Trump’s 2-Hour Call with Putin, and Why Iran Is Pushing Gender Transition Surgeries

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After ‘Productive’ Call, Trump Plans Another Meeting With Putin by Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Summit With Zelensky Opens Trump’s New Push for Ukraine Cease-Fire by Constant Méheut and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

John Bolton Indicted Over Handling of Classified Information by Devlin Barrett, Glenn Thrush and Minho Kim

Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say by Eric Schmitt and Tyler Pager

Hailing an Era of ‘Trump Babies,’ White House Unveils I.V.F. Proposals by Caroline Kitchener, Tyler Pager, Rebecca Robbins and Sarah Kliff

Iran Lures Transgender Foreigners for Surgery but Forces Operations on Locals by Pranav Baskar and Leily Nikounazar

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