Iran’s Battered Leaders Emerge From War Confident — and With New Cards

For Iran’s theocratic rulers, just surviving the U.S.-Israeli onslaught means victory. But the seeds of their next crisis may already be planted.A woman waving an Iranian flag in Tehran. Iran’s leadership is entering into renewed negotiations after the cease-fire with a new set of demands.

Y Yeganeh Torbati and Erika Solomon

European Leaders Demand That U.S. Cease-Fire With Iran Include Lebanon

Britain, France and the European Union condemned Israel’s strikes targeting Hezbollah in the country, saying these threatened the truce.Bodies in a hospital morgue after Israel launched a deadly wave of attacks in Lebanon that killed more than 200 people on Wednesday.

A Amelia Nierenberg

Melania Trump Says She Was Not a Victim of Jeffrey Epstein

Responding to what she said were smears, the first lady said she never had knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse. She called on Congress to continue investigating.Melania Trump, the first lady, made an unexpected statement about Jeffrey Epstein at the White House on Thursday.

S Shawn McCreesh

How Trump Purged Immigration Judges to Speed Up Deportations

Judges are ordering an unprecedented number of people deported after coming under significant pressure from the administration to do so or risk losing their jobs.

N Nicholas Nehamas, Allison McCann, Steven Rich, Jazmine Ulloa and Hamed Aleaziz

Trump Officials Push Allies to Pursue Antifa and Far Left as Terrorist Threats

The Trump administration aims to deploy counterterrorism tools against far-left groups, even as it has offered little evidence they present a dire threat.Left-wing protesters clashing with police in Milan in February. A State Department official said the episode showed why Western governments must c

J Jack Nicas, Alan Feuer, Matina Stevis-Gridneff, Edward Wong and Jim Tankersley

5 Takeaways From the U.S. Push Against the Far Left

The Trump administration has made countering antifa and other far-left groups a counterterrorism priority, despite increasing threats from the Middle East.Antifa protesters at a rally in Paris last month.

J Jack Nicas

Getty Center in Los Angeles Is Closing for Year of Renovations

The art museum will close to the public in March 2027 to replace its aging tram system and modernize some galleries.The Getty Center, which opened on the Westside of Los Angeles in 1997, contains paintings by van Gogh, Rembrandt, Rubens, Monet and Degas.

M Matt Stevens

Riders Worry About Partial Shutdown of Penn Station During World Cup

NJ Transit users will be barred from Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan for four hours before the start of each of the matches at MetLife Stadium.NJ Transit is finalizing its transportation plan for the World Cup, which is expected to include alternatives for commuters shut out of Pennsylvania Statio

P Patrick McGeehan, Andy Newman and Claire Fahy

The First Race of the L.A. Olympics: Buying Tickets

The winners of a lottery for a presale prioritizing locals often came away with sticker shock. Still, organizers said early sales had “significantly exceeded” those of other Games.Los Angeles Olympic organizers emphasized that a million tickets would be available for $28 each.

J Jill Cowan and Nicole Stock