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Iran War Live Updates: Trump Says Israel and Hezbollah Will Hold Off on New Military Action

How Lebanon’s Best Chance to Disarm Hezbollah Failed

Climbing through rubble in central Beirut, Lebanon, after an Israeli airstrike in March.

An Industrial Gem in Venezuela Now Embodies the Country’s Decay

Gathering water at a stream in Cumaná.

Alberta’s Movement to Separate from Canada Gets Its Moment

A table set up to gather signatures for a separation petition along a road in Calgary, Alberta, in February.

UK Releases More Files About Mandelson, Ex-Diplomat With Ties to Epstein

Peter Mandelson, a former British ambassador to the United States, in London in April. He was fired from the post in September over his links to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Andriy Yermak, Once the Muscle Behind Zelensky, Is Now Crowdfunding Bail Money

Andriy Yermak, who was chief of staff to President Volodymyr Zelensky until November, in court last month in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Syrian Officers Who Hid in Plain Sight Face War Crime Charges in Austria

Khaled al-Halabi, a Syrian former brigadier general, entering court in Vienna on Monday. He is the highest-ranking official of the Assad regime to appear in a European court on charges of war crimes.

Britain Denies Entry to Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur

Cenk Uygur in New York in 2023. He called the decision to cancel his travel authorization “absolutely Kafkaesque.”

Ethiopia’s Election Comes at a Critical Moment for the Country: What to Know

Outside a polling station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, on Monday.

Dozens Killed as Explosion Flattens Rebel-Held Village in Myanmar

The aftermath of an explosion on Sunday in Kaung Tup, a village in Myanmar, as seen in a handout photo provided by Palaung Land, a group with links to the rebel group that controls the area.

Brooklyn Rivera, Nicaraguan Indigenous Leader, Dies in Government Custody

The Miskito rebel leader Brooklyn Rivera, right, speaking during a news conference in Managua, Nicaragua, as his fellow leader Steadman Fagoth Müller looked on, in 1988.

Taiwan Criticizes China’s Expulsion of New York Times Reporter

Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, in Taipei last month.

Colombia Presidential Election Heads to a Runoff

Presidential candidate Abelardo De La Espriella addressing supporters in Barranquilla, Colombia, on Sunday.

As Deaths From U.S. Boat Strikes Pass 200, Locals Tally an Even Greater Cost

The remains of a burned boat near Puerto López, Guajira, Colombia in December.

Hezbollah Ally Says the Iran-Backed Group Wants a New Truce With Israel

Workers at the scene of a strike in Choueifat, Lebanon, south of Beirut, on Thursday.

Dua Lipa and Callum Turner Get Married at London’s Old Marylebone Town Hall

Callum Turner and Dua Lipa were married at the Old Marylebone Town Hall in London on Sunday.

Netanyahu Orders Israeli Military to Attack Beirut Suburbs

Traffic as people fled the southern suburbs in Beirut on Monday.

Chinese Military Sought Nvidia Chips for Years, Report Says

China’s military has stepped up its efforts to acquire artificial intelligence chips despite U.S. restrictions, according to Wirescreen, a software platform.

China Aims A.I. at Predicting Who Could Pose a Political Risk

The skyline of Beijing. A Chinese firm is working on products that use A.I. to examine location data and internet use to predict who could do or say something critical of the government.

What We Saw Driving Through Venezuela

Here’s the latest.

U.S. Says It Hit More Military Targets in Southern Iran

Fishing boats idle along the Strait of Hormuz at Qeshm Island, Iran, in May.

2025 Wildfires Were the Costliest Ever, Researchers Say

Pacific Palisades, Calif., on Jan. 7, 2025. Fires in the Los Angeles area last year burned at least 90 square miles, killing at least 31 people and displacing more than 150,000.

China Exports Surveillance

Timeline: Where and When Trump Has Involved the U.S. Military in International Conflicts

Members of the military transferring the remains of two Iowa National Guard members killed in Syria at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware last year.

Israel Captures Crusader Castle That Symbolized Its Long Lebanon Occupation

A view of the Beaufort Castle fortification atop a cliff above the Litani River in southern Lebanon, last year.

Even Havana’s Street Sweepers Can’t Escape the Impact of the Fuel Blockade

Garbage on the street in Havana in December.

To Improve Ukraine’s Military, She Calls Out the Ugly Parts

Olha Reshetylova, Ukraine’s first military ombudsman, last month at a training center in western Ukraine. “Even under shelling, even in the army, even during war — first and foremost is dignity,” she said.

India’s Hindu Right Has a New Hero: A 17th-Century Warrior King

Visitors posing for selfies at the Shivaji statue in Malvan, a small town in Maharashtra, India, in January. There has been a surge of interest in the Hindu warrior in recent years.

The Sculptor Riding India’s Shivaji Craze

Anant Ganpat Chougule working on a statue of the Maratha king Shivaji at his studio in Sawantwadi, a small town in Maharashtra, India, in January.

Joby Demonstrated its Air Taxi in Manhattan, but You Can’t Fly in It Yet

Where Is Toronto’s Best Party? Try the Basement.

Unlike most nightclubs, the Caribbean-style basement jams don’t adhere to strict dress-codes, and there are no private booths. The parties hark back to a simpler time.

In Taiwan, ‘Mainland Spouses’ From China Become a Focus of Infiltration Fears

A village near Taipei. Taiwan officials are confronting what they say is growing Chinese infiltration of the island’s politics, media and internet.

Edgar Morin, ‘Grandfather’ of French Intellectuals, Dies at 104

Edgar Morin in 2003. “I have a permanent sense of the mystery of all things,” he said. “I still have no idea why I was born, why I exist.”

Iran’s Team Trains in Limbo for World Cup Overshadowed by War

Members of Iran’s national soccer team practicing in Antalya, Turkey, on Thursday.

A Big Bang, a Fire and Panic as War Enters Romanian Homes

A temporary cover for a hole in the roof of a building in Galati, Romania, on Saturday, after a Russian drone slammed into a residential block on Friday.

What I Saw Inside an Ebola Ward

As Trump Mulls Decision About Iran War Deal, a Restive Middle East Waits to Hear

President Trump said on Friday that he was meeting with advisers to make a “final determination” about a proposed deal with Iran.

Ye and Travis Scott Concerts Canceled in Italy Over Security Fears

5 Are Freed in Laos Cave Rescue After More Than a Week

Miners are tended by rescue worked after being freed on Saturday from a cave in central Laos.

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Hegseth’s Message to Asian Partners: Do More to Get More

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Shangri-La Dialogue, a security forum in Singapore, on Saturday. Mr. Hegseth described the American approach to security partnerships as “strong, quiet and clear.”

Is a Canadian Car the Answer to Trump’s Tariffs? The Bricklin Shows the Risks.

The businessman Malcolm Bricklin and Premier Richard Hatfield at the Bricklin factory in Saint John, New Brunswick. The company’s sports car was funded by the province.

Inside the Ebola Epicenter, the Virus Rages With Little to Stop It

The Russian Drone That Hit Romania Also Hit European Confidence

Residents near a building that was struck by Russian drone in Galati, eastern Romania, on Friday.

Across the Middle East, Muslims Mark Eid Amid War and Crisis

Palestinians prayed near the ruins of Al-Huda Mosque in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, on Wednesday, the first day of Eid al-Adha. Israel bombed the mosque early in the war in Gaza.

Colombia’s Elections Are a Crucial Test for the Left in Latin America

Abelardo De La Espriella, a far-right candidate for president of Colombia, closed his campaign in the city of Medellín.

The World Capital of French Fries Has a Problem: Too Many Potatoes

How Curry Shops Got Caught in Japan’s Immigration Crackdown

Mahendra Dharmapriya at his Sri Lankan restaurant in Shimotsuke, Japan.

Lithuania, Once Occupied by Germany, Is Glad German Troops Are Back

German soldiers on their base in Vilnius, Lithuania, in May. The forces deployed in the Baltic country reflect Germany’s increased willingness to act as Europe’s shield amid wavering support from the United States.

Who’s the Vegas Retiree With the Big Offer for Greenland?

Clifford E. Stanley, a retired mortgage broker, traveled to Nuuk, Greenland, to make residents an offer.

Iran’s Hard-Liners Try to Derail Potential Deal With the U.S.

A billboard of the late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, during a ceremony in Tehran last Sunday.

Canadian Man Pleads Guilty to Aiding 14 Suicides

Kenneth Law, a Canadian man accused of running businesses that shipped toxic salt to people in dozens of countries, pleaded guilty on Friday to 14 counts of aiding suicide in Ontario, prosecutors said.

Mexican Senate Votes to Allow Voiding Elections Over Foreign Interference

Voting in Mexico City in 2024.

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