On Iran, Trump Keeps World Off Balance With Ever-Changing Threats

Global leaders are struggling in their efforts to find a way to end the American-Israeli war on Iran, and they are spooked about what President Trump might do next.President Trump has threatened to bomb crucial civilian infrastructure in Iran if Tehran does not agree to his demands by Tuesday.

M Michael D. Shear

A Harrowing Race Against Time to Find a Downed U.S. Airman in Iran

For the Iranians, the Air Force colonel whose fighter jet had been shot down was possible leverage. For the U.S. military, finding him was a moral imperative.An image shared by Iranian state television on social media purported to show the site of the U.S. aircraft destroyed during the mission to fi

G Greg Jaffe, Helene Cooper, Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes

The Latest Blows to Iran’s Leadership

An Iranian intelligence chief killed overnight on Monday was one of several Iranian officials who occupied their posts for only a few months.

S Samuel Granados and Amelia Nierenberg

Plunging International Student Enrollment Under Trump Squeezes Colleges

The Trump administration’s campaign to curtail international students is not just hitting the elite schools targeted by the government.Lewis University hired a number of professors, including Zheng Zhou, to teach a surge of international students. Now some of his colleagues have left as internationa

A Alan Blinder and Kevin Serna

Epstein in Paris: How a Sex Offender Hustled for Access to France’s Elite

Jeffrey Epstein spent his last days of freedom in Paris, meeting with influential figures. It was a playbook he used everywhere he lived to stamp a veneer of respectability on a life of sordid criminality.An apartment building at 22 Avenue Foch in Paris, where Mr. Epstein owned a sprawling 7,400-squ

M Mark Landler

Bard College Is Split Over Its President and His Epstein Ties

Leon Botstein saved Bard from near ruin. Now, as an outside firm conducts a review, the campus is home to arguments about his legacy and future.A group of students and alumni opposed to the continuation of Leon Botstein’s presidency have formed a group called Take Back Bard.

G Ginia Bellafante

Someone Changed His Party Registration. He Thinks He Knows Why.

Andrew Hevesi, a lifelong Democrat and New York State assemblyman from Queens, was told his voter registration had been changed without his knowledge. He has a culprit in mind.Andrew Hevesi, a New York State assemblyman from Queens, says his rival in the Democratic primary had a motive to file paper

G Grace Ashford

A.I. Is on Its Way to Upending Cybersecurity

With new systems from companies like Anthropic and OpenAI, hackers can attack with greater speed. The defense is more A.I.As tech companies prepare to release new and more powerful A.I. systems in the coming weeks, cybersecurity experts have become increasingly vocal in their warnings that A.I. tech

C Cade Metz and Kate Conger

Sharpton Moves Longtime Civil Rights Group to New Home in Harlem

The Rev. Al Sharpton wants to leave his mark in the face of gentrification, which he says has diluted Harlem’s political power.The Rev. Al Sharpton said his civil rights organization, the National Action Network, was buying the Faison Firehouse Theater in Harlem to be its new home.

S Samantha Latson

Trump’s Board of Peace Gives Hamas Disarmament Deadline

The demand reflects both the U.S. administration’s eagerness to secure a lasting cease-fire in Gaza and its growing impatience with the Palestinian militant group.Armed members of Hamas in Khan Younis, Gaza, last year.

A Adam Rasgon, Natan Odenheimer and Abu Bakr Bashir