Amid a reprieve in the fighting, Iran’s leaders are betting that they can endure more pain than President Trump and have leverage over the Strait of Hormuz, analysts say.Missiles on display in Azadi Square in Tehran on Friday.
President Trump in Waterford, Michigan, on Monday.
Here is a rundown of the major events of the war, as both sides consider their next moves.President Trump has held off on a major escalation of hostilities with Iran, but major issues between the two sides remain unsettled.
Plus, whales on a plane.The Democrats should be well positioned to make gains in the midterms. But inside party headquarters, every week brings paranoia, money worries and occasionally, emotional eruptions.
President Trump will meet his Ukrainian counterpart in Washington this week. President Volodymyr Zelensky will also attend the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham.President Trump with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla., last year.
The attack in the Caspian Sea was an unusually direct encounter between two countries that have been on opposite sides for years.The southern coast of the Caspian Sea at the port city of Bandar Anzali, Iran, last year.
Madrid is booming, culturally and economically, but the wildfires raging within a short drive of the capital have provided a reality check.A burned home in Pelayos de la Presa, 40 miles west of Madrid, on Sunday.
One of the largest fires in modern French history is raging near the vineyards of Bordeaux. That is just the latest problem for France’s embattled wine industry.A vineyard at the Château Smith Haut Lafitte winery near Bordeaux on Monday.
The area around Bordeaux has many plants that work with sophisticated technologies and hazardous materials.Firefighters worked to extinguish a blaze in Lege-Cap-Ferret, France, on Saturday.
Faced with unprecedented blazes, firefighters in both countries are using a brief window of opportunity to bring the flames under control before temperatures spike.Firefighters near Cebreros in Ávila Province in Spain early on Tuesday.
A comedian and his friends are transforming a vacant retail space at the West 4th Street station with freebies, art and puppet shows to make commutes more enjoyable.A newsstand on the downtown B, D, F, M platform of the West 4th Street station will have transformed into an art project on Aug. 1.
Closed ceremonies for the Republican senator, a stalwart ally of President Trump, will be held in Washington on Tuesday before a procession and public funeral in South Carolina the next day.Military members practicing outside the Capitol on Monday for a ceremony honoring Senator Lindsey Graham.
Private entries, released by a Republican senator, have reignited a furious debate over whether Covid-19 leaked from a lab.Dr. Anthony Fauci testifying before the Senate in July 2021.
South Korea temporarily paused trading on Tuesday as its benchmark stock index led losses across the region, closing more than 10 percent lower.South Korea’s benchmark stock index plunged on Tuesday.
Shares in semiconductor companies plunged in South Korea and Europe, adding fresh doubts to the durability of the artificial intelligence trade.The chips rout has gone global.
The bastion of American conservatism best known for Project 2025 has been consumed by an ideological — and generational — civil war.
At the final debate before next week’s Democratic primary for Senate, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Representative Haley Stevens showcased their wildly different ideological stances and political styles.Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Representative Haley Stevens are competing in one of this year’s most contentious
Days before a committee vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, Democrats demanded answers about the since-withdrawn subpoenas.Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee this month.
The president also assured supporters that negotiations over ending the war in Iran, a conflict that has sent fuel and energy prices soaring, are continuing in a “friendly” fashion.President Trump’s decision to head to Michigan is part of a plan to travel the United States and defend his choices bef
After nearly 10 years carrying out Chinese government repression in Xinjiang, a former police officer is now seeking asylum in Germany.Zhang Yabo, former policeman who helped enforce China’s campaign to surveil, detain and indoctrinate the Uyghur population.
After rising to global pop star status with songs about heartbreak, Smith returns with an album about pointedly queer “requited love,” made exactly how and where made them happiest.
What if Mamdani actually wanted to be a bridge builder between Israelis and Palestinians, a role for which he has the unique capacity and talent?
Ben Wikler, a former state party chair, thinks the Democratic Party needs to reinvent itself.
We look at the state of the island as it struggles with an energy crisis.In Havana.
