In Venezuela, Trump Vowed to Show Accountability. But Secret Oil Deals Linger.
Cardon Refinery in Punto Fijo, Falcon, Venezuela. Venezuela’s oil industry is undergoing rapid change under Delcy Rodríguez’s interim presidency, as it shifts toward attracting private investment.
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on May 2026
Trump Looks for a Silver Bullet to End the Iran War. There May Be None.
A billboard in Tehran last week, depicting a closed Strait of Hormuz over the mouth of President Trump.
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on May 2026
Modi’s Triumph in West Bengal Elections Puts Him Closer to an Opposition-Free India
Supporters of Mr. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party celebrating in Kolkata as the party headed to victory in the West Bengal state assembly elections on Monday.
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Taiwan Could Learn From Ukraine. Informally, Connections Are Growing.
Members of a Ukrainian drone regiment in the Kharkiv region in September. Taiwan is eager to learn from Ukraine’s experience, especially when it comes to drone warfare.
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on May 2026
The Growing Rift Between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, Explained
A photograph released by Saudi Royal Court showing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, and the Emirati leader, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2023.
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Cruise Ship Struck by Hantavirus Is to Head to Canary Islands, W.H.O. Says
The MV Hondius moored off the coast of Cape Verde, an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, on Monday.
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Fireworks Factory Explosion in China Kills at Least 26
The site of an explosion at a fireworks factory in Liuyang, China, on Monday. China has improved its record on industrial accidents in recent years, but fireworks factories remain a vulnerability.
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on May 2026
The Uncertain Fate of France’s Last Two Captive Orcas
Keijo, an orca, in November at the Marineland park in France. Because he and his mother were born in captivity, experts say they would struggle in the open sea.
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on May 2026
With World Distracted by Iran War, Israeli Settlers Intensify Attacks in West Bank
Mourners carrying the body of Amir Odeh, 28, who was killed in an attack by Israeli settlers in the village of Qusra, in the West Bank, in March.
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After the Hong Kong Fire Killed 3 Generations of His Family, A Son Searches for Justice
Lee Chun Ho (right), his father, and Mr. Lee’s sister-in-law outside Wang Fuk Court in April. Mr. Lee’s mother had been in a residents’ group that helped voice concerns about the safety of renovation works later linked to the fire.
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on May 2026
Trump and Rubio Insist Iran War Is Over, Even as Missiles Fly During Cease-Fire
Despite Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s declaration that the objectives of the war have been accomplished, they clearly have not.
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on May 2026
Hantavirus Outbreaks Are Rare, but They Aren’t Going Away and There’s No Cure
A cruise ship remained stranded off the coast of Cape Verde after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on the vessel killed at least three people and left several others ill.
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on May 2026
Deadly Russian Strikes Rip Into Ukrainian Cities
The site of a Russian airstrike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Tuesday. The death toll in Zaporizhzhia was one of the highest from a single attack so far this year.
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on May 2026
Louise Arbour Named as Canada’s Governor General
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada with the country’s new governor general, Louise Arbour, in Ottawa on Tuesday.
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on May 2026
Trump Says U.S. Pausing Efforts to Guide Ships Through Strait Blocked by Iran
A billboard in Tehran showing the three supreme leaders of Iran last week, only one of whom is alive.
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on May 2026
Iran announces a new system for traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
A billboard in Tehran last week, depicting a closed Strait of Hormuz over the mouth of President Trump.
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on May 2026
Can Trump Strong-Arm Iran?
A billboard in Tehran on Saturday.
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on May 2026
Andrew Tate’s Civil Trial Over Assault Claims Is Postponed in Britain
Andrew Tate speaking to reporters in Bucharest, Romania, in March 2025. The Police in Britain are reinvestigating criminal accusations against him.
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on May 2026
What We Know About ‘Project Freedom’ in the Strait of Hormuz
Ships in the Strait of Hormuz near Musandam, Oman, last week. Some 1,600 vessels are believed to be stranded.
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on May 2026
Ford Says an Affordable Electric Pickup Truck is Still Coming Next Year
Recharging a Mustang Mach-E, Ford’s only electric vehicle right now.
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on May 2026
The Venice Biennale and Its Many Flashpoints: An Explainer
The central pavilion of the Giardini on Tuesday, first day of previews for the 61st Venice Biennale. The exhibition, “In Minor Keys,” was initiated by Koyo Kouoh and overseen by her team after her death last year.
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on May 2026
U.S. Revokes Visas of Board Members at Costa Rica’s Top Watchdog Newspaper
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, with President Rodrigo Chaves of Costa Rica last year.
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on May 2026
Tricked Into Fighting for Russia
The outskirts of Nairobi, where Vincent Awiti used to live before he went to Russia.
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on May 2026
American Commentator Who Worked for Russian TV Challenges Biden-era Charges
Dimitri K. Simes, now living permanently in Moscow, said he believed that the Biden administration’s antipathy had its roots in the allegations that he had been involved in efforts by Russia to contact the Trump campaign.
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on May 2026
A Portfolio of Work From The Times’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographer
Displaced Palestinians began returning to the north of Gaza after the Israeli military announced that a cease-fire was in effect.
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on May 2026
Modi’s B.J.P. Wins West Bengal State Election for the First Time
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India celebrating at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in New Delhi on Monday after the party’s election victory in the state of West Bengal.
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on May 2026
Leipzig, Germany, Car Ramming Attack Kills 2
Emergency workers near the scene of a car-ramming attack in Leipzig, Germany, on Monday.
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on May 2026
U.S. Warns China Over Iranian Oil as Sanctions Fight Intensifies
The warning came from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is expected to participate in high-stakes meetings this month between the United States and China.
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on May 2026
Mark Carney Pulls Canada Closer to Europe as Both Struggle With Trump
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada arriving for a meeting of the European Political Community on Monday in Yerevan, Armenia.
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on May 2026
Europeans Prepare for a More Dangerous World in a Time of Economic Upheaval
Polish civilians gathered at the headquarters of the 13th Silesian Territorial Defense Brigade in southern Poland for emergency preparedness training.
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on May 2026
Germans Are Not Panicking Over Trump’s Troop Threats
Soldiers at a U.S. training facility in Hohenfels, southern Germany, last month.
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on May 2026
Monster Truck Drives Into Crowd in Colombia, Killing 3
A monster truck after an accident during a show in Popayán, Colombia, on Sunday.
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on May 2026
Strikes in U.A.E., Oman and at Sea Strain Iran Truce to the Breaking Point
Ships have been stranded in the Strait of Hormuz for weeks after Iran effectively blockaded the waterway at the start of the war with the United States and Israel.
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on May 2026
Rubio to Visit Rome After Trump’s Feud With the Pope and Meloni
Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See in Rome last year.
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on May 2026
Drone Hits a Moscow High-Rise Days Before a Major Military Parade
Damage to a high-rise residential building after a drone attack in Moscow on Monday.
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on May 2026
What to Know About the Hantavirus Outbreak on an Atlantic Cruise Ship
The cruise ship MV Hondius stationed off the port of Praia, Cape Verde, on Sunday.
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on May 2026
What an Inquiry into Hong Kong’s Deadly Apartment Fire Has Revealed
Wang Fuk Court, in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong, in April.
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on May 2026
Chasing Stardom in Korea Nearly Destroyed Ejae. Then Came ‘KPop Demon Hunters.’
Ejae in the Hannam neighborhood of Seoul in April. She spent about a decade training to be a K-pop star in the city.
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on May 2026
The ‘Gates to Hell’ Are Dimming. That May Not Be a Good Thing.
The Darvaza gas crater, known as the “Gates to Hell,” in Turkmenistan’s Karakum Desert in 2020.
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on May 2026
Pakistan Says It Helped Iranian Crew From Ship That U.S. Seized
A photo released by the U.S. Central Command showing the Iranian-flagged MV Touska container ship.
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on May 2026
Why Are Africans Fighting in Russia’s War in Ukraine?
Family members of people recruited by Russia for the war in Ukraine protested in Nairobi, Kenya, in March. The lack of information on missing loved ones spurred their appeal to lawmakers.
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on May 2026
China Seeks an Advantage With Both Trump and Iran as War Evolves
A government-organized march in Tehran on Wednesday in support of Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei.
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on May 2026
3 Dead in Hantavirus Outbreak Aboard Cruise Ship, W.H.O. Says
The cruise ship MV Hondius off Cape Verde on Sunday. Officials identified the ship as the one with passengers infected by hantavirus.
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on May 2026
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Again Shifts U.S. Focus on Strait, Pausing Day-Old Escort Mission
Is It Time to Tax the Oil and Gas Industry’s Windfall?
U.S. Shot Down Iranian Missiles and Drones Aimed at American Vessels in Strait of Hormuz, Admiral Says
What a Bike Ride in Cape Town Taught Me About Apartheid
How the Kremlin Lures Africans Into Russia’s War in Ukraine
Inside The Old Skydiving Plane Hunting Drones in Ukraine
DeepSeek’s Sequel