Mass Layoffs in Iran as Businesses Buckle Under Wartime Pressures

Iran was already struggling economically before 2026 brought widespread instability. A government-imposed internet shutdown has crippled an entire sector.Crowds inside the sprawling Grand Bazaar in Tehran on Saturday. Imports of goods have been affected by the war.

L Leily Nikounazar and Arash Khamooshi

Lebanese Mourn Eight Members of One Family Killed in Israeli Strike

Israel has escalated attacks on Lebanon since Thursday, further unraveling a truce in its war with Hezbollah. Among those killed on Saturday was a 6-month-old infant, relatives said.Mourners paying their respects to the eight family members who were killed in an Israeli strike on southern Lebanon.

A Abdi Latif Dahir

G.O.P. Fatigue in Iowa Strains the Republican Primary for Governor

Five candidates are battling for the nomination in the June 2 primary. The winner will oppose Rob Sand, a Democrat, in the November election.Campaign signs for various Republican candidates for office line a road at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Spring Kickoff in Clive, Iowa last week.

P Pooja Salhotra

What to Do About the White House Correspondents Dinner After an Attack?

A gunman’s attack at the April dinner has spurred more debate than usual about one of Washington’s most dissected rituals.President Trump and Melania Trump, the first lady, at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner before a gunman rushed a security checkpoint for the event.

E Elisabeth Bumiller

U.S.-China Rivalry Reaches South American Skies

The U.S. has pressed Argentina and Chile to review two Chinese telescope projects in the Andean deserts. Astronomers are worried about setbacks to research.The unfinished Chinese telescope at night at the Cesco observatory in El Leoncito, in Argentina’s San Juan Province.

E Emma Bubola, Edward Wong and Sarah Pabst

How China May Have Sought to Recruit a House Aide to Spy on the U.S.

A staff member on the House China Committee was promised $10,000 for U.S. policy insights, on issues like Venezuela and rare-earth minerals.The outreach appears to provide a vivid portrait of how Beijing’s spy services seek to gain access to information from within the corridors of power in Washingt

D Dustin Volz

Words of Wisdom

Today, we’re sharing some favorite bits of advice from moms.

C Catherine Pearson

Putin’s Forces Are Barely Inching Along on the Battlefield

The Russian military has yet to solve a fundamental problem: how to make big advances in eastern Ukraine when drones are everywhere.An Ukrainian soldier in the besieged eastern city of Kostiantynivka early this year.

P Paul Sonne, Cassandra Vinograd and Milana Mazaeva

Keir Starmer Says No, He Won’t Resign

But if his opponents mount a challenge, how would it unfold?Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain speaking to supporters and councilors in London on Friday, the day after elections were held in England, Wales and Scotland.

S Stephen Castle

The Man Who Cuts the Perfect Slice of Ham

Spaniards line up at weddings, tennis tournaments and galas to eat ham prepared by Ernesto Soriano, one of the world’s best slicers of jamón ibérico.Ernesto Soriano at work inside the Joselito flagship store in Madrid last month. He began learning to carve at 15.

J Jason Horowitz