Iran War Live Updates: Deadline Passes for U.S. Blockade in Strait of Hormuz
A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province on Sunday.
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Orban Loss May Ease Hungary’s Tensions with European Union
Celebrations in Budapest on Sunday after election results started coming in.
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In Myanmar, Even Flowers Stoke Fear
The bombs come at any time. The only constant is that they will.
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Pope Leo Heads to Africa to Meet the Future of Catholicism
Pope Leo XIV in November in Istanbul. On that visit, the pope engaged in interfaith dialogue, and similar discussions may come up during his Africa trip.
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Israelis Don’t Feel Much Like Victors in War With Iran
Activists held posters of war victims from around the region during a protest in Tel Aviv on Saturday.
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To Fill Drone Force Ranks, Russia Targets a New Demographic: Students
A billboard promoting contract military service in the Russian army’s unmanned systems forces, in St. Petersburg, Russia, in January. Recruiters have been recruiting Russian university students as drone operators using similarly lucrative offers.
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‘The Strangest Sleepover Ever’: Dutch Skeptical as Their Royals Visit Trump
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands are headed to Washington this week to meet with President Trump.
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Pope Leo, Hours After Trump Criticism, Says He Has ‘No Fear’
Pope Leo XIV on a flight to Algiers on Monday. He told reporters that he was not afraid of the Trump administration after the president criticized him on Sunday.
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Defeat of Orban Removes Ukraine’s Biggest Nemesis in Europe
Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary addressed supporters in Budapest on Sunday. He has conceded defeat in a general election.
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In Canada, Elections and Defections Likely to Help Carney’s Liberals Gain Majority
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada at the Liberal Party’s convention in Montreal on Saturday. His agenda is focused on reducing Canada’s dependence on the United States.
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Hungary May No Longer Be Putin’s Ally, but It Can’t Afford a Full Break
Images of Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia during a rally in Budapest last week.
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Trump Said Other Countries Would Help Blockade Iran. So Far, There Are No Takers.
A new billboard in Tehran on Monday with text that translates to “Forever in Iran’s hands” and “Trump couldn’t do a damn thing. Iran will have the control over the Strait of Hormuz forever.”
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Aiming at China, Malaysia Puts New Restrictions on Electric Cars
An electric car made by Perodua, a Malaysian automaker, at a launch event in Kuala Lumpur in December.
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Hungary Election Results: Viktor Orban Concedes Defeat and Congratulates Peter Magyar
Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Sunday. His defeat will please the European Union and is likely to disappoint President Trump.
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Iran Blockade Sets Up a Test of Which Side Can Endure More Pain
Fuel prices reflected on a semi-truck in Aurora, Ore., last week. “Soon you’ll be nostalgic for $4 to $5 gas,” Iran’s top negotiator warned American consumers after peace talks fell apart over the weekend.
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UK Will Not Join U.S. Blockade of Strait of Hormuz, Starmer Says
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, who visited British troops in the Middle East last week, said Monday he is focused on “bringing countries together to keep the straits open, not shut.”
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4 Takeaways From Orban’s Defeat in Hungary’s Election
Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary, center, at an election event for his political party, Fidesz, on Sunday.
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After Chaotic Election Day, Peru Orders 2nd Day of Voting for Some Areas
A presidential campaign event for Rafael López Aliaga, leader of the Popular Renewal Party, in Lima last Thursday.
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Which Four Countries Pope Leo Is Visiting in Africa, and Why
Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican last month. His 10-day trip to Africa begins on Monday and includes visits to Algeria, Angola, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea.
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China’s Electrostate Is Poised to Win From War in the Middle East
An electricity transmission hub is at the terminus in south-central China of the world’s longest and most powerful ultrahigh-voltage power line. Chinese companies dominate the manufacturing of nearly every piece of a modern grid.
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How Would a Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz Work? Here Are Some Possibilities.
President Trump said the U.S. would blockade the Strait of Hormuz.
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Christine Fréchette Is Chosen to Lead Coalition Avenir Québec
Christine Fréchette, in Drummondville, Quebec, on Sunday.
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Israel’s War
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Cuba’s President Projects Defiance in Standoff With the U.S.
President Miguel Díaz-Canel of Cuba in Havana last month. He told “Meet the Press” on Sunday, “We’ll defend ourselves, and if we need to die, we’ll die.”
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Iran’s Top Negotiator Says Talks Failed Because U.S. Failed to Win Trust
Tehran on Saturday. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s top negotiator and the speaker of its Parliament, said the U.S. team had failed to “gain the trust of the Iranian delegation.”
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Asha Bhosle, One of India’s Most Beloved Singers, Dies at 92
Asha Bhosle was cited by the Guinness World Records for the most studio song recordings by any artist.
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How JD Vance Tried and Failed to End the War in Iran That He Opposed
Vice President Vance arriving for a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran in Islamabad on Sunday.
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The ‘Islamabad Peace Talks’ Are Over. What Now for Pakistan?
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan, right, with Vice President JD Vance, ahead of the peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday.
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Israel Launches New Attacks in Lebanon, Days Ahead of Rare Direct Talks
A building on Saturday in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, that was destroyed by Israeli strikes.
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In Pakistan Talks, Iran Saw a U.S. Trying to Dictate, Not Negotiate
A billboard of Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, on Saturday in Tehran. Iranian officials argue that the United States did not actually want to negotiate during talks this weekend in Pakistan.
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Netanyahu Says War With Iran Is ‘Not Yet Over’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Jerusalem last month.
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Peru Votes for President, With 35 Names on the Ballot
A campaign event for Rafael López Aliaga, leader of the Popular Renewal Party, in Lima, Peru, on Thursday.
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Inside Tyre, a Lebanese City Bombarded by Israel
Lebanese medics transport a man critically wounded by an Israeli strike in the back of an ambulance outisde a hospital in Lebanon’s southern port city of Tyre, last month.
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The Escalating Global A.I. Arms Race
Anduril’s autonomous air vehicle, Fury, which recently began production at the company’s new factory outside Columbus, Ohio.
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Rejected by Dozens of Emergency Rooms: South Korea’s Medical Crisis
Emergency workers at a hospital in Seongnam, a city outside Seoul.
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The Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s Uranium Stockpiles Were Sticking Points in U.S.-Iran Peace Talks
Journalists broadcasting on Saturday from the Jinnah Convention Center in Islamabad, Pakistan, near where Iranian and U.S. officials were meeting.
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Mass Stampede at Haitian Tourist Site Leaves Dozens Dead
The Citadelle Laferrière, a large 19th-century fortress in northern Haiti, in 2024.
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What Now? Vance Leaves Iran Talks Without a Deal.
Vice President JD Vance leaving after negotiations with Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Sunday.
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What to Know About the Hungary Elections as Orban Fights to Remain in Power
Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister of 16 years, campaigning in Szekesfehervar on Friday.
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Many Polls Say Orban Will Lose. But He Has an Edge Even Before Voting Begins.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary addressing his supporters during an election rally on Friday.
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Who Is Peter Magyar, the Man Who Toppled Hungary’s Orban
Peter Magyar at a rally last month for his party, Tisza, in Keszthely, Hungary. He has promised to improve relations with the European Union.
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Who Is Viktor Orban?
Prime Minister Viktor Orban has throttled Hungary’s news media, cracked down on migrants and fought against progressive causes.
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U.S. Moves to Deport Son of Prominent Figure in Iranian Revolution
The Trump administration announced plans to deport the son of Masoumeh Ebtekar, the former vice president of Iran, seen here during a news conference in 2019.
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U.S.-Iran Talks Timeline: Key Moments Between Two Adversaries
Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, on Friday as the city prepared to host the talks between the United States and Iran.
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U.S. Intelligence Shows China Taking a More Active Role in Iran War
An anti-U.S. billboard on Sunday in Tehran showing American aircraft captured in a net.
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U.K. Puts Chagos Islands Deal on Hold Following Criticism From Trump
An image of Diego Garcia, the largest of the Chagos Islands, released by the United States Navy. The islands are home to a key U.S.-British military base.
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Monthly Report
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When the Moon Met Canada
Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency being escorted aboard the U.S.S. John P. Murtha on Friday after returning from a trip to the moon.
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There are few public details about the high-level talks — not even the timing.
Vice President JD Vance being greeted on Saturday by Pakistani officials in Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Scores Killed in Nigerian Military Strikes as Clashes With Militants Intensify
Jailed for Love Songs? Yes, and Still Singing.