William H. Webster, Who Ran Both the F.B.I. and the C.I.A., Dies at 101
via NYT > World News A former federal judge, he first came to the F.B.I. just as two of the worst spies in American history were running rampant.
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What’s Behind the Thailand-Cambodia Conflict
via NYT > World News A series of border skirmishes between Thailand and Cambodia escalated into a military conflict in July that killed dozens of people and rattled the region. As negotiations take place, Sui-Lee Wee, The New York Times’s Southeast Asia bureau chief, talks to Katrin Bennhold, a senior writer on the International desk, about the context behind the evolving dispute.
Friday Briefing: Netanyahu Plans to Fully Control Gaza
via NYT > World News Plus, the global response to Trump’s tariffs.
South Africa’s Equity Laws, Reviled by Trump, Complicate Tariff Talks
via NYT > World News Slapped with a steep tariff, South African officials hope for a deal, but some worry the U.S. may insist that it roll back measures that redress the damage of apartheid.
Charleston’s Climate Lawsuit Against Oil Giants Is Dismissed
via NYT > World News The legal claim, one of a raft of lawsuits across the country, had accused companies of a yearslong disinformation campaign about climate change.
Thursday Briefing: Trump Threatens to Double India’s Tariffs
via NYT > World News Also, a possible Russia-Ukraine-U.S. summit.
New Zealand Air Force Mounts Dangerous Rescue Mission in Antarctica
via NYT > World News Three staff members from the National Science Foundation were evacuated from a U.S. research base after a medical emergency. The mission is one of the most challenging for the air force.