Iran War Live Updates: Trump Plans to ‘Blockade’ Strait He Insisted Must Open
Vice President JD Vance before departing Islamabad, Pakistan, on Sunday, following talks with Iran.
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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, Hungary, on Friday.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Who Is Peter Magyar, the Main Rival to Viktor Orban in Hungary’s Election?
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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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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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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Netanyahu Says War With Iran Is ‘Not Yet Over’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Jerusalem 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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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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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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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 prepares to host the talks between the United States and Iran.
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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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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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Iran Tries to Grasp Economic Devastation of War, and Find a Way Past It
Assessing the aftermath of a U.S.-Israeli airstrike this month on a bridge in Karaj, Iran.
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Killing of Masood Masjoody Exposes Deep Rifts in Canada’s Iranian Diaspora
A dance workshop last month in Vancouver, British Columbia, to celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year. Despite a shared cultural heritage, political divisions within the Iranian diaspora are deep, and disagreements often bitter.
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Mexico’s Police Focus on World Cup While Thousands Remain Missing
Ana Hatsumi Muñoz, a member of the Guerreros Buscadores search collective, stands before an altar for four of her family members that have disappeared or been murdered in recent years.
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Iran Looks to Project Unity With Large Delegation to Peace Talks
A photograph released by Pakistan’s government showing the Iranian delegation led by the speaker of Iran’s parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, second from right; and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, second from left. They were welcomed by Pakistan’s army chief, Asim Munir, left; and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, right, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Friday.
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Growing List of Orban Loyalists Defecting Before Critical Election
Zalan Alkonyi in Budapest, Hungary’s capital. As a researcher focused on Russia, he says he has come under pressure to toe the government line.
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Iran Has Been Consistent in War. Will It Be Consistent in Peace Talks?
Pro-government demonstrators burning American and Israeli flags on Wednesday in Tehran after a cease-fire was announced.
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In New War With Israel, Hezbollah Defies Notion That It Was Crippled
An Israeli soldier at the site of a Hezbollah missile strike in Haniel, Israel, last month.
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Fallout of War Piles Economic Pain Onto Europe’s Political Stress
A liquefied natural gas terminal in Germany. Most of that L.N.G. comes from the United States, underscoring Europe’s vulnerability to American supplies.
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World Leaders Push to Save Iran Talks Amid Israel’s Attacks in Lebanon
A Lebanese man stood on a pile of debris in the Corniche El Mazraa area of Beirut after the Israeli bombardment of the capital on Wednesday.
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University of Ottawa Lockdown Lifted After a Man Is Arrested
The University of Ottawa in Canada’s capital on Friday.
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Trump Is Racing to Redefine ‘America First’ in a Time of War
President Trump holding a “Make America Great Again” hat on his way to his golf club in Miami last year.
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With U.S.-Iran Peace Talks Set to Begin, Prospects for Long-Term Deal Uncertain
Before his departure on Friday for talks in Pakistan, Vice President JD Vance said he believed the negotiations were “going to be positive,” but he also had a warning for Iran.
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Facing Many Crises, Pakistan Tries to End a Big One — in Iran
Watching coverage of the Iran war at a barbershop in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Friday.
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Prince Harry Is Sued for Libel by a Charity He Founded
Prince Harry in a confidence building exercise with young people at the Kasane Health Post in Botswana, during a summit run by Sentebale in 2019.
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Only two ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Friday.
A tanker moored in Muscat, Oman, last month. Hundreds of ships are waiting on either side of the Strait of Hormuz as Iran and the United States seek to negotiate an end to the war.
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Israel and Lebanon Plan Talks in D.C. as War Threatens U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire Deal
Residents lifting debris from a damaged car in Beirut, Lebanon, in a neighborhood damaged by Israeli airstrikes earlier this week.
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Iran Demands Release of ‘Blocked Assets’ Before Peace Talks
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s Parliament, has introduced conditions that could derail talks with U.S. negotiators set for this weekend.
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‘I’m Fed Up.’ Frustrated With Trump, Starmer Embraces Other Allies.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain boarding an airplane, in Doha, Qatar, on Friday, after a three-day trip to the Gulf.
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Should Churches Remove Art by a Priest Accused of Sexual Abuse?
Covering a mosaic made by the Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik at Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire Basilica in Lourdes, France, in 2025.
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Fuel Protests Cause Transport Chaos in Ireland as Iran War Spikes Prices
Tractors blocking O’Connell Street in Dublin, a main artery of the capital, during a protest on Wednesday.
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Iran’s South Africa Mission Trolls Trump Amid Hormuz Ceasefire
Iranian pro-government demonstrators rally in Tehran on Wednesday after the announcement of a two-week cease-fire in the war against the United States and Israel.
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Islamabad, Pakistan’s quiet capital, steps into the diplomatic spotlight.
A worker painting a street side curb near the Serena Hotel in Islamabad on Thursday.
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Lebanon: Images of a Nation Uprooted by War
Two sisters from one of the many displaced Lebanese families that have set up tents near Beirut’s main sports stadium.
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See You in Pyongyang: Russia Pushes Its People to Embrace North Korea
A student sharing his experiences from a recent trip to North Korea, at a lecture Moscow State University’s Institute of Asian Studies, in Moscow in December.
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Jailed for Love Songs? Yes, and Still Singing.
How Lu Xun, a Famous Chinese Writer, Became a Cute Communist Mascot
Many Iranians Are Glad the Fighting Has Paused. Some Hard-liners Aren’t.
Why Investing in Wind and Solar to Avoid Gas Shocks Hasn’t Added Up for Some