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Iran War Live Updates: Tehran Fires New Barrages After U.S. Claims Progress on Talks

The U.S. Military Said It Helped Bomb a Drug Camp in Ecuador. It Was a Dairy Farm.

The remains of a dairy cattle farm in San Martín that was burned and bombed by the Ecuadorean military.

How Pakistan Is Trying to Reshape Its Image Abroad

A live news broadcast at Asia One, a new 24/7 news channel, in Karachi earlier this year.

Italy’s Meloni Seemed Unbeatable. A Referendum Defeat Has Dented Her Aura.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Paris in January. Voters on Monday rejected her plan to overhaul Italy’s judiciary.

Government Cuts Gut the Memory of Argentina’s Dirty War

The mothers of the disappeared marching in Buenos Aires’ Plaza de Mayo this month.

Trump Sours on Keir Starmer Over UK’s Decision Not to Join Attacks on Iran

President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Chequers, the official estate of Britain’s leader, in September 2025.

Afghanistan Frees American Dennis Coyle from Detention

The American researcher Dennis Walter Coyle, center, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday.

Ukraine Spent Big to Shield Energy Industry From Drones. Is the Mideast Next?

A damaged area of a Naftogaz gas facility following Russian missile and drone attacks, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine in December.

As Denmark Goes to the Polls, Here’s What to Know About the Election and Key Issues

Preparing a polling station in Aarhus, Denmark, on Tuesday.

How North Korea’s Kim Jong-un Is Using the Iran War to Justify His Nuclear Arsenal

A photo released by North Korean state media showing the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, speaking at Parliament in Pyongyang on Monday.

Take Shorter Showers: South Korea Kicks Off an Energy-Saving Drive

South Korea’s government is encouraging people to use public transportation to help conserve energy.

Europe Clinches Critical Mineral Access With Australian Trade Deal

Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Union’s executive branch, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia at a signing ceremony in Canberra on Tuesday.

Hasan Piker Defends Upscale Lodging During Humanitarian Mission in Cuba

Hasan Piker in his studio in California last year.

Qatar Is Not Mediating U.S.-Iran Talks, Foreign Minister Says

Majed al-Ansari, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, said the country isn’t involved with mediation talks.

Reopening the Strait of Hormuz will be difficult without a deal with Iran.

Why President Trump Has a Big Oil Problem

Russian Oil Shipment Puts Focus on Kremlin Spy Outpost in Cuba

Mr. Trump has spoken of using his economic leverage to mount a “friendly takeover” of Cuba and is pressing for the ouster of its president, Miguel Díaz-Canel.

Iran’s New Security Chief Is a Hard-Line Former Guards Commander

Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr in 2024.

Israel Plans to Control Large Parts of Southern Lebanon, Defense Minister Says

Israeli military vehicles near the border of Lebanon on Saturday.

Mel Schilling, Dating Expert on ‘Married at First Sight,’ Dies at 54

Mel Schilling at the 2025 BAFTA Awards.

Three of the Lives Lost in One Day of Israeli Strikes in Lebanon

The aftermath of a strike in Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday.

Philippines Declares National Emergency Over High Fuel Prices

Lining up at a gas station in the Manila area this month. Transportation workers in the Philippines have called for mass protests this week over fuel prices.

Tango Therapy: How the Dance of Passion Is Helping Parkinson’s Patients

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Trump Delays Threat to Iran, but War Negotiations Are in Early Stage

Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, in Tehran last year. He is said to have conveyed to the U.S. that Iran would need sanctions relief and guarantees against future attacks.

Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Monday

The outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday night. Airstrikes hit the southern parts of the capital known as a Hezbollah stronghold soon after Israel issued evacuation warnings.

Trump Says U.S. Is Negotiating With Iran, Which Publicly Denies His Claim

An apartment building hit by a strike in Tehran on Monday.

‘Strong Talks’ With Iran?

Trump Delays Energy Strikes, but Iran’s Infrastructure Is Already Battered

The aftermath of a strike on an oil storage facility in Tehran earlier this month.

Energy Crisis Will Not Be Resolved Quickly if War Ends, I.E.A. Chief Warns

Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency, speaks in Canberra, Australia, on Monday.

Plane Crash Kills 66 From Military and Police in Colombia

The aircraft had taken off from Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia, at 9:50 a.m. There were 114 soldiers and police officers and 11 crew members on board, officials said.

Israel Says Its Own Artillery Killed a Farmer, Not a Hezbollah Rocket

Ofer Moskovitz, 60, holding avocados on a dirt road near Israel’s border with Lebanon last week.

Iran attempted to attack a far-off military base.

Italians Reject Judicial Overhaul, Undermining Meloni

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome last month. She has staked considerable political capital on campaigning for the measures.

Lionel Jospin, Who Helped Set France on Socialist Path, Dies at 88

Lionel Jospin delivering a speech in Paris in 2002. Through his parents, who were socialists, Mr. Jospin said he learned “the consequences of social misery, and the desire to change all of that.”

Why the BTS Comeback Concert Was a ‘Disaster’ for Some Businesses

City officials were expecting more than a quarter of a million people at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on Saturday.

Sidelined by War With Iran, Gaza Residents Remain in Limbo

A Choice of Deadly Drones Is Only a Few Clicks Away for Ukrainian Troops

A Ukrainian soldier arming a drone in the Kharkiv region last year.

Energy Attacks in War on Iran Could Turn Economic Shock Into Long-Term Damage

Hand-painted signs at a gas station in Samut Prakan, Thailand, last week said the station was out of diesel and 95-octane gasoline.

Canada May Need to Lean on the US as Military Threats in the Arctic Rise

A North Warning System station near Cambridge Bay on Victoria Island in Canada’s Arctic. The system consists of automated radars whose technology is now widely considered outdated in the era of satellites.

Canada’s Military Wants to Prove It Can Defend the High Arctic

Diabetes, Overlooked and Unchecked, Poses New Risks in Africa

Habiba Sali, right, a nurse in the endocrinology department of the Maroua Regional Hospital in the far north region of Cameroon, took the vital signs of patient Aminatou Mana during a regular checkup.

Taiwan Debates Military Spending as Choices Over U.S. and China Loom

Taiwanese soldiers during a military exercise in 2023.

London Arson Attack on Jewish Ambulance Service Investigated as Hate Crime, Police Say

The scene where the police say four ambulances were set on fire, in Golders Green on Monday.

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Caught Between Two Conflicts, Afghans Flee Iran

People crossing the border from Iran to Afghanistan last week at Islam Qala.

In Denmark’s Election, How Will the Woman Who Took On Trump Fare?

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen greeting constituents during a campaign event on Tuesday in her hometown Aalborg, Denmark.

Iranians Fear Trump’s Threat to Strike Power Plants

Tehran residents on Sunday, when tensions were rising over whether power would be cut to the capital and home to 10 million people.

Trump’s Ultimatum to Iran

Israel’s Missile Defense Under Scrutiny After Iranian Attack

Peering Sunday at damage where a missile struck the night before in Arad, Israel.

French Far Right Falls Short of Statement Win in Yardstick Local Races

Casting a ballot on Sunday in Lyon, southeastern France.

Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Sunday

Tehran on Sunday.

Attack on a Sudan Hospital Kills Dozens, Head of W.H.O. Says

Refugees waiting to be registered at the Oure Cassoni camp in Chad after fleeing the civil war in Sudan, in February. The war has created a devastating humanitarian crisis.

Iran Responds to Trump’s Energy Threat With Defiance and Warnings of Its Own

Iran’s first vice president, Mohammad Reza Aref, center, in February.

Israel Orders Military to Intensify Demolitions in Southern Lebanon

Cars turn around on a bridge in southern Lebanon after an Israeli strike destroyed it on Sunday.

Residents in Southern Israel Are Shaken After Direct Strikes by Iranian Missiles

Emergency workers at the site of a missile strike in Dimona, Israel, on Sunday.

On Beirut’s Waterfront, Loss Meets Life, and Luxury, Amid War

A displaced man in Beirut, Lebanon, sitting near the sea. More than a million people have been displaced in the country since the latest conflict between Israel and Hezbollah began.

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