Mark Zuckerberg Blasts Centralization of A.I. Power

In an interview with The Times, Meta’s chief executive took aim at Anthropic and OpenAI, which have pushed to tightly control A.I. development, and said he supported “more openness.”Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, said there needed to be people “bringing realism” to a debate about the way f

M Mike Isaac and Eli Tan

ICE Arrests Surge at Airports, and Fauci’s Private Diary Faces Scrutiny

Plus, why toxic wastewater is bubbling up out of the ground.The Trump administration has begun arresting foreign citizens with expired U.S. visas at American airports, according to documents obtained by The New York Times and immigration lawyers.

T Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Jake Lucas, Ian Stewart, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Quinn Glabicki

Some Jordanians Dare to Speak Out Against U.S. Troop Presence

Hundreds of political, legal and other figures signed a public letter warning that Jordan’s close alliance with the United States poses a risk.A satellite image from February shows military planes at Jordan’s Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Al-Azraq, where U.S. troops were killed in July.

R Raja Abdulrahim

Houthis Claim Strike on Another Saudi Oil Tanker

With their ally, Iran, bottling up the Strait of Hormuz, the Houthi group in Yemen is escalating its declared blockade of Saudi shipping in another vital waterway, the Red Sea.A vessel transits the Bab el-Mandab Strait off the coast of southern Yemen, this month.

P Pranav Baskar and Shirin Hakim

What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s July Meeting

Kevin M. Warsh, who will preside over his second meeting as chairman of the central bank, faces pressure to raise interest rates as inflation remains elevated.Kevin M. Warsh has made price stability his top priority since taking over as chairman of the Federal Reserve.

C Colby Smith

Summer of Heat, Fires and Storms Is a Reckoning for Europe on Climate

The continent is experiencing some of its biggest fires and highest temperatures ever. Residents are fleeing, leaders are struggling to respond and “it will get worse,” one climate expert said.Firefighters using controlled burns to stop the spread of wildfires near Madrid on Tuesday.

M Mark Landler and Chico Harlan

Wildfires Slow in France and Spain, but Worse May Be Ahead

Firefighters have contained vast fires in both countries, but winds are high and temperatures rising. Spain’s prime minister said the next 12 hours would be “decisive.”A firefighter resting near Lanton, France, on Tuesday.

C Carlos Barragán and Ségolène Le Stradic

In Ohio, Toxic Wastewater Is Bubbling Up Out of the Ground

The state is a major importer of fracking wastewater, which gets pumped underground but doesn’t always stay there. The city of Marietta is fighting back.The wastewater, which can be radioactive, has risen to the surface through older oil and gas wells near Marietta, Ohio, such as this one.

Q Quinn Glabicki and Maddie McGarvey

Russia Charges Telegram’s Founder Pavel Durov With Facilitating Terrorism

The charges against Pavel Durov reflected an ongoing fight over one of the most popular messaging and media apps in the country.Pavel Durov, left, founder of Telegram, in Paris in 2025. The Kremlin has used various methods to try to restrict access to Telegram in Russia.

I Ivan Nechepurenko and Adam Satariano