With Bezos Wedding, Venice Braces for Love in the Time of Tech Billionaires
The Grand Canal in Venice. While city officials welcomed the money and the prestige the Bezos event brought, many locals felt it epitomized the city’s overtourism.
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on June 2025
7 Israeli Soldiers Killed in Gaza, Military Says
An Israeli military vehicle in Gaza last week.
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Australian Journalist, Antoinette Latouff, Wins Wrongful Termination Case
Antoinette Lattouf arriving at the Federal Court of Australia in Sydney on Wednesday. Her dismissal led to turmoil at the country’s main broadcaster.
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China Tightens Controls on Fentanyl but Calls It a U.S. Problem
Using fentanyl at a California encampment last year. The Trump administration says China hasn’t done enough to keep the drug out of the United States.
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NATO Summit Opens as Israel-Iran Cease-Fire Takes Hold: What to Watch
The NATO summit will begin Tuesday in The Hague, with the American attack on Iran and defense spending expected to be major topics.
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Vietnam Abolishes Death Penalty for Embezzlement and Other Crimes
Truong My Lan, a Vietnamese property tycoon, in court in Ho Chi Minh City in March. She was sentenced to death in a $12 billion fraud case.
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NATO Leader’s Aim? Give Trump What He Wants: A Win on Military Spending.
President Trump plans to limit his visit to The Hague to less than 24 hours. It will be the first NATO leaders’ summit of his second term.
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The Yellow Sea Dispute Between China and South Korea
Korean military veterans protested near the Chinese Embassy in Seoul in April, calling on Beijing to remove the steel structures it installed in shared waters in the Yellow Sea.
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With Trump’s Help, Scandal-Ridden Brazilian Meatpacker JBS Makes a Comeback
A JBS facility in Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. JBS is the world’s largest meatpacker.
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Kenyans Return to the Streets a Year After Deadly Tax Protests
Tear gas at a protest in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, on Wednesday. As demonstrations flared, banks and businesses in the center of the city were shuttered amid a heavy police presence
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Eurostar Trains Delayed and Canceled After Cable Theft
Eurostar has been hit by delays for a second consecutive day.
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U.K. Says It’s Buying 12 Jets That Can Carry Nuclear Weapons
A United States Air Force F-35A stealth aircraft landing at a British Air Force station in Lakenheath, England, in April
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The Israeli military says the war set back Iran’s nuclear program by ‘years.’
A satellite image shows the perimeter of the Fordo nuclear facility, south of Tehran, on Tuesday.
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The Weapon That Terrorizes Ukrainians by Night
Civilians in the northeastern Ukrainian city Kharkiv survey the scene of a drone attack in March.
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Trump’s OSHA Nominee Has a History With Heat and UPS Drivers
President Trump’s nominee to run OSHA, David Keeling, previously worked at UPS, which opposes workplace heat regulations the agency is now considering.
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Promise of Victory Over H.I.V. Fades as U.S. Withdraws Support
A nurse in the dispensary of a clinic in Mhlosheni, Eswatini, which once had the world’s highest rate of H.I.V. infection. From January to April, nearly 5,000 people with H.I.V. failed to pick up their medication, most likely because their clinics were closed or their outreach workers were fired.
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Wednesday Briefing
Demonstrators rallied in Tehran yesterday, showing support for Iran’s military.
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The Bombing of Iran May Teach an Unwelcome Lesson on Nuclear Weapons
A poster depicting Iranian scientists creating the country’s first hypersonic ballistic missile, on a street in Tehran last year.
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Intel Report on Iran Upends Victory Lap Trump Was Hoping for at NATO
Honor guards rolling up a red carpet in front of the presidential limo after President Trump arrived at Huis ten Bosch, a royal palace in The Hague, on Tuesday.
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Israel-Iran Cease-Fire Takes Hold After Trump Rebuke
Tehran on Tuesday morning, as the cease-fire between Iran and Israel began.
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Toronto Sees Record Temperatures as Extreme Heat Settles Over Canada
Beaches in Toronto were packed on Monday as the city endured high temperatures.
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White House Postpones Briefing Congress on Iran Strikes
Senator Chuck Schumer criticized the delay of a White House briefing.
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15-Hour Qantas Flight Takes Passengers From Perth to Perth Amid Mideast Closures
Passengers leaving Perth on Monday returned to Perth after spending 15 hours on a flight.
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The Middle East tries to untangle travel after attacks and airspace closures.
Cancellations and delays have disrupted travel to Persian Gulf cities like Doha, Qatar, since an Iranian missile attack closed airspace in the region on Monday.
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How Netanyahu’s Move Against Iran Gives Him Room to Maneuver on Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at the site of an Iranian strike in Rehovot, Israel, on Friday.
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London Police Appeal for Help in the Theft of a $200,000 Violin
David López Ibáñez playing a 285-year-old violin. The instrument was stolen in February.
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Israel and Iran deny violating a nascent truce, offering their own versions of events.
An Iranian missile strike in Beersheba, Israel, killed four people on Tuesday.
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How Qatar Helped Broker the Israel-Iran Cease-Fire
Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani of Qatar helped broker a cease-fire between Iran and Israel.
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Germany to Spend Record Amount on Its Military and Infrastructure
The German Air Force during a NATO military exercise in May.
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Trump says he is ‘not happy’ with Israel and Iran.
President Trump speaking to reporters outside of the White House.
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Iran’s Capital Tehran Endures Intense Attacks Before Cease-Fire With Israel
Tehran, Iran’s capital, has been hit by Israeli airstrikes repeatedly since the war started on June 13.
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World Leaders Cautiously Welcome Israel-Iran Cease-Fire
The streets of Tehran on Tuesday morning. World leaders have expressed concern that the cease-fire remained fragile.
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Iran Casts Cease-Fire as Proof That Its Military Has Prevailed
In Tehran on Tuesday. Israeli airstrikes have wiped out much of the Iranian military’s top brass, and destroyed Iran’s air defenses and some of its nuclear and missile facilities.
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What to Know About the Cease-Fire Between Israel and Iran
Israelis wait outside a bomb shelter between air-raid warnings in Rishpon, Israel, on Tuesday.
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Tuesday Briefing
A missile was intercepted over Qatar yesterday after Iran said it had targeted a U.S. base there.
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How Yemeni Cafes like Haraz Coffee House Are Building Momentum and Community
Hamzah Nasser founded his Yemeni cafe brand, Haraz Coffee House, in 2021 in Dearborn, Mich. and intends to double the number of Haraz locations to 60 from 30 by the end of the year.
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Can Iran, Israel and the U.S. Now All Claim to Have Won?
Celebrating the attack on a U.S. base in Qatar, in Tehran on Monday. No Americans were killed in the attack, but it was trumpeted by Iranian media.
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Trump’s Cease-Fire Announcement Catches His Own Top Officials by Surprise
President Trump at Morristown Airport in New Jersey on Saturday.
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Qatar Intervened to Persuade Iran to Accept Cease-Fire Deal, Diplomats Say
President Trump with the Qatari prime minister, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, in Doha, Qatar’s capital, in May. The Qatari prime minister persuaded Iran to agree to a U.S. cease-fire proposal in a call with the Iranian leadership, diplomats said.
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Trump reiterates claims about Iran’s nuclear program that contradict early intelligence findings.
Iran’s president casts the cease-fire as a victory and floats the prospect of nuclear talks.
Wednesday Briefing: New Details About U.S. Strikes on Iran
Democrats Forge Ahead With Efforts to Reach War Powers Vote Amid Shaky Cease-Fire
Iran has previously given warnings before attacking U.S. bases, limiting damage and repercussions.
Live Updates: Trump Contradicts Findings of U.S. Report on Iran’s Nuclear Program
In a Big Place With Few People, a Minister Needs a Pilot’s License
Inside the Global Deal-Making Behind Trump’s Mass Deportations
This Vermont Soccer Team Plays for the Planet
Timeline: Did Iran or Israel Violate the Cease-Fire With Strikes?
Drones hit Iraqi military sites, hours after Iran attacked a U.S. base in Qatar.
Iran Mounts Attack on Beersheba, Israel, Hours Before Cease-Fire
Here’s the latest.