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Israel Says Iranian Missile Strikes Major Hospital

If Trump Joins Israel-Iran Conflict, U.S. Troops in Mideast Could Be Vulnerable

Austria Moves to Tighten Gun Laws After Deadly School Shooting

A vigil for the victims of the school shooting in Graz, Austria.

Trump Skips Zelensky Meeting as G7 Talks End With Little for Ukraine

World leaders at the Group of 7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, on Monday. President Trump left the talks ahead of schedule, citing the Iran-Israel conflict.

As Pakistan Moves to Ban Black Magic, Astrologers See a Bad Omen

Israel Further Alienates Would-Be Arab Allies in Attacking Iran

Smoke billowing after an Israeli airstrike in Tehran on Tuesday.

U.K. Police Mishandled Crash That Killed Teenager Harry Dunn, Review Finds

Relatives of Harry Dunn at a London court in 2022, including his father, Tim Dunn, left, and mother, Charlotte Charles, second from right.

Spain Blames Planning Missteps and Technical Problems for Huge Power Outage

Barcelona, Spain, on April 28, when much of the city was without electricity after a power outage.

Iran War Reflects a Changed Middle East and a New Israeli Military Doctrine

Smokes after Israeli airstrikes in Tehran on Tuesday. In Iran, Israel is carrying out the kind of broad and brazen attack that it long threatened but never dared to enact before.

U.S. Revokes Visa of Former Panamanian President Who Criticized Trump Deal

The former Panamanian president Martin Torrijos in Panama City last year.

India and Canada Move to Mend Ties Damaged by Sikh Activists’s Killing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada at the Group of 7 summit in Kananaskis, Canada, on Tuesday.

Kate Middleton Unexpectedly Pulls Out of Royal Ascot

Catherine, Princess of Wales, attending an event at Windsor Castle, near London, on Monday.

North Korea Will Send 5,000 Workers to Russia, Kremlin Says

North Korean construction workers in Pyongyang in 2011.

The Crane That Ruined Florence’s Skyline Is Gone

A crane in front of the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, Italy, in 2022.

Trying to Satisfy Trump, NATO Is Running Into Difficulties

A Norwegian naval commando hoisted himself onto the deck of a ship during a NATO exercise in March.

Can A.I. Quicken the Pace of Math Discoveries?

Patrick Shafto, who oversees DARPA’s information innovation office. A.I., he said, shows “huge potential benefit to the community of mathematicians and to society at large.”

A Sardinian Road Trip: Coastal Cliffs and Picturesque Villages

Sea cliffs at the Regional Natural Park of Porto Conte, along Sardinia’s northwestern coast.

China Is Hacking Russia to Steal War Secrets

Russian soldiers marching in the country’s annual Victory Day parade in May. Hacking groups appear to have become more interested in Russian targets after the country’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Belgian Nonprofit Papy Boom Is Helping Retirement-Home Residents Hit the Clubs

Nicole Dekoster, 71, dancing at the Mirano nightclub in Brussels, in an outing organized by a Belgian nonprofit.

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Funeral Held for Loved One Lost in Air India Crash

Iran Missile Strikes Hospital in Southern Israel

The Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, Israel, on Thursday, after an Iranian missile strike.

Hurricane Erick Nears Mexico as a Category 4 Storm

A woman filming waves breaking on the beach in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, on Wednesday.

Thursday Briefing

Tehran after an Israeli strike yesterday.

Quietly, Pakistan Wages a Deadly Drone Campaign Inside Its Own Borders

A drone on display at a military exhibition in Karachi in November.

Iranians mostly lost internet access on the sixth day of Israeli strikes.

A hacking group steals at least $90 million from Iranian crypto exchange in cyberattack.

Smoke from an explosion in Tehran caused by Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday.

U.S. to Review Social Media Posts of Student and Scholar Visa Applicants

All applications for F, M and J nonimmigrant visas will be reviewed, officials said.

If the U.S. joins Israeli attacks, Iran will retaliate ‘wherever we find the targets,’ an official says.

Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, in 2021. “Although we have always promoted diplomacy, we cannot negotiate under threats,” he told CNN on Wednesday.

Iranian Civilians Are Killed in Israeli Strikes, Including a Poet and an Equestrian

A copy of an Iranian newspaper showing people killed in recent Israeli strikes.

Tehran is about as densely populated as New York City.

U.S. Strike on Iran Would Bring Risks at Every Turn

The American B-2 stealth bomber is the only plane capable of carrying the bombs needed to strike Iran’s deepest nuclear facilities, but the decision to use them is not without risk.

Iran Rejects Trump’s Call for ‘Surrender’ in War With Israel

Tehran, the Iranian capital, after an Israeli strike on Wednesday.

Iran is open to talks with the U.S., a senior diplomat says, even as the supreme leader rejects the idea.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered a recorded address from a bunker on Wednesday.

Thursday Briefing: Trump’s Indecision on Iran

Tehran after an Israeli strike yesterday.

Trump Administration Says It Is Working to Help Americans Leave Israel Amid Iran Conflict

The United States Embassy in Jerusalem in 2023.

Before Iran’s internet was throttled, one resident described a ‘deserted’ Tehran.

Internet and phone service has become unreliable in Iran.

Hurricane Erick Nears Mexico’s Coast as Category 3 Storm

U.S. lawmakers say Gulf Arab leaders want Iran’s nuclear program to end, but preferably not by force.

Smoke rising after an Israeli strike in Tehran on Wednesday.

There are about 40,000 U.S. troops in the Middle East.

Despite danger from Iran’s deadly missile fire, Israeli morale appears high.

Israelis gathering near the water in Herzliya.

Focusing on Iran, Israel sends more troops to its borders and withdraws some from Gaza.

Israeli military vehicles along the border with the Gaza Strip last week.

Trump says ‘nobody knows what I’m going to do’ on Iran.

President Trump’s consideration of joining Israel’s attacks on Iran has split his party and his supporters.

See where Israeli strikes have damaged Iranian nuclear and military facilities so far.

A Man Drove a Car Down Rome’s Spanish Steps. It Did Not Go Great.

The car being removed by a crane.

Two Iranian centrifuge production facilities are hit, the U.N. nuclear watchdog says.

Smoke rising in Tehran on Tuesday. The Israel military said it had attacked with more than 50 planes overnight, targeting weapons production facilities.

In a defiant address, Iran’s supreme leader rejects Trump’s call to surrender.

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, last year. On Wednesday, he vowed to “stand firm” in the face of what he called Israeli aggression.

Iran Urges Users to Delete WhatsApp

A woman looking at news on a smartphone in Tehran on Saturday. Iran’s state broadcaster has urged people to remove WhatsApp from their phones.

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Wednesday Briefing

The U.S.S. Carl Vinson aircraft carrier in 2024. The carrier is currently steaming in the Arabian Sea. Iranian allies or proxies are expected to resume attacks on U.S. ships in the region if the United States joins Israel’s campaign.

Great-Grandson of Islamic Republic’s Founder Was in Streets as Israel Fired on Tehran

Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini, the great-grandson of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, on Tuesday night in Tehran at a time when sounds of explosions could be heard in the background.

Humanitarian Aid Trickles Into Northern Gaza

Elon Musk’s A.I. Company Faces Lawsuit Over Gas-Burning Turbines

Construction on Elon Musk’s supercomputer project in Memphis in April.

Israel Says It Killed a Top Iranian Military Leader as Trump Calls for Iran’s Surrender

Tehran on Tuesday after an Israeli strike.

Wednesday Briefing: Trump Calls for Iran’s ‘Unconditional Surrender’

Tehran on Sunday.

Iran Is Preparing Missiles for Possible Retaliatory Strikes on U.S. Bases, Officials Say

The U.S.S. Carl Vinson aircraft carrier in 2024. The carrier is currently steaming in the Arabian Sea. Iranian allies or proxies are expected to resume attacks on U.S. ships in the region if the United States joins Israel’s campaign.

War Powers Debate Revived in Congress as Trump Threatens Iran 

The House introduced a resolution on Tuesday that would require congressional approval before U.S. troops could engage in offensive attacks against Iran.

Who Is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader?

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran last year. He was born in 1939 into a religious family of modest means and rose quickly in the regime that took power after the Iranian Revolution of 1979.

Iran has reduced missile fire at Israel, which may be part strategy, part necessity.

Families taking shelter in an underground parking lot of a mall in Tel Aviv, on Tuesday.

The internet across Iran is being disrupted, experts and Iranians say.

People on the rooftops in Tehran after an Israeli attack on Sunday.

As Israel attacks, Iranians flee capital in search of safety.

Cars lined up at a gas station Monday in Tehran.

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