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In Historic Vote, Mexico Elects Its First Female PresidentClaudia Sheinbaum was poised to become the first woman and the first Jew to be elected president of Mexico, early results showed.6 min read

Leer en español. (Read in Spanish.)7 min read

What to Know About Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s Newly Elected PresidentMs. Sheinbaum, 61, campaigned on a promise to cement the legacy of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the outgoing president and her longtime mentor.6 min read

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Mexico election results

Candidates Votes Percent Pct.% Seats Sheinbaum Winner 17,896,149 57.7% Gálvez 9,092,478 29.3% Máynez 3,274,235 10.6% 52% counted Election data unavailable LEADERSheinbaumGálvezMáynezTieNo resultsLEADERSheinbaumGálvezNo resultsMáynezTieSheinbaumGálvezMáynezNo resultsTieLEADER

Source: Preliminary Electoral Results Program (PREP)

Note: Vote counts and vote share percentages are preliminary.

ANALYSISNetanyahu May Face a Choice Between a Truce and His Government’s SurvivalPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has been put on the spot by President Biden’s announcement outlining a proposal for a truce.6 min read

Israeli, Egyptian and U.S. officials met in Cairo to discuss the reopening of the Rafah crossing.

Thousands of pro-Israel demonstrators marched along Fifth Avenue during a heavily policed Israel Day parade.4 min read

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Washington Post Editor Sally Buzbee to Leave RoleMatt Murray, the former editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal, will take her place temporarily. Ms. Buzbee has led The Post since 2021.3 min readJabin Botsford/The Washington Post, via Getty Images

In First Public Outing Since Verdict, Trump Revels in Embrace of Male FansDonald Trump’s appearance at a U.F.C. fight on Saturday showcased his hypermasculine appeal, and his defiance after being convicted on 34 felony counts.4 min read

Election updates: Donald Trump got the friendly treatment from Fox News in his first post-verdict interview.

Puerto Rico’s governor, Pedro Pierluisi, lost a primary election to a former ally, Jenniffer González-Colón.2 min read

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They Spent Their Life Savings on Life CoachingSome people who wanted to improve their lives and careers through coaching found themselves trapped in what they described as a pyramid scheme.7 min readRose Wong

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Fake News Reports and Videos Seek to Undermine the Paris OlympicsRussian propagandists are spoofing broadcasters and mimicking French and U.S. intelligence agencies to stoke fear about security at the Games.4 min readDmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times

A Surging Hard Right in Europe Stumbles Over Its Own DivisionsElections starting this week for the European Parliament could leave far-right parties with more power than ever, but also expose the fissures among them.5 min read

Voters in the European Union’s 27 member countries head to the polls this week. Here’s what to know.4 min read

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Hunter Biden to Go on Trial in Gun Case, Days After Trump Was ConvictedPresident Biden’s son will go on trial in Delaware during a presidential election year and less than one week after Donald Trump’s felony conviction.5 min readHaiyun Jiang for The New York Times

A Pacific Island With Ties to Taiwan Was Hacked. Was It Political?Palau’s claims that China orchestrated the attack remain unproven. But it’s clear that the breach presents a danger for another ally of Palau: the U.S.5 min readAnn Wang/Reuters

Simone Biles Wins Ninth National All-Around CrownBiles clinched the top spot at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships and swept every individual event title.From The AthleticElsa/Getty Images

Opinion

Anton JägerMy Country Shows What Europe Has Become5 min read

Dena IbrahimFirst They Came for My Country’s Future. Now They’re Destroying Its Past.5 min read

New York Times OpinionShould Trump Be Sentenced to Prison? Two Opposing Views.6 min read

B.D. McClayGive Yourself Permission to Not Have Sex4 min read

Sarah IsgurHunter Biden Should Take a Plea Deal. Quickly.5 min read

Rick BrightWhy the New Human Case of Bird Flu Is So Alarming4 min read

David FrenchCivil Liberties Make for Strange Bedfellows5 min read

Matter of OpinionAudioSouth Africa Confronts Israel and Its Own Democracy41 min listen

Letters From Our ReadersThe Widespread Harm of Nuclear Testing5 min read

Dahlia ScheindlinFor Many Israelis, Yoav Gallant Represents a Way Out of Crisis8 min read

Maureen DowdHoly Cow, 34 for 45!5 min read

Cristina Rivera GarzaMexico’s Women Are Speaking. Will a Female President Listen?5 min read

George GrassoI Supervised New York City Judges. Juan Merchan Put on a Master Class in the Trump Trial.4 min read

Nicholas KristofHow to Think Through the Moral Tangle in Gaza5 min read

Andrew DesslerOil and Gas Companies Are Trying to Rig the Marketplace4 min read

Jesse WegmanFantasies Aside, Sentencing Trump Poses a Very Tough Choice2 min read

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