How the Cole Disaster Drove the U.S. to Develop New Warship Defenses
The damaged destroyer Cole being taken out of the Port of Aden by tugboats after it was attacked in October 2000.
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Trump Is Said to Be in Talks to Send Afghans Who Aided U.S. Forces to Congo
A photograph released by the U.S. Army showing Afghans being processed at Camp As Sayliyah, in Qatar, in August 2021.
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Fired U.K. Official Describes ‘Pressure’ to Expedite Envoy’s Appointment
The British prime minister, Keir Starmer, said he was not told about a security vetting team’s concerns about Peter Mandelson, the former ambassador to the United States.
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U.S. Turns Up Pressure on Iraq to Distance Itself From Iran
Members of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Iraqi militia, during a mourning procession in Baghdad this month for one of their comrades who was killed.
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2 Americans Killed in Mexico Crash Were C.I.A. Members
A suspected methamphetamine processing lab in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua.
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Two Palestinians Killed in Israeli Shooting Near West Bank School
The bodies of two Palestinians killed in the West Bank village of Al Mughayir, at a hospital in Ramallah on Tuesday.
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Teotihuacán Pyramids Shooting: Gunman Carried Notes on U.S. Mass Shootings
Members of the Mexican National Guard at the perimeter of the Teotihuacán pyramids after the shooting.
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London Tube Drivers’ Strike Halts a Key Line
A sign warning travelers of strike-related delays at the St. James’s Park Underground station in London on Tuesday.
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Japan to Sell More Weapons Abroad, Breaking With Postwar Pacifism
A Japanese marine unit takes part in exercises in Tokunoshima, Japan, in 2023.
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Nigeria Charges Six With Treason Over Coup Plot
President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria at his swearing-in ceremony in Abuja in 2023.
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Imprisoned for 30 Years, He Wooed Her With Love Poems
The poet Ilhan Sami Çomak, right, and his partner, Ipek Ozel, left, at home in Istanbul.
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Europe Wanted a Say on the Iran War, but It’s Still on the Sidelines
From left: Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, President Emmanuel Macron of France, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy at a conference in Paris on Friday.
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For Earth Day, a Few Signs of Hope for Our Planet
The view of home from the other side of the moon.
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Lebanese Bury Their Dead Amid a Lull in Fighting
Mourners carrying coffins draped in Hezbollah flags in southern Lebanon on Tuesday.
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Trust Trump? Iran’s Doubts Shadow Peace Talks.
Vice President JD Vance during peace talks with Iran in Islamabad earlier this month.
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Vance’s Trip to Islamabad on Hold as U.S. Says Iran Failed to Respond to Its Terms
Vice President JD Vance in Islamabad, Pakistan, this month during a previous round of negotiations between the United States and Iran.
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U.S. Military Stops and Boards M/T Tifani, Tanker Carrying Iranian Oil, Pentagon Says
A photo released by the Defense Department appears to show the M/T Tifani.
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‘Donnyland’? Ukraine Proposes Renaming Part of the Donbas in Trump’s Honor.
Sloviansk, in the industrial Donbas region, which was first invaded by Russia in 2014.
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2 Cruise Ships Clear Strait of Hormuz After Being Stranded for Weeks
A Mein Schiff cruise ship docked in Doha, Qatar, earlier this month.
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Xi Calls for Hormuz to Reopen as China Balances Its Gulf Interests
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, attending a meeting with the crown prince of Abu Dhabi in Beijing last week.
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New Zealand Declares Emergency in Capital After It Was Battered by Torrential Rain
Workers clearing debris from a damaged bridge on Tuesday after torrential rain in South Karori in Wellington, New Zealand.
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Facing Hard-Liners at Home and Bluster From Trump, Iran Sends Mixed Signals on Peace Talks
A woman walking by a mural showing Iranian missiles attacking a U.S. ship, in Tehran in April.
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Canadian Tourist Is Killed in Shooting at Mexico’s Pyramids
Police officers at the Pyramid of the Moon at the Teotihuacán pyramids in Mexico after a deadly shooting on Monday.
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U.S. and Iran Talks Appear on Track to Resume Despite Mixed Messages
Vice President JD Vance in Islamabad, Pakistan, this month during a previous round of negotiations between the United States and Iran.
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The Touska, the Iranian-Flagged Ship Seized by U.S. Forces, Was Under Sanctions
A screenshot of a video posted by U.S. Central Command on Sunday that was described as showing a U.S. Navy destroyer near an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Arabian Sea.
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Mexico to Investigate Security Role of 2 U.S. Officials Killed in Crash
A suspected methamphetamine processing lab in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua.
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The Touska, the Iranian-Flagged Ship Seized by U.S. Forces, Was Under Sanctions
The Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, last week.
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Elon Musk Ignores French Prosecutors, Widening Tech Rift With Europe
Elon Musk speaking in Switzerland in January. He has previously denounced the French investigation.
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In Lebanon, residents of the south make their way home over signs of war.
A Lebanese boy is welcomed by his aunt and uncle after crossing a destroyed bridge with other family members, in the background. They were crossing over the Litani River in the south of Lebanon near the village of Tayr Felsay, on Monday.
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A Decisive Win Raises Bulgarians’ Hopes for Change
Rumen Radev, Bulgaria’s former president, at a polling site in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday. His coalition, Progressive Bulgaria, secured a majority of seats in Parliament in Sunday’s election.
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Strait of Hormuz Traffic Is at a Standstill Again
Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, on Monday.
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Starmer Voices Fury Over Being Kept in the Dark on Mandelson Vetting
A photograph released by the UK Parliament showing Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at the House of Commons on Monday.
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A Leaner Saudi Arabia Turns From Grandiose Plans to Pragmatism
The Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, in Washington last fall. The prince’s plans and ambitions have grown more rapidly than the state’s financial capacity.
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Ukraine, Short on Troops, Is Turning to Robots to Help Its War Efforts
Ukrainian soldiers training with an unmanned ground vehicle in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine last year. The country is eager to highlight its advances in technological warfare.
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Javier Milei Tamed Argentina’s Inflation. Now He Wants to Reshape Its Values.
Javier Milei in Mar del Plata, Argentina, in January at the Derecha Fest, a large right-wing gathering.
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Tsunami Warnings Downgraded in Japan After Strong Offshore Earthquake
A tsunami warning is displayed on a television in Japan after a strong earthquake off the country’s northern coast on Monday.
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The Iran War Sent Shock Waves Through Asia That Are Likely to Spread
A floating fuel station selling diesel last month in the Mekong River delta. Vietnam has been hit hard by rising fuel costs because of the war in Iran.
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In Turkey, Middle Powers Ponder Diplomacy With a Rogue U.S.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey in Antalya on Friday, where he said the global system was in “a moral and existential crisis.”
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2 U.S. Government Workers Among 4 Killed in Car Crash in Mexico
A suspected methamphetamine processing lab discovered in northern Mexico’s Chihuahua state.
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A Humanoid Robot Races to a Record Half-Marathon Finish
The 5-foot-5 humanoid robot Lightning, with its approximately 3-foot-long legs striding, showed its form in a half-marathon race on Sunday in Beijing.
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Energy Secretary Says Gas Prices May Stay Above $3 Until 2027
The price of gas has increased significantly since the war with Iran began in late February.
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Hamas Officials Say Group Is Ready to Hand Over Some Weapons
Armed members of Hamas in Nuseirat, Gaza, last year.
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British Counterterrorism Police Investigating Attacks Against Jewish Sites
Police forensic officers worked Sunday inside a cordon set up near Kenton United Synagogue. The synagogue, in Harrow, northwest London, was the scene of an overnight arson attack.
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Fire Destroys Most of Coastal Village in Malaysia
A view of Kampung Bahagia, on the island of Borneo in Malaysia, in a handout photo taken and released by Malaysia’s Sandakan Fire and Rescue Department on Sunday.
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Iran Eases Some Internet Restrictions, as Wider Blackout Passes 50th Day
Two women with their phones in Tehran, Iran, on Thursday.
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In Qatar, Trapped Between the U.S. and Iran, War Forced a Reckoning
Qatar, though on good terms with both the United States and Iran, has been harmed economically by the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran and endured retaliatory attacks from Tehran.
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How Gen Z Protests Have Fared Around the World
Young people at a concert last year celebrating the impeachment of President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar.
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Can U.S. Blockade Iranian-Linked Ships Anywhere in the World? Yes, But …
U.S. Attacks Iranian Cargo Ship as Both Countries Claim Cease-Fire Violations
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Extends Cease-fire With Iran
Israeli Soldiers Sentenced to Jail for Damaging Jesus Statue in Lebanon
Crossing the Divide
Iran’s Nonnuclear Deterrent
Israeli Soldier in Lebanon Sledgehammered a Statue of Jesus
Pakistan’s Leaders Try to Contain Rising Anger Over Iran War at Home
Messy War, Happy Stock Markets