Iran War Live Updates: Fighting Intensifies With Strikes on Critical Infrastructure
Pro-government demonstrators gathered at a square in Tehran, on Friday.
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A Very British CPAC: No 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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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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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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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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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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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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They Called Sam Neill ‘Skux.’ (It Was a Compliment.)
Sam Neill at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2019.
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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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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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Most Forest Fires in Canada Are Simply Impossible to Put Out
A wildfire burning in Bison Lake, Alberta, last year.
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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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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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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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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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Dubai Migrant Worker Layoffs Reveal Costs of Middle East War
The Satwa area of Dubai in April. Migrant workers in the city have faced job losses or cuts since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
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Philippines Condemns AI Video Posted by Chinese State Media Depicting It as a Monkey
An electronic board showing areas of the disputed South China Sea during a conference in Manila that marked the 10th anniversary of a ruling that invalidated Beijing’s claims in the waters, on Friday.
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How Andy Burnham, ‘King of the North,’ Conquered U.K. Politics
Andy Burnham in Ashton-in-Makerfield, England, in June. Mr. Burnham is on the verge of becoming prime minister.
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Japan Passes New Law Banning Flag Desecration in Nationalist Push
New students of the National Defense Academy saluting the Japanese flag at a review parade in Yokosuka, Japan, in April.
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Canada’s Wildfires Are Burning Through the Night
The observation deck of the CN Tower on Wednesday evening as wildfire smoke enveloped downtown Toronto.
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Ukraine Was on a Roll. Then a Clash Over War Strategy Exploded Into View.
Mykhailo Fedorov, the former minister of defense, speaking in Kyiv on Thursday.
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Astronomers Find an Atmosphere on a Nearby Earthlike Planet
An artist’s concept of the exoplanet LHS 1140b, surrounded by a helium-rich atmosphere. Another rocky planet orbits the same cool red dwarf star in the distance.
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Israeli Government Pushes Through Divisive Laws Before Election
Protesters against a law banning prosecution of ultra-Orthodox men for evading conscription, in Jerusalem on Wednesday.
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Orphanage Fire Kills Eleven in Algeria
The police at the entrance to an orphanage in Mohammadia, a suburb of Algiers, after a fatal fire on Thursday. Algeria’s president said children were among the dead.
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How the NYT Reported on Khamenei’s Funeral in Iran
Mourners gathered at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran to pay respects to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during his funeral.
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Highway Executive Given 12-Year Sentence Over Deadly Bridge Collapse in Italy
Giovanni Castellucci at a news briefing in Madrid in 2018. The collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa became a source of national embarrassment, raising alarms about Italy’s aging infrastructure.
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Pakistan, a mediator in the war, struggles to make itself heard.
A billboard displays the images of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, left, and Syed Asim Munir, Pakistan’s army chief, in Islamabad, Pakistan, in June.
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Global Opinion Shifts Toward Favoring China Over the U.S., Poll Finds
Global opinion of the United States had already been suffering a steady decline, according to past polls, but this year’s survey shows a precipitous drop-off.
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What to Know About Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Ousted Defense Minister
Mykhailo Fedorov in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, on Thursday. His appointment was seen as an indication that President Volodymyr Zelensky saw drones as the best bet for defeating Russia.
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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 Russian Political Battle Ends With a Visit From Masked Men
How Andy Burnham Becomes Britain’s New Prime Minister
Gay-Themed Mediterranean Cruise Turned Away From Turkey and Then Egypt
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