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

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

Trump Demanded Details of Agents’ Interview of Comey, New Filing Says

The demand suggests the intense personal involvement of President Trump in investigating one of his longtime critics, the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey.James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, was interviewed by the Secret Service after posting a photo of seashells on Instagram.

D Devlin Barrett and Alan Feuer

As Trump Squeezes Cuba, He Plans to Send Cuban Deportees to Uruguay

The State Department under Secretary of State Marco Rubio has deported Cubans to Africa. Now it’s negotiating with a South American country.Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States had many concerns about Cuba, which is 90 miles from Florida, including “the threat of mass migration.”

E Edward Wong and Emma Bubola

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 wildfires 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, Ségolène Le Stradic and Roser Toll Pifarré

Can Anyone Spare a Buck For Texas?

One of America’s most competitive Senate races features a surprising dynamic: The big Republican committees aren’t spending yet.Ken Paxton, attorney general of Texas, is the Republican nominee for Senate there but has struggled to raise money.

T Theodore Schleifer

Russia Charges Telegram’s Founder Pavel Durov With Facilitating Terrorism

The case against Pavel Durov reflected an ongoing fight over one of the world’s most popular messaging and media apps, which is widely used 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

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

Glen Hansard, Frontman of Irish Band the Frames, Dies at 56

The Irish singer-songwriter, who won an Oscar for the song “Falling Slowly” from the movie “Once,” died in a motorcycle crash.Glen Hansard in New York City in 2012. The Irish singer-songwriter was best known as the frontman of the Frames.

A Alex Marshall and Isabella Kwai