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Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Officials Say They Are Closing In on Arrangement to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

A ship anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, near Larak Island, Iran, this month.

In Argentina, U.S. Tech Billionaire Peter Thiel Finds An Escape

Peter Thiel, right, arriving for a meeting with President Javier Milei at the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires in April.

Guatemala Agrees to Joint Drug Gang Strikes With U.S., Expanding Trump’s Campaign

Security forces outside a prison in Guatemala City after a wave of riots and gang violence in January.

How Ukraine’s Street Style Is Shaped by the War

The Mideast Is Baffled by Trump’s Call to Expand Abraham Accords

President Trump with leaders from Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates at the signing of the Abraham Accords in Washington in 2020.

Pressure Grows on Spain’s Leader After Police Search His Party Office

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain is dealing with a domestic crisis as he has sought to distance himself from a growing aura of corruption among his party and allies.

Carney Says That Canada’s Distancing is Good for U.S. in New York Speech

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada speaking in New York on Thursday.

YouTuber Defamed Movie Star Using A.I., South Korean Police Say

Kim Soo-hyun, seen in Seoul last year, had denied the accusations of dating a minor.

Why Pakistan and Afghanistan Are Still Fighting

An Afghan Border Protection Forces officer, left, and Pakistani Army soldiers, right, at the border crossing between the two countries, in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, in December.

Cuba Loses Its Chance at Fuel After Russian Tanker Changes Route

Yankiel Perez carried buckets of water on Monday outside a building in Havana.

Fire at School Dormitory in Kenya Kills at Least 16

Fire damage on Thursday at Utumishi Girls Academy, a school about 75 miles northwest of Nairobi, Kenya.

A Quiet Pacific Village Becomes China’s Security Testing Ground

Fishing on the shoreline in Honiara on the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.

Lebanese Resigned to a Long War, Even if U.S. and Iran Make a Deal

A resident assesses the damage in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Tyre, Lebanon, Tuesday.

After 88 Days of Censored News, TV and Chat, Iranians Are Coming Back Online

At the Grand Bazaar in Tehran this month. For a quarter of a year, most Iranians were only able to access a “domestic internet” of government-approved apps and websites.

Austrian Man Convicted of Planning Attack at Taylor Swift Concert in Vienna

The 21-year-old suspect being escorted by guards to court on Thursday. He was accused of planning an attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna.

Netanyahu Says Israel Will Control 70 Percent of Gaza, Squeezing Hamas

Destruction in downtown Gaza City on Thursday.

The U.S. re-sanctioned a U.N. legal expert critical of Israel.

Francesca Albanese, the U.N.’s special rapporteur for the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza, in March.

U.S. and Iran Move Toward Arrangement to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz

A drone image shows vessels anchored on Monday in the Strait of Hormuz.

Israel Strikes Beirut, Expanding Offensive in Lebanon

Workers at the scene of a strike in Choueifat, Lebanon, south of Beirut, on Thursday.

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U.S. Strikes Military Sites in Iran for Second Time in 3 Days

Ships in the water near the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas earlier this month.

Cease-Fires, but No Peace

Why Ghana Is Evacuating Hundreds of Its Citizens From South Africa

A man draped in a Ghanaian flag stands among other Ghanaians being repatriated from South Africa amid a wave ‌of anti-immigrant protests, on Wednesday.

Trump Threatens Oman Over the Strait, Then Says, ‘They’ll Be Fine.’

President Trump speaking to reporters at the White House on Wednesday.

Trump Says He Feels No Political Pressure to Make an Iran Deal

President Trump meeting with his cabinet at the White House on Wednesday.

Canada Rejects U.S. Military Suppliers in Favor of Swedish Aircraft

A Saab GlobalEye aircraft in 2019. The airplane is a highly modified version of the Global 6500 executive jet made by Bombardier.

To Make a Deal With Trump, Iran Wants Billions of Its Money Unfrozen

A crowd carrying a photo of Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, during a ceremony in Tehran on Sunday. The Iranian government has been pummeled economically by Western sanctions and recent wars.

What Iranian State Media Says Is in Outline of ‘Unofficial’ Deal With U.S.

The Strait of Hormuz continues to be a top negotiating point between the Trump administration and Iranian officials.

Rubio’s India Visit Yields No Major Deals to Repair U.S.-India Relations

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and India’s foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, prepare to sign a memorandum of understanding in New Delhi on Tuesday.

After Decades on the Run, a Leftist Militant Is Sentenced in Germany

Daniela Klette, a member of the Red Army Faction, in court in Verden, Germany, on Wednesday.

Israel Continues Its Escalation in Lebanon With New Evacuation Warnings

Villages in southern Lebanon after strikes on Wednesday.

Could Russia Hit Harder? It at Least Wants Ukraine to Think So.

A building burning after a Russian strike on Kyiv on Sunday.

Uganda Closes Border With Congo as Ebola Fears Rise

Red Cross workers moving the body of someone who may have died from Ebola, in Kampala, Uganda, on Tuesday.

Five People Stuck in Flooded Laos Cave Are Found Alive

Why the Ebola and Hantavirus Outbreaks Have Confounded Scientists

Global Supply Shortages Deepen as War Drags On, Risking Jobs and Growth

A liquefied natural gas production facility in Qatar before the war with Iran.

Residents Watch as Israeli War Planes Circle Over Southern Lebanon

Looking out from a rooftop in Baysarieh as strikes target villages in southern Lebanon on Wednesday.

Samsung Unions Approve Pay Deal That Highlights Inequality of A.I. Age

Choi Seung-ho, right, head of the Samsung Electronics Labor Union, celebrated with a Samsung executive after signing a tentative agreement earlier this month in Suwon, a city south of Seoul.

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Nigel Farage’s Far-Right Party Is Now Central to British Politics

Nigel Farage, the leader of the Reform U.K. Party, last month at a campaign rally in Scotland ahead of British council elections.

Where Time Is Always 15 Minutes Apart From Everywhere Else

Ghanta Ghar, or the “Hour House,” during its renovation in Kathmandu. Nepal keeps its own time zone, 5 hours and 45 minutes ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.

Inventor of the Basque Cheesecake Plans to Retire. His Secret: He Prefers Chocolate

Santiago Rivera working the counter at his restaurant, La Viña, in San Sebastián, Spain, this month.

High-Level British Spy Warns of Expanding Russia Threat

President Vladimir Putin appearing on a screen during the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow earlier this month.

Iceland Warms to Europe

Iran Threatens to Renew Strikes Against U.S. Amid Push for Diplomatic Deal

A crowd carried photos of Iran’s three supreme leaders during a ceremony in Tehran on Sunday.

Canada Strikes Landmark Deal to Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Germany

Canada’s LNG export facility in Kitimat, British Columbia, the country’s largest LNG plant. Prime Minister Mark Carney has sought new markets for Canadian energy resources.

U.S. Said to Have Observed Series of Iranian Threats Before Latest Strikes

The Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, on Monday.

A Spring Heat Wave Is Breaking Records in the U.K., Spain and France

Temperatures in London climbed to 34.8 degrees Celsius, or nearly 95 degrees Fahrenheit, on Monday.

Paris School Worker Tried on Assault Charges in Widespread Child Abuse Inquiry

Demonstrators gathered outside court in Paris on Tuesday to protest allegations of sexual abuse in schools.

Iran Begins Lifting Monthslong Internet Blackout, Officials Say

In Tehran on Sunday. The Iranian authorities imposed an internet blackout during the war with the United States and Israel.

Trump’s Iran Proposal Has Echoes of Half-Finished Gaza Deal

Displaced Palestinians living in tents among rubble in the Gaza Strip in February.

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