its defense capabilities, but President Trump has offered wildly different explanations for what he hopes to achieve.

© Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

A huge plume of smoke has rose in the sky after US-Israel airstrikes in the west of Tehran, on Tuesday.
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When DOGE Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities

Documents show how A.I. was used to cancel most previously approved grants by the National Endowment for the Humanities as the agency embraced President Trump’s agenda.

© Jason Andrew for The New York Times

The headquarters of the National Endowment for the Humanities in Washington. The agency was created in 1965 to promote a wide appreciation for the humanities and “mutual respect for the diverse beliefs and values of all persons and groups.”
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Runners at Los Angeles Marathon Can Get a Finisher Medal After Only 18 Miles

The decision to award medals to runners who do not complete the entire 26.2-mile race comes as temperatures are set to reach into the 80s on Sunday. Some marathoners disagreed with the change.

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Organizers of the marathon in Los Angeles said there would be “no shame in making a smart decision” for runners who felt the need to exit the race earlier.
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Young New Yorkers Decided the Revolution Will Have Roommates

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s focus on freezing the rent as part of his affordability platform has unleashed a new political force of younger renters.

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The Mamdani administration has planned hearings in all five boroughs to allow renters to air their grievances.
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Iranian President’s Apology to Neighboring Gulf States Showcases Leadership Rifts

Masoud Pezeshkian, the Iranian president, apologized for Iranian strikes on Gulf states before backtracking after criticism from other Iranian leaders. Despite his remarks, Iran has continued its attacks.

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President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, in September.
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At Noma, Accusations of Past Physical Abuse

Dozens of former employees say René Redzepi inflicted physical and psychological violence on the staff for years.

© John McConnico for The New York Times

Noma, in Copenhagen, has become one of the world’s most famous restaurants under its chef, René Redzepi. Former workers have come forward to say that its reputation was built on abusive working conditions.
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Gas Prices Continue to Surge in U.S., Rising 14% in a Week

Soaring oil prices suggest that more increases could be in store for American drivers. Diesel, jet fuel, and other refined products are also becoming much more expensive.

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The conflict in Iran has disrupted the world’s supply of oil and driven up prices at the pump.
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How Good Intentions Helped Pave Trump’s Road to Iran

Humanitarians proposed a loophole in international law. Decades later, Trump is jumping through it.

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Iranian expatriates around the world urged the Trump administration to intervene in Iran as the death toll from the protests rose in January.
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