Critics Say Historic Sites Are Endangered by Trump-Aligned Panel’s Plan

Proponents say the changes to the federal preservation rules are necessary, but critics argue they are alarming and would help expedite the president’s redesign of Washington.Whitney Plantation in Louisiana is among the historic sites that preservationists say have been protected by federal regulati

J Julia Jacobs

Kennedy Center Halts Free Public Tours After Five Decades of Service

The decision to suspend tours indefinitely came after a volunteer tour guide was featured in a Times article detailing President Trump’s dramatic revamp of the Kennedy Center.The Kennedy Center in Washington in June. It has now ended free public tours of the facility.

E Elizabeth Williamson

What to Know About Ceuta

The peninsula on Morocco’s northern coast that Spain has governed for centuries has been a frequent site of mass migrant crossings and political tensions.People gathered on the Morocco-Spain border near Ceuta and the Moroccan town of Fnideq on Thursday.

P Pranav Baskar

Trump Says Peace Board Has Plan for Gaza Disarmament

There was no immediate comment from Hamas or Israel, though the Board of Peace said Hamas had agreed to a “road map” to give up its weapons.President Trump at the Board of Peace charter announcement at the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, in January.

K Katie Rogers and Pranav Baskar

What Is the Board of Peace? The Trump-Backed Group, Explained.

President Trump created the international organization, aimed at resolving the long-running war in Gaza and other conflicts.President Trump at a signing ceremony for the founding charter of the Board of Peace at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January.

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Five Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into Larry Ellison’s A.I. Gamble

The billionaire’s company took on ominous loads of debt to build data centers around the world. The implications go far beyond Oracle.Larry Ellison spoke at the first news conference of the second Trump administration, where the president called him the “C.E.O. of everything.”

J Jonathan Mahler, Jim Rutenberg and Kirsten Grind

Iran Says It Targeted U.S. Military in Kuwait With Drones

The Kuwaiti military said that it had detected and destroyed multiple drones in its airspace since dawn. The U.S. military did not immediately report any attacks.Iranian missiles on display at an exhibition in Azadi Square in Tehran on Wednesday.

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Iran War Drives Oil Profits to Highest Levels in Years

The world’s biggest oil companies are benefiting from the high commodity prices that have been a drag on the rest of the economy.An Exxon Mobil refinery in Baytown, Texas. The war with Iran has been a boon for many oil producers.

R Rebecca F. Elliott

In Area Hit by Blaze, French Officials Failed to Enforce Wildfire Rules

Under French rules, homeowners must clear vegetation within roughly 50 yards of their houses. In the forests affected by France’s worst fire in decades, that didn’t happen.A burned area in the town of Le Porge on Monday, following a wildfire in southwestern France.

C Catherine Porter, Ségolène Le Stradic and Samuel Granados

What to Know About the Deadly Wildfires Raging in Western Europe

Hundreds of thousands of people in France and Spain have been forced to evacuate from huge blazes fueled by soaring temperatures and tinder-dry conditions.Firefighters in Lège-Cap-Ferret, France, less than 30 miles west of Bordeaux, on Friday.

A Aurelien Breeden and Amelia Nierenberg

Political Turmoil Will Not Derail Killer Robot Program, Ousted Minister Says

The Ukrainian former defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov, an advocate for drone and robot warfare, says the country’s tech-heavy strategy will persist.Ukraine’s former defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, in central Kyiv, on Thursday. His firing set off street protests in the capital and other cities.

A Andrew E. Kramer