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Most soccer fans long ago internalized the idea that truth is a slippery concept.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/world/europe/olympics-morocco-argentina-score.html
The arson attacks were carefully planned to cause maximum disruption on a train network so vast it is virtually impossible to fully secure.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/world/europe/rail-sabotage-france-olympics.html
Only 15 athletes from Russia will compete at the Paris Games, under a “neutral” designation. The Kremlin is framing the ban as part of its showdown with Western adversaries.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/25/world/europe/russia-olympic-ban-athletes-putin.html
Coordinated arson attacks on France’s national high-speed rail network have disrupted travel ahead of the opening ceremony for the Olympics in Paris.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/world/europe/frances-rail-network-attacks-paris-olympics.html
A lawyer and confidant of François Mitterrand, he was in the forefront of French politics for decades, only to be undone by his taste for the high life.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/world/europe/roland-dumas-dead.html
The new Labour government confirmed it would drop the previous government’s objection to I.C.C. arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the defense minister, Yoav G...
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-icc-warrants-britain.html
The move underscored the wartime risks for the Kremlin as the government pumps enormous sums of money into the Russian economy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/world/europe/russia-inflation-interest-rate.html
The BBC said it would add chaperones to rehearsals after allegations of abusive behavior at a hugely popular dance show that inspired international versions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/world/europe/strictly-come-dancing-bbc-scandal.html
A diverse cast of characters and a murder to solve each school year have helped make this teen drama one of Netflix’s longest-running original shows.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/arts/television/elite-netflix-season-eight.html
The use of artificial intelligence is exploding around the world, but the technology’s language models are primarily trained in English, leaving many speakers of other languages behind.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/technology/ai-language-gap.html
Family, friends and fans were missing from two straight Covid Games. In Paris, one athlete said, competitors will have the kind of experience they dream about.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/world/olympics/paris-athletes-pandemic.html
Russia’s defense minister said he needed to talk to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin about an alleged Ukrainian operation. What happened next remains murky.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/us/politics/austin-russia-ukraine-defense-plot.html
His audacious descents around the world inspired a generation of extreme skiers. “One mistake,” he once said, “you die.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/25/world/europe/sylvain-saudan-dead.html
A new poll from the U.S. presidential race.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/briefing/election-olympics-gaza.html
A single image captures the change in fortunes for a wine cellar turned field hospital in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/world/europe/vintage-of-war.html
In a TV interview airing on Thursday, Harry said his dispute with British newspapers over illegal information gathering was a “central piece” of his estrangement from other royals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/25/world/europe/uk-prince-harry-tabloids-royal-family.html
Polish divers think they have found cases of Champagne on a 19th-century merchant vessel that sank off Sweden.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/25/world/europe/baltic-shipwreck-champagne.html
A premiere cyclist in women’s competitions, he helped pave the way for future athletes when he announced that he wanted to live the rest of his life as a man.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/25/obituaries/willy-de-bruyn-overlooked.html
Even if Paris weren’t scarred by terrorist attacks, protecting the opening ceremony, which will float down the Seine, offers a daunting challenge.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/25/world/olympics/olympics-paris-security-opening-ceremony.html
An 18-year-old suspect was arrested after an intense manhunt. The authorities are investigating evidence that suggests that the suspect planned the killing with others.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/25/world/europe/ukraine-iryna-farion-killing-arrest.html