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Live Updates: Trump Says ‘Nobody Knows’ His Plans on Iran

Israel Further Alienates Would-Be Arab Allies in Attacking Iran

Smoke billowing after an Israeli airstrike in Tehran on Tuesday.

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

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

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

The Dark Side of China’s Gold Frenzy

Customers lined up in front of a jewelry store in Shanghai last month.

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.

What to Know About Israel’s Secretive Nuclear Weapons Program

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at United Nations General Assembly last year. Experts believe that Israel has been expanding its secretive nuclear program.

Austria Moves to Tighten Gun Laws After Deadly School Shooting

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

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

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.

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 cafe in Tehran in December. Iran’s state broadcaster has urged people to remove WhatsApp from their phones.

Here’s the latest.

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.

Mount Lewotobi Volcano Erupts in Indonesia, Spewing Ash Miles High

The eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in Indonesia sent a plume of of volcanic ash to the sky.

Lebanon, Eager to Stay Out of Israel-Iran War, Warns Hezbollah Not to Join the Fight

Hezbollah fighters at a training in 2023. The group has been warned against becoming involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran.

Trump Calls for Iran’s ‘Unconditional Surrender’ and Threatens Its Supreme Leader

President Trump at the Group of 7 summit in Canada on Monday.

Here’s a look at the first four days of attacks between Israel and Iran.

There are more than 40 nuclear and missile facilities throughout Iran.

‘Regime Change’? Questions About Israel’s Iran Goal Pressure Trump.

Government supporters holding a poster of Ayatollah Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, in Tehran on Saturday.

Lawmakers Vote to Decriminalize Abortions for Women in England and Wales

An amendment, proposed by Tonia Antoniazzi, a lawmaker for the governing Labour Party, aims to partly decriminalize abortion in England and Wales.

How Trump Shifted on Iran Under Pressure From Israel

Smoke from explosions after Israel’s attacks on Tehran on Sunday.

Underground Halls at Iran’s Natanz Nuclear Site Suffered ‘Direct Impacts’ From Israel Strikes, U.N. Atomic Watchdog Says

A satellite image of the Natanz nuclear enrichment site in central Iran on Sunday.

Visitors Break Crystal Chair in Sit-and-Run at Italian Museum

A handout video still taken from CCTV footage released by Palazzo Maffei museum on Monday, showing two tourists after breaking a crystal-covered chair in Verona, Italy.

Israeli Airline Will Bring Back Stranded Israeli Travelers

An El Al plane at Larnaca International Airport in Cyprus. The airline said on Tuesday that it would begin taking home Israelis stranded abroad from Larnaca, Athens, Rome, Milan and Paris.

Russia Stands Aside as Israel Attacks Iran

Smoke from an Israeli attack on an oil refinery rose over Tehran on Sunday.

Is Fake Grass Safe? A Manufacturer Sues to Stop a Discussion.

Artificial turf is used as a low-maintenance alternative to grass and is now installed on thousands of fields around the country.

Trump Offers Mixed Messages on Israel-Iran War

President Trump’s contradictory messages during the biggest conflict between Israel and Iran in history have confused Israelis, Iranians, and the broader Middle East.

‘I’ll Never Try Again’: For Some Gazans, Seeking Aid Is Just Too Risky

Palestinians carrying aid from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation site in Rafah, southern Gaza, last week.

At G7 Summit With Trump, Starmer Picks Up Papers and Political Wins for U.K.

Trump Says Macron ‘Always Gets It Wrong’ as They Clash Over Mideast

President Emmanuel Macron of France has disagreed with President Trump over Israel, Gaza, Ukraine and now, it seems, Iran.

Who Is Ali Shadmani, the Iranian Military Leader Israel Said It Killed?

A handout photo made available by the office of Iran’s Supreme Leader, showing Maj. Gen. Ali Shadmani.

Which Countries Have Issued Travel Advisories for Israel and Iran?

The empty Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv in Israel on Friday. Both Israel and Iran have closed their airspaces to civilian traffic.

North Korea’s Pandemic ‘Miracle’ Was a Deadly Lie, Report Says

A photograph released by North Korean state media showed a worker disinfecting a vehicle while a civilian had his temperature checked as a precaution against the coronavirus in Pyongyang, North Korea, in 2020.

Here’s the latest.

Syria Is Notably Silent as Other Arab States Condemn Israeli Attacks on Iran

President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria, center, has made it clear that Iran’s proxies are no longer welcome in Syria.

Russian Drone and Missile Strikes on Kyiv Kill at Least 10

Ukrainian rescue workers at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday.

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