Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Planning for His Possible Assassination, Picks Successors
People marching under a mural of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Friday in Tehran.
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Ukraine Warns Teenagers the Enemy Is Inside Their Phones
A lecturer from the Security Service of Ukraine leading a presentation for 10th-grade students at a high school in Lviv, in western Ukraine, on Russian schemes that try to recruit young people for minor sabotage or espionage.
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Iranians Find Pockets of Connection Amid Internet Blackout
Many Iranians rely on virtual private networks, or VPNs, to evade government restrictions on the internet, but even many of those have been disrupted since Israel’s attacks began.
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Trump Sends Envoy to Belarus, Courting Ties With Russia’s Close Ally
U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg in Warsaw, Poland, in February.
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As U.S. Enters War Against Iran, the Mideast Fears What’s Next
Smoke rising from Israel’s attack on an oil refinery last week in Tehran.
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U.K. Heat Wave Leaves Britons Looking for Ways to Stay Cool
A spectator covered her face during the Queen’s Club Championships tennis tournament in London on Friday.
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How South Korea Became a Cultural Powerhouse
A fan event in Brooklyn on Friday to publicize the third season of “Squid Game.”
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Europe Attempts to Provide an Off-Ramp to Iran in Geneva Talks
Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian foreign minister, speaking at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva on Friday.
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Putin Does Not Rule Out Capturing Key Ukrainian City
Walking through debris at the site of a Russian strike in Odesa, Ukraine, on Friday.
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$40 Million Yacht That Mysteriously Sank Is Raised From Bottom of Sea
Cranes pulling up the Bayesian superyacht, off the coast of Sicily on Friday.
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Iran Had Vowed to Retaliate. Now, It Faces Hard Choices.
Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, in Geneva on Friday.
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Far-Right Party Tries to Expand Its Appeal in Germany’s West
Duisburg has long been at the heart of Germany’s steel industry. The site of one former steel plant is now an urban park.
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Republican Lawmakers Cheer Strike on Iran as Top Democrats Condemn It
Speaker Mike Johnson, center, released a statement saying the strikes were necessary.
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With Decision to Bomb Iran, Trump Injects U.S. Into Middle East Conflict
President Trump returned to the White House from Bedminster, N.J., on Saturday evening and announced the strikes on Iran shortly afterward.
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Four scenarios of how American involvement in the war could play out.
Vehicles lined up for gasoline in Tehran, where many people have tried to stockpile supplies or evacuate over the last week.
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Iran built Fordo deep inside a mountain to withstand aerial attacks.
A satellite view of Iran’s Fordo fuel enrichment plant, northeast of the city of Qum.
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No U.S. Decision on Joining War Yet, Though It Could Come in Days, Israeli Officials Say
President Trump is weighing whether to have the United States join Israel’s effort to destroy Iran’s nuclear sites.
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Israeli Attacks in Iran Kill Three More Commanders, Israel Says
A crowd in Tehran on Friday protested Israel’s attacks on Iran.
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Hot-Air Balloon Crashes in Brazil, Killing at Least 8 People
A rescue worker at the crash site after a hot-air balloon carrying 21 people caught fire and plunged on Saturday in Praia Grande, Brazil.
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U.S. Deploys B-2 Bombers as Trump Plans to Meet National Security Team
A B-2 stealth bomber assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base in 2020. It is not unusual to shift military assets into position to provide options to the president and military commanders even if they are not ultimately deployed.
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Israel Says It Killed Top Iran Commander Who Oversees Proxy Militias
A crowd marched in Tehran on Friday to protest against Israel’s attacks on Iran.
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Season Opener
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With Few Discount Airlines, Canadian Travelers Face Steeper Fares
Air Canada, the country’s largest carrier, said taxes and other airport charges were behind higher fares.
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Drought Is Hurting Global Food Supplies
Drought-ravaged Shaanxi Province in China last month.
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Accusations fly at a heated U.N. Security Council session on Iran and Israel, amid pleas for peace.
Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, at the Security Council’s meeting on Friday.
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Israel and Iran launch fresh attacks amid diplomatic push.
Emergency personnel outside a building hit by an Iranian missile in Haifa, Israel, on Friday. Israeli jets hit targets across Iran.
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Rockslide in Canada’s Banff National Park Leaves 2 Dead, 3 Injured
A rockslide, center, near Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park, Canada, on Thursday.
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Thousands Protest Across the Middle East as Israel-Iran Conflict Deepens
Large crowds took to the streets of Tehran on Friday to protest Israel’s attacks on Iran.
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Europe’s Growing Fear: How Trump Might Use U.S. Tech Dominance Against It
The International Criminal Court in The Hague, which has attracted the ire of President Trump.
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Are Israel’s Airstrikes on Iran Within Legal Bounds?
Smoke rising from Israel’s attack on an oil refinery in Tehran on Saturday.
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Pro-Palestinian Activists Break Into the UK’s Largest Air Base
R.A.F. Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, southern England, houses about 5,800 service personnel.
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Ex-Malaysia Premier Najib Has Money Laundering Charges Dropped
Najib Razak’s prison sentence was halved and his fine slashed in 2024.
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Forced to Wait for Trump, Israel Faces Strategic Dilemma in Iran
Israel’s air defense system intercepting missiles from Iran over Tel Aviv on Wednesday. The longer Israel waits for President Trump’s decision on an American attack on Iran, the greater the strain on Israel’s defenses.
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What Happens if Trump Decides to Strike Iran or Assassinate Its Leader?
Marching in Tehran on Saturday after Israel’s attacks.
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Friday Briefing
Tel Aviv this week.
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A U.S. Attack on Iran Would Show the Limits of China’s Power
Smoke rose over Tehran after Israel attacked the Iranian state broadcaster on Monday.
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Air India Plane Crash Highlights Dangers of Crowded Airport Zones
A plane waiting to take off at the Ahmedabad airport which is surrounded by the cityscape of Ahmedabad, India, in June.
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Bank Transfer Signals Syria Is Making Strides in Ending Economic Isolation
People lined up to use an A.T.M. on Tuesday in Damascus, Syria. This week, the country completed its first electronic transfer in 14 years with a Western bank.
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Suchinda Kraprayoon, Thai Leader Who Set Off Bloody Protests, Dies at 91
Gen. Kraprayoon Suchinda at a military parade in Bangkok in 1991. He assumed the prime ministership after saying he would not, inciting four days of violent protest in the capital.
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Medically Assisted Dying Closer to Legalization After Vote by UK Lawmakers
Under Pressure, Officials in Western India Move Against Abuse in Sugar Fields
Friday Briefing: Trump Appeared to Put Off U.S. Action on Iran
Israel-Iran Conflict: Live Updates: Trump Claims Success After Bombing Key Iran Nuclear Sites
BTS Is Back Together. Does It Still Rule K-Pop?
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