Residents Watch as Israeli War Planes Circle Over Southern Lebanon
Israel has intensified its deadly military campaign against Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group, in recent days, striking targets acro…
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Iran War Live Updates: White House Denies Iranian State Media’s Outline of ‘Unofficial’ Deal
The reported draft agreement said Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz in return for the United States’ lifting its naval blockade.
After 88 Days of Censored News, TV and Chat, Iranians Are Coming Back Online
The government is letting people connect with the world after a near-total internet shutdown. But not everyone has access, and those who do …
Samsung Unions Approve Pay Deal That Highlights Inequality of A.I. Age
The agreement all but guarantees hefty bonuses for employees in the top-performing chip unit. Other workers say they feel left out.
Inside Xi Jinping’s Strategy to Export Ideas on State Control
When a remote Pacific village asked for help with rowdy youth, the Chinese police arrived with a surveillance system. Then came the backlash…
Nigel Farage’s Far-Right Party Is Now Central to British Politics
Nigel Farage’s anti-immigrant, populist agenda has helped his party, Reform U.K., emerge from the fringe of politics in Britain. But it fa…
Where Time Is Always 15 Minutes Apart From Everywhere Else
In Nepal, a nation wedged between India and China, a unique time zone is just one expression of a singular national identity.
He Invented the Basque Cheesecake. He Prefers Chocolate.
Santiago Rivera is widely credited with creating the “burnt” cheesecake in the 1980s, though he doesn’t love the spinoffs it has spawn…
High-Level British Spy Warns of Expanding Russia Threat
The director of Britain’s electronic surveillance agency warns that Russia is only getting more brazen as battlefield losses in Ukraine mo…
Iceland Warms to Europe
The country has always stood apart from the continent. Then President Trump started threatening Greenland.
Iran Threatens to Renew Strikes Against U.S. Amid Push for Diplomatic Deal
The warnings came after U.S. forces struck military sites in Iran. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that negotiations to end t…