The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ushered in a new form of collective leadership in the country, with more power for the Revolutionary Guards.Iranians gathered last month in Tehran with flags and posters to show their support for Mojtaba Khamenei, the new supreme leader.
The Lebanese are deeply divided over whether rare direct talks with Israel are a good thing.A funeral in southern Lebanon on Wednesday for people killed during the war between Hezbollah and Israel.
Unlike previous European assistance packages, this one is heavily weighted toward military spending, meant to put Ukraine on solid footing for a long fight.A funeral for victims of a Russian strike in Ternopil, Ukraine, in November.
With a record of pro-Russia statements, Rumen Radev handily won elections this week. Now Bulgarians and his E.U. partners wait to see which way he will turn.Rumen Radev campaigning in Sofia, Bulgaria, last week.
Since Ukraine attacked the refinery in Tuapse, starting a huge fire, residents have reported drops of dark, oily toxins falling from the sky.A satellite image released by Planet Labs on Tuesday showed smoke rising from an oil refinery in Tuapse, a Black Sea resort town in Russia, where a Ukrainian d
Hours after Republican lawmakers asked the Democratic fund-raising group’s chief executive to testify, ActBlue sent a sharp letter dismissing the inquiry as a “partisan attack.”Regina Wallace-Jones, the ActBlue chief executive, at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
The nonpartisan primary remains volatile after the departure of Eric Swalwell. A televised debate featured six leading candidates, but produced few fireworks.Candidates in California’s race for governor (from left): Matt Mahan, Xavier Becerra, Chad Bianco, Steve Hilton, Tom Steyer and Katie Porter.
Seth Bodnar, an independent, could have the best chance of breaking the Republican stranglehold in Montana, but the state’s Democrats are choosing to fight.“I’m angry about the direction of this country,” Seth Bodnar, 47, said. “We need a new approach.”
Vaccine skeptics, ‘organic moms’ and environmental activists came together to elect President Trump. But some voters are disillusioned and might not turn out again.Tricia Busch, a former elementary schoolteacher and a MAHA voter, felt betrayed by President Trump’s recent executive order promoting gl
Artists who created public depictions of the civil rights icon Cesar Chavez have had to revisit their works after accusations emerged of Mr. Chavez’s sexual abuse of girls in the movement.
A galvanizing force in classical music as a conductor, composer, pianist and evangelist, he spent 25 years as music director of the San Francisco Symphony.Michael Tilson Thomas conducting at Carnegie Hall in 2009.
For a decade and a half, Prajit and Projjal Dutta have led the market for South Asian art in the United States. Now they rarely speak to each other, except through lawyers.Prajit, left, and Projjal Dutta
The vote brings the tech scion David Ellison one step closer to uniting some of the world’s biggest news and entertainment properties.Warner Bros. Studio in Burbank, Calif. The vote on Thursday vote does not end the wrangling over the deal Paramount’s deal for Warner Bros.
Calvin Duncan, who became a lawyer and an advocate for incarcerated people, was recently elected criminal court clerk in New Orleans. Lawmakers are racing to eliminate the role.Calvin Duncan, who was recently elected criminal court clerk in New Orleans, forced the incumbent into a runoff, which he w
A test verified by The New York Times found that clothes for some of the viral dolls contained cotton from the Xinjiang region of China, which is banned in the United States.For businesses like Pop Mart, selling products that contain cotton banned in the United States could have severe consequences.
Alternative investments could appear on some 401(k) menus in the year ahead. Here’s what that means for investors.
Known best for tightly wound characters in generational hit films, the actress is a tortured pop star in “Mother Mary” and returns to playful form in “The Devil Wears Prada 2.”
Big parts of the Rio Grande Valley turned against the party in recent years. One candidate is trying to win it back, one quinceañera at a time.
Scenes from life in a global era increasingly shaped by confrontations with authoritarian power.
With New York City facing a multibillion-dollar deficit, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is exploring ways to delay the city’s payments to municipal pension funds.Mayor Zohran Mamdani has discussed with New York State leaders the possibility of pushing some of its pension obligations into the future.
The B’nei Menashe believe they are the children of Manasseh, a king of Judah exiled about 2,800 years ago. Evidence is thin, but Israel is welcoming them “home.”People from B’nei Menashe community pray at a synagogue in the kibbutz near Churachandpur, in India’s Manipur state, in March.
Though river monitoring shows bacteria levels have declined, scientists and environmentalists said a full recovery isn’t yet assured.
Two school districts had similar policies that required students to use facilities that were gender neutral or aligned with their sex assigned at birth.Betty A. Rosa, the New York State education commissioner, described two school districts’ policies regarding transgender students as discriminatory
