Shipping companies had hoped to get their stranded vessels out, but faced uncertainty as violence flared again in the region.Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Thursday.
The country has long faced some of the world’s heaviest sanctions. The lifting of restrictions could open new vistas on trade and financial access.Street vendors in Tehran this week. Years of sanctions and economic mismanagement in Iran have driven inflation and unemployment higher.
Plus, the Friday news quiz.At a White House briefing on Thursday, JD Vance pointed to support for the U.S.-Iran agreement from other Gulf nations as he tried to direct reporters away from Israel’s criticism.
A Black admiral fixed one of the Navy’s worst messes. Mr. Hegseth blocked his promotion anyway.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has blocked the promotions of at least 40 senior officers to general and admiral ranks this year. About half of those are women or members of minority groups.
A White House spokeswoman said the president was not involved in selecting Greenwater Services, the business owned by a trust led by John J. Cafaro.Peeled blue paint floating in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Thursday.
With midterms approaching and negotiations heating up, some lawmakers are apprehensive over where the discussions are headed.President Trump’s uncertainty about whether he will renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement is causing apprehension in Congress.
Charismatic, northern and exuding a relaxed optimism, Mr. Burnham is a contrast to Keir Starmer. His allies hope he could mend Labour’s relationship with voters.Andy Burnham, Labour’s most popular politician, arriving on Friday for the results announcement for the Makerfield by-election, in which he
The drone attack that sent plumes of smoke rising over Moscow intensified Ukrainian hopes of bringing the war to Russia.Smoke rising from an oil refinery in Moscow after a Ukrainian drone attack on Thursday, in an image obtained from social media.
Ukrainian drone attacks have achieved breakthroughs, but only ballistic missiles can push Russia to reconsider its war objectives, military experts and officials say.An oil refinery in Moscow after a Ukrainian drone attack on Thursday, in an image from social media.
The central bank leader Elvira S. Nabiullina reappeared for a news conference after a gap that highlighted deep tensions in the country’s political and economic elite.Elvira S. Nabiullina, the governor of Russia’s central bank, spoke on Friday. The bank’s press office issued this photograph of the o
As a new, potentially record-breaking El Niño begins, researchers are vigorously debating whether climate change is driving the phenomenon’s intensity.Fighting a wildfire in South Sumatra, Indonesia, during an El Niño-exacerbated dry season in 2023.
In “Regime Change,” two New York Times journalists offer a riveting chronicle of the weird fusion of reality and show business in the White House.President Trump addressing reporters before boarding Air Force One earlier this year.
Is the Iran war an early sign of “superpower suicide"?
The U.V. Okies have dominated a competition with other senior living facilities for six seasons, but they’re not just there to win.“Rollin’” Ron Demaree gripped the lower-left handlebar on his motorized wheelchair for more power in his roll.
Mr. Charles, a conservative Republican, had led the field ahead of a ranked-choice runoff. But Ms. Pingree, a former Maine House speaker, had been in a tight race with other Democrats.
In a high-profile Democratic House primary, there’s a fair chance that would-be voters may have been sweet-talked by the proud mothers of leading candidates.Lori Bores can be often seen wearing a sash identifying her as the mother of Alex Bores, a congressional candidate in Manhattan.
The case, which resulted in a short jail sentence despite years of alleged abuse, has drawn outcry in Texas. So have the attempts to politicize it.James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, held a news conference to call on Ken Paxton to release files related to Adam Hoffman in Waco
Matt Dunlap defeated a candidate backed by the House Democratic campaign arm and is set to face former Gov. Paul LePage, a Republican, in a competitive general election.Matt Dunlap, the state auditor, was Maine’s secretary of state twice.
Judith Sheldon, 84, daughter of an Oscar-winning director, and her husband, Wylie, 86, were traveling to Oregon on a hot day. Their deaths are under investigation.
The Iran deal wasn’t about peace but answering Trump’s personal needs.
The 2010 novel “Super Sad True Love Story” foreshadowed our current world. So I asked its author, Gary Shteyngart, how he sees the world today and how we might find pleasure in it.
“Trump’s answer to the question, ‘Who did you go to war with?’ and ‘How did it end?’ will be the same answer: ‘Iran,’” Kimmel said.
Outcry over plans to build a large data center next to the zoo has energized support for new restrictions in Nashville.The zoo has operated at its location in South Nashville since 1997.
