Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Take Over’ Strait of Hormuz, and How Russia Made Japan a Den of Spies

Plus, scientists find sugar in outer space.

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Trump Says Fighting With Iran Has Resumed as He Orders Blockade and Tolls (nytimes.com/2026/07/13/us/politics/trump-iran-…), by Peter Baker

ICE Agent Kills Person in Vehicle in Maine, Homeland Security Says (nytimes.com/2026/07/13/us/biddeford-maine-ice-…), by Jacey Fortin, Heather Beasley Doyle and Miriam Jordan

Witnesses Say ICE Fired Fatal Shot Into Open Passenger Window in Houston (nytimes.com/2026/07/13/us/houston-ice-shooting…), by Orlando Mayorquín, Robin Stein and Devon Lum

D.O.J. Turns Over Evidence in Minnesota Shootings by Immigration Agents (nytimes.com/2026/07/13/us/minnesota-ice-shooti…), by Ernesto Londoño and Mitch Smith

How Putin Turned Japan Into a Den of Spies (nytimes.com/2026/07/12/world/asia/russia-spies…), by Jane Bradley, Michael Schwirtz and Adam Goldman

A Sweet Surprise: Scientists Find Sugar Deep in Our Galaxy (nytimes.com/2026/07/13/science/space/sugar-mil…), by Rebecca Dzombak

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