In Ukraine, Gaza and now Iran, President Trump’s early declarations of easy wins have given way to harsh reality.One of President Trump’s close aides said recently that destroying nuclear sites from the air is what America does best, and that controlling political events in nations like Iran, Russia
The U.S. military said it carried out ‘self-defense strikes’ over the weekend. Iran’s military said it had targeted a military base in retaliation for an American strike.Fishing boats idle along the Strait of Hormuz at Qeshm Island, Iran, in May.
U.S. Central Command has helped around 70 commercial ships pass through the strait in the last three weeks, an official said.Vessels waiting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Before the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, well over 100 commercial ships a day passed through the strait.
Oil prices climbed as investors weighed a renewed exchange of military strikes between the United States and Iran against signs that both sides remain engaged in negotiations.
Graham Platner, whose contest in Maine is a key to Democrats’ hopes of winning the Senate, sought to discredit reports that he had exchanged sexual messages with women outside his marriage.Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine, is trying to unseat Senator Susan Collins, a Republ
Come November, the Republican Party will need the support of voters outside of President Trump’s base, many of whom are deeply dissatisfied with the economy and the Iran war.President Trump heading to Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., on Saturday. Mr. Trump’s preferred candidates have had s
The former clerk of Mesa County is scheduled to be set free on Monday, after her nine-year prison sentence was commuted by Gov. Jared Polis.Tina Peters, a county clerk and election denier who was imprisoned for tampering with voting machines, in 2022.
Steve Hilton grabbed headlines when he worked in conservative politics in Britain. His American political renaissance in the California governor’s race has bemused former British colleagues and rivals.
The departure of more than 10,000 federal lawyers has left some agencies without sufficient staff and has boosted the ranks of state attorneys general offices and advocacy groups.Phil Weiser, the Colorado attorney general, with some of the 22 lawyers from across the federal government that he has hi
Li Ying, known as Teacher Li to his 2.2 million followers on X, doesn’t live in China but still faces smear campaigns and death threats. He is not letting that stop him.
The Taiwan president’s spokeswoman said China used “baseless pretexts” to punish journalists, which she called evidence that Beijing was a “troublemaker.”Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, in Taipei last month.
In an exclusive interview, Sam Levinson explained why he felt it was time to bring the series to a close and responded to its detractors.
Virtual sex work is nothing new on TV. But this year it is more visible, central to series like “Euphoria,” “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” and “Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed.”
Statues of Shivaji are rising everywhere. The founder of the Maratha empire who fought against the Mughal dynasty is now a symbol for nationalists remaking the country.Visitors posing for selfies at the Shivaji statue in Malvan, a small town in Maharashtra, India, in January. There has been a surge
Demand has soared for his figurines and statues of the warrior king. It started with a video he posted online.Anant Ganpat Chougule working on a statue of the Maratha king Shivaji at his studio in Sawantwadi, a small town in Maharashtra, India, in January.
An earthquake destroyed many water catchment systems on Hawaii’s Big Island, capping a spring filled with devastating floods.Roy Santana, 80, in front of his water catchment tank, which broke during a 6.0 earthquake earlier this month.
The candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, will face a senator from the left-wing party of the outgoing president, Gustavo Petro, in a June runoff.Presidential candidate Abelardo De La Espriella addressing supporters in Barranquilla, Colombia, on Sunday.
Aviation start-ups and the Trump administration want to replace helicopters with electric aircraft, but the new vehicles still have to pass arduous tests before the public can use them.Joby Aviation’s electric aircraft taking off from Kennedy International Airport for a flight to Manhattan in April
The economy is in a terrible mess.
A.I. slop is reconstituting a shared cultural base line.
The world’s most valuable company is chasing Intel and Apple as it tries to bring A.I. agents to laptops and desktops.Nvidia’s chief executive, Jensen Huang, in Taipei, Taiwan, last week. Nvidia is betting its computers will hit the market at the right time, just as A.I. agents are becoming more pop
Brooklyn Rivera, 73, one of the most prominent Miskito political leaders in recent history, was arrested by the government in 2023. His family and other groups dispute the circumstances surrounding his death.The Miskito rebel leader Brooklyn Rivera, right, speaking during a news conference in Managu
The trial, Austria’s first against Assad regime officials, will be a rare chance for Syrian witnesses to confront two men they have accused of torture.The burned remains of an office at the military intelligence detention facility in Raqqa in 2013, after rebels captured the city from Assad regime fo
An investigation commissioned by Notre Dame found that the Catholic university could have done more to respond to allegations of sexual misconduct.A new report details allegations of sexual abuse at the University of Notre Dame.
