Putin welcomes Lukashenko to his private Valdai retreat just after Kyiv claimed the border relay stations helping direct Russian strikes on Ukraine had stopped working (news.google.com)
Russia could resort to provocations if war front nears Moscow and St. Petersburg – The Guardian - Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency (news.google.com)
US steps up crackdown on China EVs with Polestar ban; move reflects US overreach in invoking ''national security'' to mask its own EV sector weaknesses, expert says (news.google.com)
A mix of pugnacity and pragmatism has enabled Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s first female prime minister, to achieve a rarity for Italy: a stable government. (on.wsj.com)
Jack Schlossberg looked like he could be a Kennedy for a time such as this. But what made Schlossberg such a compelling social-media star may also have been a liability for his congressional run. (on.wsj.com)
Scenes from La Canicule in Paris - During a historic heat wave, air-conditioning has become the linchpin of an intensifying political debate in France. (www.newyorker.com)
Can J. D. Vance Serve Both God and Donald Trump? - The Vice-President has written a book about his faith that leaves out the most important questions. (www.newyorker.com)
The Popularity Contests of “Love Island” - Most romantic reality TV would have us believe that dating is about getting married, or simply being chosen. One show knows better. (www.newyorker.com)
Donald Trump’s Dangerous Politicization of America’s Spy Agencies - Bill Pulte, Trump’s pick for acting Director of National Intelligence, has no national-security experience. (www.newyorker.com)
The Coastal Mysteries of “Romería” and “Rose of Nevada” - In rich, melancholy new films from the directors Carla Simón and Mark Jenkin, the restorative power of cinema turns out to be a shore thing. (www.newyorker.com)
America at 250: A View from Britain, with “The Rest Is History” - The historian-podcasters Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland explain why losing the thirteen colonies “annoyed” the British, but “it could have been a lot worse.” (www.newyorker.com)
The Supreme Court Enables Trump’s Cruel Immigration Agenda - Two new rulings make it easier for the Administration to prevent migrants from claiming asylum and to expel lawful refugees. (www.newyorker.com)
The Artistry of Tarot - Also: the modern reggae of Original Koffee, Tina Fey’s modern take on “The Four Seasons,” Hugh Jackman’s gory Robin Hood, and more. (www.newyorker.com)
The Israeli Employers Who Want Their Palestinian Workers Back - More than a hundred thousand Palestinians worked in Israel before October 7th. Most can no longer cross the border—and many are now destitute. (www.newyorker.com)
Refik Anadol, The Art World’s Happy Warrior for A.I. - His new museum, Dataland, is a joyful monument to the technology. Is he a visionary, or Silicon Valley’s court painter? (www.newyorker.com)
Everyone Wants to Touch the Blue Coating in the Reflecting Pool - How the President’s stalled renovation projects inspired a wave of Schadenfreude sightseeing. (www.newyorker.com)
America’s Last Bookie Goes Down - Tim Pughsley built a sports-betting website that moved billions, then the I.R.S. got involved. In the age of FanDuel and DraftKings, where is the line between legal and illegal gambling? (www.newyorker.com)
How Bad an Idea Was Brexit? - It hasn’t done what its supporters promised—but it has reshaped politics not only in the U.K. but across Europe and in the United States. (www.newyorker.com)
Robby Hoffman Thinks There Are Worse Things Than Being Offended - The standup comic and “Hacks” actor thinks the conversation about class in America is long overdue, and she’ll keep talking about it until people listen. (www.newyorker.com)
Richard Siken Reads Jorie Graham - The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I Catch Sight of the Now” by Jorie Graham, and his own poem “Piano Lesson.” (www.newyorker.com)
The A.I.-Design Aesthetic That’s Taking Over the Internet - How Anthropic’s new tool, Claude Design, is creating overnight web-design clichés. (www.newyorker.com)
A Sprawling Monument to How Things Get Made - Mark Power’s “Fashion” lavishes formal attention on industrial machinery and, by extension, on the human effort behind it. (www.newyorker.com)