Trump’s Iran War Is Causing Problems For His Ally in Italy, Giorgia Meloni
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy with President Trump in October. Their relationship has long seemed one of her political advantages.
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How Russia’s Scorched-Earth Attacks Put Ukraine’s Power Grid Near Collapse
Kyiv, Ukraine, during a power outage in January. On several occasions this winter, the country’s grid appeared close to collapse.
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China Wants Its Ethnic Minorities to Blend In. Now It’s the Law.
Ethnic minority delegates arriving for a meeting of the National People’s Congress, the rubber-stamp legislature, in Beijing last week.
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At China’s Big Political Meeting, a Rare Debate About Inequality
The Chinese government said it would increase the minimum basic pension for rural residents by 20 yuan a month, or about $3, to a grand total of 163 yuan a month.
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Iran’s Retaliatory Strikes Appear to Be Slowing
A missile was unveiled at a march to commemorate the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran last month, before the war.
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How Trump’s War With Iran Changed the World in a Week
Smoke rising from oil storage in Tehran on Sunday.
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Ukraine Can Now Manufacture ‘China-Free’ Drones
Ukrainian drone operators in the Donetsk region in 2024. Drones now account for most Russian casualties, a Ukrainian commander said.
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Why Did the UK Police Repeatedly Decline to Investigate Claims About Epstein and Prince Andrew?
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in New York in 2005. Ms. Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence for her role in Mr. Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation.
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U.S. Seeks Extradition of Maduro Ally Alex Saab From Venezuela
The businessman Alex Saab, center, in Caracas, Venezuela, in 2024.
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A Trump-Xi Summit Nears, but China Doesn’t Know What Trump Wants
President Trump and Xi Jinping, China’s leader, meeting in Busan, South Korea, in October, where they announced a yearlong trade truce.
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China’s Military Has Quietly Cut Flying Near Taiwan
A photo released last year by Chinese state media showing aircraft on the Fujian, China’s third aircraft carrier.
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Trump Casts a Shadow Over One of Mexico’s Deadliest States
National Guard soldiers last month in Sinaloa, Mexico.
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Iran’s Frantic Attempt to Save Its Ships Before Torpedo Attack
The Iranian destroyer Dena took part in a fleet review near Visakhapatnam, India, last month, just days before a United States submarine sank the warship with a torpedo.
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Ground Down by War, Hezbollah’s Loyal Base Shows Cracks
Displaced families, fleeing the fighting, in a tent camp inside a stadium in Beirut on Wednesday.
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Iran’s Naval Mines: A History of Threats to Persian Gulf Shipping
The supertanker S.S. Bridgeton (top), escorted by the U.S.S. Standley, struck a mine off Dubai in November 1987.
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How Hegseth Came to See Moral Purpose in War as Weakness
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attending the dignified transfer of six troops killed in the Middle East last week. For the mission in Iran, Mr. Hegseth signed off on the name “Epic Fury,” which connotes retribution and rage.
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Why Oil Prices Surged Even After the Release of Strategic Reserves
An oil tanker sits anchored as the traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz in Muscat, Oman, on Tuesday.
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Haitian President’s Widow Recalls Killers Spoke Spanish and Used Nicknames
Martine Moïse, left, and her son in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in 2021, after the attack that killed her husband.
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Israel Bombards Lebanese Capital in Latest Round of Strikes
The Dahiya, a densely populated residential area of southern Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday night.
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U.N. Security Council Condemns Iran’s Retaliatory Strikes in the Middle East
The United Nations Security Council during a meeting on Wednesday.
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Countries Scramble to Shore Up Global Oil Supplies as Ships Are Attacked
A navy ship from the United Arab Emirates sailed next to a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday.
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California Officials See No Imminent Threat of Drone Attacks by Iran
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California speaking at a news conference in Hayward, Calif., last week.
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Two People Die After Paid Plasma Donation at Clinics in Canada
The plasma clinics were operated by Grifols, a Spanish health care company.
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What Happened in the U.S.-Israeli War on Iran on Wednesday
The aftermath of an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday in Ruwais, a neighborhood in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon.
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Strong or Weak? How Trump Picks His Battles.
President Trump with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia during a meeting in Alaska last summer. Mr. Trump’s deference to Russia highlights a pattern that has crystallized in recent months as he launches military action overseas.
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Will Trump TACO on Iran?
President Trump and his aides have given conflicting indications on how long the U.S. intends the war to last.
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Starmer Was Warned of Mandelson’s Ties to Epstein Ahead of Ambassador Pick
Peter Mandelson and Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Washington, in February last year.
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First Week of Iran War Cost More Than $11 Billion, Pentagon Tells Congress
A closed-door briefing at the Capitol with Pentagon officials discussed the cost of the war.
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Banks in Gulf Evacuate Their Offices
Citi, the global bank, told its staff to immediately depart what had been its longtime regional headquarters in the Dubai International Financial Center.
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Lebanese residents are left in shock and fear as Israeli strikes reach the center of Beirut.
The recent Israeli strike killed four people according the Lebanese health ministry.
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Iran Soccer Players Seeking Asylum Are Part of a History of Athlete Defections
Several members of the Iranian women’s soccer team accepted asylum offers from Australia after participating in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup.
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Iran holds a public mourning ceremony for commanders killed by strikes.
The procession was held after another night of intense strikes.
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Israel sends an extra infantry brigade to Lebanon’s border.
Israeli artillery equipment deployed near the country’s border with Lebanon.
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Why the British government is only releasing some of the Mandelson files.
Peter Mandelson when he was Britain’s Ambassador to the United States last year, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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Trump’s Actions in Iran and Venezuela Show Limits of U.S. Sanctions
Watching the aftermath of a strike in Tehran last week. Having reached the limits of its sanctions tools this year, the Trump administration is opting instead to use military force in places like Iran and Venezuela.
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Who is Peter Mandelson?
Peter Mandelson was one of Britain’s most important political operatives for decades.
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At Least 3 Ships Are Struck Around Strait of Hormuz, and Iran Claims One
An image released by the Royal Thai Navy shows a vessel near the Strait of Hormuz that was attacked on Wednesday. Iran claimed responsibility.
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Iran to Skip World Cup, Minister Says, Despite Reported Trump Assurances to FIFA
The Iranian national soccer team before a match against Uzbekistan in March 2025. Iran qualified months ago for the World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico this summer.
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Russia Says Ukraine’s Strike on Factory City Was Deadly
A still from a video released by the Ukraine armed forces of a strike on a Russian missile plant in Bryansk, Russia, on Tuesday.
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Democrats Demand Accountability From Hegseth on Iranian School Strike
Protesters hold up photos of children killed by airstrikes on their school in Minab.
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World Heritage Sites Hit in Airstrikes on Iran
The Golestan Palace was damaged badly from an Israeli attack on a police station in Tehran last week.
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U.S. to Release 172 Million Barrels of Oil From Strategic Reserves, Energy Dept. Says
UK Bans Al Quds Protest March That Critics Say Supports Iranian Regime
Iran War Live Updates: Iraq Closes Oil Terminals Amid Growing Disruption to Global Supplies
Starmer Was Warned About Risk of Appointing Friend of Epstein as Ambassador
Her Lab Worked to Future-Proof Fruits and Vegetables
Deadly Attack on Oil Tankers Prompts Iraq to Close Oil Terminals
Iran Has Fired Widely Banned Cluster Munitions at Israel
U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says