Trump Inherits Cyberwar vs. North Korea

U.S. Can’t Effectively Counter Nuclear Threat, Times Finds

By DAVID E. SANGER and WILLIAM J. BROAD

Under President Barack Obama, the Pentagon stepped up cyberattacks to disrupt North Korea’s nuclear program.
But some experts have grown increasingly skeptical about the tactic.
Upon leaving office, Mr. Obama warned President Trump that this threat would likely be his most urgent problem.

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An image distributed by North Korea shows the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, visiting a missile test center. Analysts say the pair of engines he is standing in front of could power an intercontinental ballistic missile. Credit Korean Central News Agency, via Reuters

Read in Korean: 트럼프가 물려받은 유산: 북한 미사일에 대응하는 비밀 사이버전(戰) NYT Now
Read in Chinese: 特朗普的难题：网络攻击能阻止朝鲜核计划吗? NYT Now
U.S. Strategy to Hobble North Korea Was Hidden in Plain Sight
Malaysia Forces Out North Korean Ambassador

Trump, Offering No Proof, Says Obama Tapped His Phones

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT

President Trump accused his predecessor of having wiretapped his phones before the election.
Mr. Trump’s aides declined to clarify what the explosive allegations were based on. A spokesman for Barack Obama dismissed the claims.

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President Trump arriving on Friday at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Credit Stephen Crowley/The New York Times

The Interpreter

Trump’s View of Military: Raw Power as Means and End

By MAX FISHER

President Trump seems fixated on preparing the armed forces for a potential conflict with great powers like China and Russia.

U.S. Strengthens Its Forces in a Crowded Syrian Battlefield

By MICHAEL R. GORDON

The American presence near Manbij, in northern Syria, has increased as concerns grow that fighting could erupt among militias and Syrian and Turkish troops there.

Xi Jinping’s Failed Promises Dim Hopes for Economic Change

By CHRIS BUCKLEY and KEITH BRADSHER

As China’s president prepares for another five years in power, critics of his record are asking whether he was ever really serious about liberalizing the economy.

China Lowers Growth Target as Lawmakers Meet 11:33 PM ET

Dozens Say British Christian Leader Beat Them Bloody

By CEYLAN YEGINSU

John Smyth, 75, stands at the center of a scandal in which he is said to have, from the 1970s on, befriended schoolboys and campers and beaten them for their “sins,” telling them they “had to bleed for Jesus.”

Sinn Fein Makes Gains in Snap Vote in Northern Ireland

By SINEAD O’SHEA

A snap election this weekend created a virtual tie between the Catholic nationalist party and its main Protestant rival, the Democratic Unionists.

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Tech Fix

Should You Buy the Nintendo Switch? Here’s Our Review

By BRIAN X. CHEN

It’s both a console that can sit in your living room and one that you can easily take with you on the go.

South Sudan, a New Nation Cracking Apart

By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN

Conflict has spread to even peaceful areas, as government-backed militias burn down villages, driving millions from their homes.

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Migrants Confront Judgment Day Over Deportation Orders

By VIVIAN YEE

Unauthorized immigrants who have stayed in the United States after being ordered deported have emerged as an easy target of the Trump administration’s aims.

Deportation Arrest Highlights Tensions in Southern California

Afghan Family, Visas in Hand, Is Detained in Los Angeles

By NICHOLAS KULISH 11:02 PM ET

A man had worked for the U.S. government, and a restraining order was needed to keep his family from a detention center.

Argentines Find Home and Success in Major League Soccer

By JACK WILLIAMS

Argentines make up the second-largest demographic in M.L.S., trailing only Americans. Twelve of the 22 teams in the league will start the season with at least one Argentine on their roster.

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