Six Months of War, and Trump’s Push for ‘Lake America’

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Why Many Iranians Are Losing Hope After Six Months of War (nytimes.com/2026/08/28/world/middleeast/irania…), by Leily Nikounazar and Yeganeh Torbati

Trump Orders the Government to Rename Lake Ontario to Lake America (nytimes.com/2026/08/27/us/politics/trump-lake-…), by Erica L. Green

Trump Administration to Expand Deportation Flights to Haiti (nytimes.com/2026/08/27/us/politics/haiti-depor…), by Hamed Aleaziz, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Frances Robles

‘They All Died, and I Lived’: Survivors of Nepal Flood Left in Stunned Disbelief (nytimes.com/2026/08/27/world/asia/nepal-flash-…), by Anupreeta Das

Russian Sanctions Are Fueling a Canadian Car Theft Epidemic (nytimes.com/2026/08/27/world/canada/canada-car…), by Jane Bradley and Michael Schwirtz

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