New York Times

1. New Deadline Looms for U.S. and Iran as Truce Wavers

   Fractures were already emerging in the limited cease-fire. Vice President JD Vance will lead a U.S. delegation in talks this weekend.

2. Is the Strait of Hormuz Reopening? What to Know Under Iran-Cease Fire.

   Vessels are wary of passing the coast of Iran in the strait, given the fragile agreement, and the number of ships traveling through it has even dropped.

3. Markets Have Faced a Year of Chaos and Still Done Awfully Well

   Most stock investors have lost money during the Iran war, but returns have been splendid for the year since the “Liberation Day” tariff announcement.

4. A ‘Messy’ Cease-Fire, and a 15-Year Sentence for the ‘Ketamine Queen’

   Plus, the latest country planning to ban social media for teens.

5. How Trump Purged Immigration Judges to Speed Up Deportations

   Judges are ordering an unprecedented number of people deported after coming under significant pressure from the administration to do so or risk losing their jobs.