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Iran War Live Updates: Israel Says It Killed Iranian Naval Commander as Trump Raises Pressure on Tehran

Trump’s Threats to Europe Put Its Leaders in a Double Bind Over Iran

President Donald Trump disembarking from Air Force One in Maryland on Monday.

How U.S.A.I.D. Birth Control Meant for Africa Was Ruined

A warehouse in Geel, Belgium, where contraceptives have been stranded since U.S.A.I.D. was defunded and dismantled last year.

The Sudden Death of a Man Who Told Chinese Kids How to Succeed

Zhang Xuefeng during a lecture at a university in the central city of Zhengzhou in 2017. He rose to fame for his advice on how to succeed in a hypercompetitive environment.

India Appears Sidelined as Pakistan Tries to Play Peacemaker in Iran

Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India has endured rocky relations with the United States during President Trump’s second term.

In Rural Ukraine, Basic Health Care Is a Casualty of War

Cuban Patients Are Dying Because of U.S. Blockade, Doctors Say

Inside Trump’s Secret Deal to Deport Migrants to Cameroon

Ukraine Finally Got Battlefield Momentum. Now Comes a Russian Offensive.

Pokrovske, a small rural town in the Dnipropetrovsk region of eastern Ukraine, about 60 miles east of Zaporizhzhia, in January.

Cheap Drones Remain Wild Card in Iran war

A missile and a Shahed drone on display during a military parade in Tehran in 2025.

Sarah Mullally, the First Female Archbishop of Canterbury, Is Enthroned

Sarah Mullally, the archbishop of Canterbury, arriving at her installation ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral on Wednesday.

Sexual Misconduct Report Leaves I.C.C.’s Path Ahead Unclear

The International Criminal Court prosecutor, Karim Khan, at a United Nations Security Council meeting last year.

In Denmark, It’s All About the Pigs

Mette Frederiksen speaking at an election party in Copenhagen on Wednesday. She has been a force in Danish politics for more than 20 years. In some ways, her incumbency counted against her, analysts say.

U.S. and Iran Are Talking About Ways to End the War: What to Know

Tehran on Wednesday. It’s been nearly a month since the start of the conflict.

Two Killed in Abu Dhabi as Gulf States Face Fresh Attacks

The waterfront in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates last week.

Olympic Committee Announces a Broad Ban of Transgender Athletes in Women’s Events

Kirsty Coventry, president of the International Olympic Committee and a former Olympic swimmer from Zimbabwe.

U.S. Military Kills 4 People in Boat Strike in Caribbean

The Pentagon said it blew up a boat in the Caribbean on Wednesday, the 47th such attack since the campaign started in early September.

After ‘Sausage Making,’ European Lawmakers Approve U.S. Trade Deal

President Trump and Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Scotland, where a U.S.-E.U. trade deal was signed last July.

Who Is Alireza Tangsiri, the Latest Iranian Commander Targeted by Israel?

Alireza Tangsiri in a photo released by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps last month.

Here’s the latest.

Rescuers Work to Save a 32-Foot Humpback Whale Trapped in the Baltic Sea

A photograph released by Sea Shepherd Deutschland showing a stranded humpback whale off the Baltic Sea coast of Timmendorfer Strand near Lübeck, northern Germany, on Tuesday.

Republicans in Congress Fret Over Trump Administration’s Handling of Iran War

“We will not sacrifice American lives for the same failed foreign policies,” Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina said on Wednesday.

Canada’s Supreme Court Hears Case on Ability to Suspend Constitutional Rights

The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa has devoted four days this week to hearings on the notwithstanding clause, which allows governments to pass laws that suspend rights in the Constitution’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Wednesday

A damaged home in an apartment building in Bnei Brak, Israel, on Wednesday.

Asia Is Getting Crushed Between Oil Prices and the Dollar

People lining up to refuel at a gas station in Ahmedabad in India on Monday.

U.S. Rejects Vote to Recognize Slavery as a ‘Crime Against Humanity’

President John Mahama of Ghana during the U.N. General Assembly last year. Ghana introduced a U.N. resolution to recognize the trans-Atlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity” this week.

Airport Chaos

U.S. Circulates Iran Peace Plan While Sending Troops to the Middle East

President Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday.

Boubacar Ould Messaoud, Leader in an Antislavery Fight, Dies at 80

Boubacar Messaoud in 2002. “In my estimation, eradicating slavery is my duty, and I would sacrifice my life for it,” he said.

Pakistan’s Army Chief Uses Relationship With Trump to Foster Talks with Iran

Syed Asim Munir, Pakistan’s army chief, in 2022.

Iran’s Attacks Force U.S. Troops to Work Remotely

A satellite image of Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar in February.

Republicans Block Democrats’ Push for Public Testimony on Iran War

Representative Gregory Meeks last month on Capitol Hill. On Wednesday he sought to question Trump administration officials about the war.

Who Is Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf?

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in 2024, after registering as a candidate in Iran’s presidential election.

Trump Says He’s Talking With Iran. Iran Says He’s Not. Here’s Why.

President Trump has raised hopes that the war with Iran might end soon.

Matt Brittin, Former Google Executive, Named the New BBC Head

The former head of Google in Europe, Matt Brittin, has been named as the new leader of the BBC.

Israel Races to Hit Iran Hard While It Still Can, Officials Say

Workers and firefighters at an apartment building hit by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes in Tehran on Monday.

Iranians Reject Trump’s Offer for Cease-Fire but Signal Openness to Talks

Tehran on Wednesday. Iranian officials said they were considering meeting U.S. negotiators in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Israel Keeps Up Strikes in Lebanon as Hezbollah Signals Defiance

An Israeli strike in Qlaileh in southern Lebanon on Wednesday.

Humans Had Dogs Before They Had Farming, Ancient DNA Confirms

Iraq Summons U.S. Diplomat After Attack on Military Base

The coffin of an Iraqi soldier killed in an airstrike on an Iraqi base on Wednesday.

Trump Had His Eye on China, Then Plunged Into a New Mideast War

A military parade in Beijing last year. Three American presidents have entered office vowing to focus resources on the challenges posed by China. Each instead turned to crises in other parts of the world.

NATO’s ‘Trump Whisperer’ Faces Blowback Over Support for Iran War

Mark Rutte, the secretary general of NATO, has supported President Trump’s plan to go to war alongside Israel against Iran.

Air Canada C.E.O. Draws Scorn for Delivering Condolences Only in English

Air Canada chief executive Michael Rousseau in 2024.

Four Takeaways From Denmark’s Election

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at an election celebration in Copenhagen early Wednesday morning. Her party won the most votes, with 22 percent.

Two Men Arrested in Attack on Jewish Charity Ambulances in London

Two burned-out ambulances a day after the arson attack in the Golders Green neighborhood of north London.

For Australia’s Farmers, Fuel Crisis Comes at ‘Worst Possible Time’

A seeder sowing wheat at a farm in Bencubbin in Western Australia last year.

An American in Russia Is Linked to Neo-Nazi Terror Cells Across Europe

Here’s the latest.

A Missile Fragment in a Schoolyard

Gambia Says the Island Is Cursed. Migrants Saw an Opportunity.

A damaged wooden pirogue used by migrants rests along the shore of Jinack Island, in Gambia, on Sunday.

Plan to Disarm Hamas in Gaza Is Detailed at U.N.

Hamas fighters in Gaza City in November.

Iran Says ‘Non-Hostile’ Ships Can Sail Through the Strait of Hormuz

Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, seen from the United Arab Emirates earlier this month.

Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Tuesday

Emergency workers inspecting the site of a strike in a residential area of the northwestern city of Tabriz, Iran, on Tuesday.

After Standing Up to Trump Over Greenland, Denmark’s Prime Minister Leads in Election

Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen. Her party came in first in Tuesday’s election, but won less than a quarter of the vote.

Iran Signals Resilience With Volley of Missiles Across Middle East

Gathering around a fragment of a missile that landed in an orchard near the Palestinian village of Hares in the West Bank on Tuesday.

Asia’s Energy Crisis Stings

Russia Launches Daytime Attack on Ukraine With Over 500 Drones

Pakistan Offers to Host Talks Between Iran and the United States

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan, right, with President Trump during last year’s Gaza peace summit in Egypt.

U.S. Said to Have Sent Iran a 15-Point Plan to End the Middle East War

An apartment shattered by an airstrike in Tehran on Monday.

High Oil and Gas Prices Could Outlast Trump’s War With Iran

Even when the conflict ends, it may be weeks or months before American families and businesses see a true break in spiraling energy costs.

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