Netanyahu Hopes Strikes on Iran Will Lead to Uprising and Regime Change
A new billboard in Tehran shows Iran’s three supreme leaders.
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He Lost a Leg for Russia. Then, He Says, His Country Betrayed Him.
Aleksandr Abbasov-Derskhan in the factory dormitory where he works, reattaching his prosthesis after disinfecting stitches on his amputated leg that reopened due to prolonged standing.
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The Faroe Islands Are Changing Some of Europe’s Strictest Abortion Rules
Marna Jacobsen, 71, in Torshavn, Faroe Islands, late last year. Ms. Jacobsen said that as a 17-year-old she had to lie to get an abortion.
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Trump’s Friendship With Japan’s Leader Takaichi Faces Test Over Iran
President Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan aboard the U.S.S. George Washington at Yokosuka Port south of Yokohama, Japan, in October.
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Dozens Dead in Pakistani Airstrike on Kabul
The airstrike hit a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul, Afghan officials said.
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At Least 23 Killed in Nigeria as Insurgent Attacks Go On Despite U.S. Help
Members of the Nigerian Red Cross with a victim of the bombings in Maiduguri, Nigeria, at a hospital on Monday.
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Trump Signals He May Intervene in Cuba Following Iran and Venezuela
People gathering on a street during a blackout on Monday in Havana.
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What to Know About Ali Larijani, Iran’s Top Security Official
Ali Larijani, Iran’s top national security official, emerged as the de facto leader of the country after the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Sucked Into War, Gulf Countries Face the Limits of U.S. Security Guarantees
Smoke billowing near the Dubai International Airport on Monday.
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As American Bombers Take Off From R.A.F. Fairford in UK, Iraq War Looms Large
U.S. Air Force personnel loading munitions into a B-1 bomber at R.A.F. Fairford on Monday.
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What the Iran War Means for the U.S.-China Relationship
The Chinese destroyer Tangshan at dock near an Iranian navy ship in Cape Town, South Africa, in January for joint maritime safety operations.
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As Carney Seeks Canadian Alliances with China, India and Qatar, He Looks Away on Human Rights
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India this month in New Delhi.
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Over 200 Ukrainian Experts in Middle East to Help Fight Drones, Zelensky Says
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine speaking to British lawmakers in London, on Tuesday.
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Israel Intensifies Strikes on Beirut, Escalating Its Campaign Against Hezbollah
The aftermath of an airstrike in central Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday.
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As Iran War Drags On, Europe Wants to Avoid a New Migration Crisis
Migrants in Slovenia at the height of the European migration crisis in 2015.
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Here’s the latest.
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How TrumpRx Drug Prices Compare With Those in Other Countries
President Trump unveiled the TrumpRx website last month. Visitors to the site are greeted by a promise: “Find the world’s lowest prices on prescription drugs.”
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Asia Turns Back to Coal as War Chokes Off Natural Gas
Qatar Energy announced a shutdown of its liquefied natural gas production after Iranian attacks on energy installations.
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Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Tuesday
Ali Larijani, center, registering his name as a candidate for presidential elections in Tehran in 2024.
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Trump’s Next Decision in War: Whether to Retrieve Iran’s Nuclear Fuel
A satellite image of the Pickaxe Mountain tunnel complex near the Natanz nuclear facility in central Iran last week. It is not certain where all of Iran’s nuclear material resides.
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Kharg Island Is an Appealing Target for Trump, With High Risks
The Kharg Island oil facility off the coast of Iran in 2017.
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Ali Larijani, a Top Iranian Politician and Emissary, Is Dead at 67
Ali Larijani in Tehran in 2024. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made Mr. Larijani the de facto leader of Iran in January, when nationwide protests engulfed the country.
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An Unexploded Bomb Near the Colombia-Ecuador Border Leads to a Diplomatic Clash
The remnants of a 500‑pound undetonated bomb dropped by the Ecuadorian army that fell on a coca crop in Colombia.
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Ali Larijani, Iran’s De Facto Political Leader, Killed by Israel
Ali Larijani, Iran’s top security official, in Tehran in 2024. He was killed in an overnight strike, the Israeli military said.
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As Trump belittled European allies, the Irish leader pushed back, gently.
President Trump hosted Micheál Martin, the taoiseach or prime minister of Ireland, at the White House on Tuesday,
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Israel Keeps Killing Key Iranian Leaders. Will It Work?
Ali Larijani, Iran’s top security official, in Tehran in 2024. The Israeli military announced it had killed him in an airstrike on Tuesday.
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The Iran War Is Pushing Some Countries to Cut Back On Energy Use
A damaged oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, on Saturday.
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U.N. Says Attacks on Iran Set to Drive Hunger to Record Levels
Volunteers prepared packages of food in the Paktia Province of Afghanistan on Monday.
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It Was the Vatican’s ‘Trial of the Century.’ Now, It’s Going to Retrial.
Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu at the Vatican in 2024.
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on March 2026
China Ramps Up Scrutiny of Meta’s Acquisition of Manus
Meta announced in December that it had bought Manus, a Singapore artificial intelligence start-up that has Chinese roots.
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on March 2026
Antisemitic Attacks Bring Deeper Unease to Dutch Jews
Police standing outside a Jewish school following an explosion in Amsterdam on Saturday.
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Trump Says U.S. Doesn’t Need Allies to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
President Trump spoke to reporters on Tuesday while meeting with Micheál Martin, the prime minister of Ireland, in the Oval Office.
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on March 2026
A Smelly Ice Cream Ad Tempts Few London Commuters
Every few seconds, spritzes of chocolate aroma fill King’s Cross Station in London, part of a marketing campaign for Magnum Ice Cream.
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on March 2026
Ali Larijani Killing Fuels Anxiety in Iran
Ali Larijani was appointed as the head of the Supreme National Security Council by the slain former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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An ‘Unprecedented’ Outbreak of Meningitis Raises Alarm in Britain
Staff and students waiting in line to receive antibiotics at the University of Kent in Canterbury on Monday.
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Under Roman Abramovich, Chelsea Broke Rules for Years, Premier League Says
Mr. Abramovich celebrating Chelsea’s Champions League victory in Porto, Portugal, in 2021.
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on March 2026
Why Won’t Europe Help Trump in Iran? Let’s Count the Reasons.
An apartment in Tehran on Sunday after an airstrike.
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What Is the Basij?
Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Basij militia force, in Tehran, in 2019.
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Joe Kent, a Top Counterterrorism Official for the Trump Administration, Resigns, Citing Iran War
“I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,” Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, wrote in a letter to President Trump that he posted Tuesday.
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Israel’s Killing of Ali Larijani Could Allow Military to Tighten Grip on Iran
Ali Larijani, head of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, in Tehran in 2024. He oversaw the brutal crackdown on antigovernment protesters in January.
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Peter Thiel Fears the Antichrist Is Coming. In Rome, Some Call His View Heresy.
Peter Thiel speaking in Cambridge, England, in 2024. He previously delivered lectures on the Antichrist in Paris in January and in San Francisco last year.
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Another Tanker Is Attacked Near the Strait of Hormuz
A tanker anchored near Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates was hit by a projectile on Tuesday, a British monitoring agency said.
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on March 2026
China is Tight-Lipped on Trump’s Request to Delay His Xi Summit
President Trump and Xi Jinping, the Chinese leader, last met in Busan, South Korea, in 2025.
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Here’s the latest.
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Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Monday
An encampment in a parking lot in Beirut, Lebanon. Israel’s defense minister, Israel Katz, said that its forces had launched a “ground maneuver” in southern Lebanon, compounding fears of a broader invasion.
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Trump Administration Seeks to Remove Cuba’s President From Power During Negotiations
President Miguel Díaz-Canel of Cuba during a visit to Venezuela last year.
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Trump Hits Out at Allies After Cool Response to Requests for Warships
Mr. Trump’s appeal for an international naval escort, which he issued on Saturday, was the first time he appeared eager to build a broad coalition against Iran.
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Betting on Ayatollah’s Ouster Ignites Ire Over Prediction Markets
Cuban Americans Will Be Allowed to Own Businesses in Cuba, but Is That Enough to Rescue the Economy?
Europe Has Helped the U.S. Protect Shipping. The Strait of Hormuz Is Different.
Iran War Live Updates: Israel Says It Killed Iran’s Intelligence Chief
Is Latin America Abandoning Cuba?
Who Runs Iran Now? Charting the Top Leaders Killed in the War So Far.
Gas Prices Keep Rising as Seasonal Changes Add to Oil Price Pressure
A Predictable Problem