Israel and Iran Have Divided Democrats and Republicans. Will They Ever Be the Same?

Raging internal debates over foreign policy threaten both parties’ fortunes in November — and in 2028. Is a major ideological shift underway?In New York’s primaries last week, two incumbent House Democrats lost to primary challengers who had cast them as insufficiently critical of Israel. Pictured a

P Patricia Mazzei and Anton Troianovski

China Emerges as a Relative Winner From Strait of Hormuz Crisis

A report examines how the war in Iran has weighed on Asian economies, but left China in a more advantageous position.A factory of the Chinese electric carmaker Zeekr in Ningbo. China’s resources have allowed it to avoid the worst of the effects from the war in Iran.

A Ana Swanson

Iran Risks Peace Talks With U.S. to Maintain Leverage Over Strait

Iran sees its control over the Strait of Hormuz as critical leverage in peace talks with the United States. It seems willing to risk the cease-fire to maintain that power.Boats anchored off Oman’s northern Musandam Peninsula near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.

E Erika Solomon

Comcast to Spin Off NBCUniversal, Ending a Long Union of Cable and Media

The media business, which owns NBC News and Universal Pictures, will be separated from Comcast’s cable and internet business, following a trend in the media industry.The transaction would unwind a yearslong marriage between one of the world’s largest cable and internet providers and a renowned TV an

B Benjamin Mullin

How Warsh Has Begun to Change the Fed

Just over a month into his job as chairman of the Federal Reserve, Kevin M. Warsh has embraced some conventions while signaling seismic shifts ahead.Kevin M. Warsh, chairman of the Federal Reserve, campaigned for the job on the basis of “regime change.”

C Colby Smith

Whatever You Do in Russia, Don’t Talk About the War

As Ukraine brings the war home to Russia, officials hesitate to designate shelters and blast sirens, downplaying the conflict’s consequences with euphemisms.Manezhnaya Square, in Moscow, on Tuesday.

V Valerie Hopkins

For These Teens in Mexico, Soccer Is Life. Now, the Cartels Want In.

In Celaya, Mexico, local cartels have turned soccer fields into bloody battlefields as they have co-opted a local league for teenagers as their latest business endeavor.Toros de Celaya players during a practice session in Celaya, Mexico.

M Maria Abi-Habib and Alejandro Cegarra

Migration Woes

We look into the anti-immigrant movement in South Africa.Malawian nationals wait outside a migrant camp in Durban, South Africa.

S Sam Sifton

Pakistan Attacks Afghanistan, Killing More Than 30

The Taliban said that airstrikes left 36 civilians dead, while Pakistan claimed that its assault killed 32 militants, in the latest in a monthslong conflict.Onlookers at the site of a Pakistani airstrike in Paktia Province, Afghanistan on Monday.

E Elian Peltier and Safiullah Padshah