Deadly Russian Strikes Rock Kyiv on Eve of NATO Summit

Ballistic missiles were fired into the capital of Ukraine as Russia launched its second major attack in less than a week. At least 12 people were killed, officials said.A building damaged by a Russian missile and drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday.

C Carlotta Gall, Stanislav Kozliuk and Cassandra Vinograd

Ukraine Remade Air Defense, but Russia Has Changed Its Attacks

Ukraine has changed how militaries use Patriot systems. But recent attacks prove that clever adaptations cannot overcome a shortage of interceptors.Ukrainian and German soldiers standing near a Patriot air defense system at a training ground in Germany in 2024.

S Siobhán O’Grady and Liubov Sholudko

In Trump’s Second Midterm, Democrats Are Looking for Fighters

Attitudes in the party have shifted, Democrats say, with a growing appetite for outsider candidates vowing to overhaul the system. Some worry that the trend could be costly in November.Darializa Avila Chevalier, left, and Claire Valdez, holding the U.A.W. sign, are on track to double the number of D

T Tim Balk

Mallory McMorrow Suspends Senate Bid in Democrats’ Heated Michigan Primary

The state senator sought to carve a middle path between a left-wing candidate and one backed by the party establishment, but she gained little traction.State Senator Mallory McMorrow’s polling and fund-raising failed to keep pace with those of her two main rivals, Representative Haley Stevens and Dr

R Reid J. Epstein

Belgium Expresses Shock After FIFA Lifts U.S. Player’s Suspension

The American striker Folarin Balogun is eligible to play in a World Cup match against Belgium on Monday night after soccer officials reversed his one-game ban.U.S. soccer player Folarin Balogun, right, is shown a red card in a World Cup match against Bosnia and Herzegovina in San Francisco, last wee

A Ali Watkins and Jeanna Smialek

Emil Bove Defended Trump in Court. Then Trump Made Him a Judge.

President Trump is appointing his former personal lawyers to judgeships, part of a larger effort to put his stamp on the federal courts.Emil Bove III, right, represented Donald J. Trump during his trial in Manhattan related to hush money payments in 2024.

M Mattathias Schwartz

How Trump Put Himself in the Middle of America’s 250th

The president placed his image and initiatives front and center, blurring the line, critics said, between loyalty to nation and loyalty to him.President Trump in Bismarck, N.D., on Wednesday. Historians say he has made an aggressive push to revert to eras he considers to have embodied American great

E Erica L. Green

With $8 Billion in Venezuelan Oil Money, U.S. Gives $300 Million in Quake Aid

In 2010, there was a huge U.S. aid effort after a quake in Haiti. Today, U.S. officials say they oversee billions in Venezuelan oil revenue, but aid is less.Volunteers and family members searched for survivors in a building in La Guaira, Venezuela, that collapsed after back-to-back earthquakes struc

S Simon Romero

Sites That Report Venezuela’s Missing Rise Far From Quake Zone

Despite problems like duplicate submissions, tallies gathered by the websites have been cited by news organizations and critics of the Venezuelan government’s disaster response.Volunteers, relatives and rescue workers search for earthquake survivors under a collapsed public housing complex in Caraba

I Ishani Desai