Iran War Live Updates: Another U.S. Service Member Is Killed as Two Sides Edge Toward Wider War
A satellite image of the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, in Azraq, Jordan, which came under Iranian fire last week.
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Why Tokyo’s New Shorts Policy is Sparking Debate in Japan
Two officials wearing shorts at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, on Tuesday.
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Argentines, Already ‘Losing Their Minds,’ Brace for World Cup Final
Thousands of people celebrated Argentina’s victory over England, and its qualification for the World Cup final, on Wednesday in Rosario, Argentina.
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Russia Batters Kyiv in One of the Largest Missile Assaults of the War
A helicopter dropping water on Sunday over the site of a Russian missile strike in the Kyiv region of Ukraine.
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The U.S. Braced For the World Cup. It Fell in Love Instead.
Fans celebrating during a match between France and Senegal at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., in June.
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A Modest Proposal for the Strait Dispute: A Shared Pact Among Gulf States
Oil tankers and cargo vessels were anchored last month off the coast of Oman during an effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Wildfires Continue To Burn in Ontario, Canada, Sending Smoke to U.S. Cities
Premier Doug Ford of Ontario after a news conference in Thunder Bay on Saturday. Roughly 1.7 million acres have burned in Ontario, data from the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center shows.
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Uproar Over Surrogate Baby Prompts German Official’s Sudden Resignation
Jens Spahn, parliamentary group leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union party, in the plenary hall during a session at the Bundestag, Germany’s lower house of Parliament, in December.
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Iqaluit, Canada’s Most Northern City, Gets Its First Bus Line
Looking out the window of an Iqaluit Transit bus during its route through the city.
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A Very British CPAC: Few, if Any, Costumes and Not Much Trump
Matt Schlapp, chairman of the Conservative Political Action Conference, and the former prime minister Liz Truss onstage at CPAC’s London conference on Thursday.
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Lamine Yamal, Soccer Star and Son of African Migrants, Personifies a Changing Spain
A crowd near Rocafonda, the neighborhood where Lamine Yamal grew up, watches the player on a giant screen during Spain’s semifinal with France last week.
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As Trump Scraps With Meloni, His Envoy to Italy Is at Sea
Tilman Fertitta aboard his yacht, Boardwalk, on the Fourth of July.
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Israel Counters Iranian Spying by Warning Against Recruitment
People walking in Tehran this month. According to Israeli authorities, Iran has intensified efforts to recruit people in Israel for intelligence gathering.
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Iran shipped billions in oil during its cease-fire with the U.S.
Iran capitalized on its export of oil, gaining billions of dollars during a short-lived peace agreement with the United States.
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Earthquake in Peru Kills 6 and Displaces Hundreds
Una casa en Chupuro, Perú, que fue destruida por el terremoto el sábado.
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Israel watches tensely as the fighting between U.S. and Iran escalates.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue the military campaign against Iran.
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The U.S. Is Sending More Warplanes to the Middle East, Officials Say
Fighter jets stationed in Germany and Britain are being deployed to the Middle East according to officials.
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Increased Cooperation With U.S. Has Put Jordan in Iran’s Cross Hairs
Iran’s recent attacks on U.S.-allied Jordan, including one that killed two U.S. servicemen on Friday, introduce a new complexity in the war.
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Why Jordan Is Becoming a New Focus in the U.S.-Iran War
American and Jordanian forces took part in multinational military exercises hosted by Jordan in 2022.
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Canada Wildfires: What to Know
The observation deck of Toronto’s CN Tower on Wednesday, as wildfire smoke enveloped downtown.
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Deaths of 2 U.S. Troops in Jordan Brings American Toll in the War With Iran to 16
The remains of a U.S. soldier killed in Kuwait earlier in the war, arrived at Dover Air Force Base, Del., in March.
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Ukraine’s Top General Becomes a Target of Protesters’ Anger
People in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday protesting President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to oust Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who had championed drone warfare.
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U.S. Strikes Leave Iranians Isolated and Scared
The Persian Gulf off the coast of Bandar Abbas, an Iranian port city in the south of the country, in May. Residents said roads around the city were heavily damaged by U.S. airstrikes this week.
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Your ‘Live’ World Cup Broadcast Is Not Really Live
Lautaro Martinez of Argentina scored the winning goal over England on Wednesday. When did you see it?
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Most Forest Fires in Canada Are Simply Impossible to Put Out
A wildfire burning in Bison Lake, Alberta, last year.
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In Bangladesh, Argentina’s Soccer Team Finds a Huge Fan Base
Fans of Argentina’s soccer team gathering last month in Dhaka, Bangladesh, during the World Cup.
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Freedom Convoy Leader, Under House Arrest, Wants to Visit the White House
The Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich at her sentencing hearing last summer. She is asking a court to let her travel to the United States.
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They Called Sam Neill ‘Skux.’ (It Was a Compliment.)
Sam Neill at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2019.
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7 Americans Sent to Disputed Kenya Ebola Site After New Trump Travel Ban
A satellite image showing the field hospital at Laikipia Air Base in central Kenya, where America aid workers are being quarantined.
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The Rise and Fall of Ukraine’s Drone Warfare Mastermind
Mykhailo Fedorov, the former minister of defense for Ukraine, speaking Thursday in Kyiv. Mr. Fedorov’s growing reliance on drones had reportedly irked some members of the military’s leadership.
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Karim Khan’s Accuser Breaks Silence on Alleged Sexual Misconduct at I.C.C.
Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, at a U.N. Security Council meeting.
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War Between U.S. and Iran Expands, With Strikes Across the Region
An image taken from social media and verified by The New York Times showing a damaged portion of a bridge in Hormozgan Province, Iran, on Friday.
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Lam Wing-Kee, Hong Kong Bookseller Who Defied Authorities, Dies at 70
Lam Wing Kee in 2020 at the Causeway Bay Bookstore in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan’s ministry of culture saluted the store as “an inspiration and role model for democracy, liberty and human rights across borders.”
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Israeli Strike in Gaza Kills Seven People, Health Officials Say
Palestinians carrying the body of a man killed during an Israeli strike in central Gaza on Friday.
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Burnham Becomes Labour Leader and Britain’s Incoming Prime Minister
Andy Burnham, the new leader of the Labour Party, speaking in London on Friday.
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7.3-Magnitude Earthquake Off Coast of Mexico and Guatemala Poses Tsunami Threat
People outside the Biblioteca Nacional in San Salvador, El Salvador, following a 7.4 magnitude earthquake on Friday.
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Parents in Uganda Demand Answers After Bus Crash Kills 21 Children
An overturned school bus in eastern Uganda, where 21 students and five adults were killed in the crash.
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E.U. Proposes Changes to Emissions Trading System
Europe, which often holds itself up as a climate leader, has been facing political infighting over some of its policies.
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Trump Faces the Limits of U.S. Firepower and the Lessons of Past Wars
“We’re going to knock out all their power plants,” President Trump told Fox News this week. “We’re going to knock out all their bridges unless they get to the table and negotiate.”
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Iran-U.S. Talks: How 4 Negotiators Would Approach Diplomacy
A mural in Tehran in June. The likelihood of an easing of tension between the United States and Iran looks distant at the moment, but there are small signals that diplomacy could still be possible.
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Hundreds of Rohingya Feared Drowned at Sea
A boat carrying a group of Rohingya refugees landed in Indonesia’s Aceh province last year. Each year, thousands of Rohingya refugees attempt to reach Indonesia, Malaysia or Thailand on overcrowded, unseaworthy boats.
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Beijing Rejects Trump’s Claim of Meddling, but Avoids a Fight
President Trump addressing the nation from the East Room of the White House on Thursday.
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The 20-Somethings Running Ukraine’s War Machine
A friend’s call for help led Mykhailo Rudominski into defense work. His company, Himera, makes electronic warfare-resistant radios.
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‘Suddenly, I Was Free’: A Chinese Pastor’s Journey From Jail to the U.S.
Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri at his home near Washington on Thursday. His release from jail was a rare concession by China after President Trump raised his case.
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Venezuela Earthquakes Force a Grim Homecoming for Migrants
Liliana Figueroa, who had migrated to Brazil, returned to Venezuela after her daughter, Angelina, was killed in the earthquake.
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Russia Bill Broadens Sanctions but Could Fuel Fears Over the Dollar
Prominent Cuban Artist Will Go Into Exile After 5-Year Prison Term
Cuban Dissident Was Missing A Week After Prison Release
A Conversation with Zohran Mamdani