Lebanon at ‘Tipping Point’ as It Seeks to Disarm Hezbollah
Hezbollah supporters gathering in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday to mourn the death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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He Had a Purple Heart, PTSD and a Rap Sheet. He Had to Leave the U.S.
Sae Joon Park in his apartment in Busan, South Korea, in February. Despite living in the U.S. for nearly 50 years, Park was ordered to move back to South Korea in June 2025.
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Jamil Jivani, a Friend of JD Vance, Channels Charlie Kirk in Canada
Jamil Jivani, a conservative member of Parliament, talking with supporters after speaking at the University of Calgary last month.
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As Trump Out-Putins Putin, Russia’s Global Influence Erodes
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia went to a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow last month.
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‘Liquor Capital of China’ Is Trying to Save Its Fortunes
Tanks of fermented sorghum at Jinjiao Distillery in Maotai, China, in February.
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Indonesia to Block Children Under 16 From Social Media
Children playing on smartphones in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in January
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Iran’s Friends Include China and Russia. But Where are They Now?
A police station that was destroyed by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes in Tehran.
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South African President on Trump’s Oval Office ‘Ambush’ and ‘Racist’ Policies
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa opened up about his relationship with President Trump.
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James Luckey-Lange Recounts Being Detained, Starved and Beaten in Venezuela
James Luckey-Lange was held by Venezuelan authorities for more than a month and was released after then President Nicolás Maduro was captured in January.
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Israel Pushes Farther Into Lebanon, and Readies for More
Military trucks transporting tanks toward the Israeli-Lebanese border on Thursday.
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After Gen-Z Revolution, Nepal Votes for a Fresh Slate of Leaders
Voting in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Thursday. The city still bears the scars of last year’s Gen Z-led revolution
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Who Is Eyal Zamir, the Architect of Israel’s War Plans?
Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, the Israeli military’s chief of staff, attending a ceremony in Jerusalem in October.
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Israel Closes Al Aqsa Mosque at Ramadan, Citing Wartime Safety Concerns
An missile fired to intercept incoming fire flying over Jerusalem on Sunday, with the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound visible in the foreground.
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Israel issues an evacuation warning in the Qom region, near an Iranian nuclear site.
A satellite image of the Fordo nuclear facility in Iran after it was struck by the United States in June.
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Strikes Batter Iran’s Storied Azadi Stadium Complex
The Azadi Indoor Complex in Tehran was hit struck on Thursday.
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Trump Remarks on U.S.S. Cole and Iran Raise Questions in Guantánamo Case
The bombing of the U.S.S. Cole off the coast of Yemen was seen as a precursor of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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Iran’s Drone Attacks Plague the Gulf States
Damage at an oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday after the authorities said it had been hit by debris from an intercepted drone.
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Air travel remains disrupted across the Middle East.
Empty check-in counters previously occupied by Emirates and Etihad Airways at John F. Kennedy International Airport, in New York City on Monday.
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4 Arrested in London on Suspicion of Spying on Jews for Iran
The headquarters of the Metropolitan Police in London. The arrests were part of a long-running investigation, police said.
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Khamenei’s Killing Sparks Anger and Grief in South Asia’s Shiite Muslims
Shiite Muslims during a candlelit protest in Srinagar on Wednesday.
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3 Australians Were on U.S. Submarine That Sank an Iranian Warship
An injured Iranian sailor is moved on a stretcher at Galle National Hospital in Sri Lanka after the torpedoing of the Iranian naval ship IRIS Dena on Thursday.
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U.S. Restarts Diplomatic Relations With Venezuela
A protest last month in Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, demanding freedom for political prisoners.
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Israel Pounds Southern Beirut, a Hezbollah Stronghold
Smoke rising after an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, on early Friday.
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State Department Is Accused of Slow Assistance in Iran War for Americans Abroad
Passengers evacuated from the Middle East arrived at Dulles International Airport on Thursday.
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Not Just Oil: In Venezuela, U.S. Interior Secretary Pushes for Mining Access
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s new leader, in Caracas on Wednesday.
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Superfood Fuels Mating Frenzy for Critically Endangered Kakapo
A kakapo with eggs on Anchor Island, in New Zealand. The island is known for lacking the kinds of predators that threaten the parrots.
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Two Schools in Iran Damaged in U.S.-Israeli Bombing
The aftermath of a strike in Tehran, the Iranian capital, on Thursday.
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Iran delays naming a new leader out of security concerns, officials say.
Mojtaba Khamenei, center, the son of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, participates in the annual Quds Day rally in Tehran, Iran, in 2019.
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Israel Begins Assault in Southern Beirut, Raising Fears of Wider Incursion
Smoke rising after an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, late Thursday and early Friday local time.
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António Lobo Antunes, One of Europe’s Most Revered Writers, Dies at 83
António Lobo Antunes in 1988. The literary critic George Steiner called him “a novelist of the very first rank” and likened him to Joseph Conrad and William Faulkner.
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Why Torpedoed Iranian Warship Is a Problem for India
The Iranian warship, IRIS Dena, in the Bay of Bengal during an international fleet review at Visakhapatnam, India, on Feb. 18.
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Desperate travelers wait as Dubai resumes a few flights.
Passengers arriving at Dubai International Airport terminal as the airport resumed limited operations in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Thursday.
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French Officer Accused of Shooting Teen to Be Charged Only With Manslaughter
A protest in France last year marking the anniversary of the death of Nahel Merzouk.
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Trump Says He Should Have Role in Choosing Iran’s Next Leader
President Trump said Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of the former Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who appeared to be the leading candidate to succeed his father, was an “unacceptable” choice.
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How many Americans live in the Mideast?
The White House press secretary, Karoline Levitt, providing information for American citizens in the Middle East at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
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Sri Lanka Is Caught in the Middle as Second Iranian Vessel Seeks Safe Haven
A police vehicle arriving at a hospital in Galle, Sri Lanka, on Thursday, where Iranian sailors rescued from the IRIS Dena were being treated.
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Israeli Evacuation Orders Spark Panic in Beirut
Jammed roads in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, after Israel’s military issued evacuation orders of entire neighborhood on Thursday.
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Refugee Sentenced to 13 Years for Stabbing at Berlin Holocaust Memorial
The Holocaust Memorial was cordoned off after a stabbing attack last year.
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Fueled by anxiety, exhausted Iranians cross the border into Turkey.
Iranians after crossing into Turkey at the Kapikoy Border Gate earlier this week.
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As Iran Widens Retaliatory Strikes, Europe Accelerates Response for Gulf Allies
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Italy would also honor longstanding bilateral agreements regulating U.S. military bases on Italian soil, as long as they were not used for operations that involved bombing.
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Fallout From Mideast Swirls Over the War in Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has offered to share his country’s expertise in defending against Iranian-designed drones.
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Iceland Defeats Iceland: A U.K. Supermarket Ends a Trademark Dispute
An Iceland supermarket in Liverpool, England. The grocery chain was founded in 1970.
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Iranian Kurdish Forces Say They May Enter Iran. Who Are the Kurds?
Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq last month.
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NATO’s chief downplays the risks that the alliance will be drawn into the conflict.
The Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, downplayed risks that the military alliance could be pulled into the conflict in the Middle East, on Thursday.
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Trump Says He Wants to Destroy Iran’s Navy. Here’s What to Know.
Iranian naval vessels during a parade in 2024.
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Iran Calls Torpedoing of Ship by U.S. an ‘Atrocity’
Workers unloading the bodies of Iranian sailors killed when an American submarine torpedoed and sank an Iranian frigate off the coast of Sri Lanka.
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Trump Wants a Quick Victory in Iran. But the War May Be Costly.
Heavy smoke rising from Tehran on Tuesday after U.S.-Israeli airstrikes.
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Carney Says Canada and Australia Can ‘Set the Agenda’ as World Faces ‘Crises’
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada addressing Parliament in Canberra, Australia, on Thursday.
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Israel Says It Downed an Iranian Yak-130 Fighter Jet Over Tehran
Iran Live Updates: Israel Pummels Beirut, Intensifying Strikes on Hezbollah
A Different Kind of War in Mexico
Analysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base
Iranian Drones Fall in Azerbaijan as Conflict Spreads Beyond Mideast