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Student protesters choose anti-corruption crusader as Nepal’s leader after toppling government
Sushila Karki, 73, was named Nepal’s prime minister after the military reportedly consulted with student protesters on a Discord server.
Stringer/Reuters
South Korea raises concerns over sweeping US immigration raid at Hyundai EV plant
Nearly 500 employees of a South Korean battery maker were arrested at a Hyundai plant in Georgia in what US authorities called the largest-ever immigration raid.
Megan Varner/Reuters
US regulators to review AI chatbots
The Federal Trade Commission said it will seek documents from tech companies including OpenAI and Meta on whether the bots pose a threat to user privacy.
Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
US military conducts deadly strike on Venezuelan ‘drug vessel,’ Trump says
The operation, which Trump said killed 11 people, appears to be the first time his administration has used deadly force against drug trafficking groups in Latin America.
Brian Snyder/Reuters
New York’s Japan Society Mishima revival series showcases writer’s ‘cute’ side
The Japan Society’s treatment of his works in Emergences is “surprisingly light and dancing,” The New York Times wrote.
Yukio Mishima, 1970. Jiji Press/AFP via Getty Images
Judge rules Trump’s California military deployments unlawful
The judge said “there was no rebellion” in Los Angeles to justify using military troops to quell protests.
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US border czar says White House is discussing plan to use naval base near Chicago for ICE operations
Tom Homan said federal immigration operations in multiple US cities could ramp up after Labor Day.
US arrests Kilmar Ábrego García and plans to redeport him
The Salvadoran citizen was recently released from custody in Tennessee while awaiting trial on human trafficking charges.
Newly discovered origami patterns could inspire spacecraft design
Rather than unfolding in stages, “bloom” origami patterns seamlessly expand from a flat disc to a larger three-dimensional shape.
Dessert art offers a societal critique
From surreally perfect fruits encased in quivering jelly to frosting-covered acrylic paintings, artists are increasingly exploiting our collective sweet tooth.
Trump hails ‘some headway’ after Putin meeting but acknowledges no deal
The meeting represented the first in-person talks between the two countries’ leaders in years.
Colombian presidential hopeful Uribe dies two months after rally shooting
The killing could consolidate a shift to the right ahead of the 2026 presidential election.
Previously unseen portraits of Andy Warhol to be shown in New York
The intimate sketches of the private pop artist depict him socializing, ruminating, and — in one shot — standing shirtless and vulnerable, his scars visible from a 1968 assassination attempt.
Trump removes Billy Long as IRS commissioner 2 months after confirmation
The former Republican congressman served only two months in the role, and is the sixth to lead the bureau this year.
Mexico’s Sheinbaum rejects US ‘invasion’ over Trump threat to target cartels
The Mexican president said Friday that any reported US military intervention against drug cartels operating in Mexico was “absolutely off the table.”
New podcast reappraises history’s ‘other women’
Presented on Audible, “Mistresses” offers a woman-centered retelling of the lives of Fidel Castro’s secret lover, a conquistador’s courtesan-slash-interpreter, and China’s first and only female emperor.
Trump moves two nuclear submarines following ‘highly provocative’ Russia statements
The US president cited “highly provocative” and “inflammatory” language from Russia’s former president, Dmitry Medvedev, as cause for the maneuver.
Real-time public painting restoration is hit in France
At Paris’ Musée d’Orsay, visitors can take a guided tour to witness the ongoing restoration of Gustave Courbet’s “A Burial at Ornans.”