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Live Updates: Trump Calls for ‘Unconditional Surrender’ From Iran

Russian Drone and Missile Strikes on Kyiv Kill at Least 10

Ukrainian rescue workers at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday.

‘I’ll Never Try Again’: For Some Gazans, Seeking Aid Is Just Too Risky

Palestinians carrying aid from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation site in Rafah, southern Gaza, last week.

North Korea’s Pandemic ‘Miracle’ Was a Deadly Lie, Report Says

A photograph released by North Korean state media showed a worker disinfecting a vehicle while a civilian had his temperature checked as a precaution against the coronavirus in Pyongyang, North Korea, in 2020.

Lawmakers Vote to Decriminalize Abortions for Women in England and Wales

An amendment, proposed by Tonia Antoniazzi, a lawmaker for the governing Labour Party, aims to partly decriminalize abortion in England and Wales.

U.S. Revokes Visa of Former Panamanian President Who Criticized Trump Deal

The former Panamanian president Martin Torrijos in Panama City last year.

North Korea Will Send 5,000 Workers to Russia, Kremlin Says

North Korean construction workers in Pyongyang in 2011.

What to Know About Israel’s Secretive Nuclear Weapons Program

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at United Nations General Assembly last year. Experts believe that Israel has been expanding its secretive nuclear program.

Russia Stands Aside as Israel Attacks Iran

Smoke from an Israeli attack on an oil refinery rose over Tehran on Sunday.

Haiti is Using Drones to Fight Gangs. Here’s Why That’s Likely Illegal.

Canada has provided commercially available drones, like this one made by DJI, to the Haitian government.

South Africa Built a Medical Research Powerhouse. Trump Cuts Have Demolished It.

In Johannesburg, the hallways of a once-bustling center of medical research have fallen silent.

China Is Unleashing a New Export Shock on the World

A shipping terminal in Chongqing, China, is a hub of trade routes connecting China with countries in Southeast Asia.

U.K. to Collect Ethnicity Data on All Suspects in Child Sexual Abuse Cases

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, shown in a photo released by the British Parliament, said on Monday that the government would carry out the recommendations of a review of a scandal involving the sexual exploitation of young girls by groups of men.

Elon Musk’s AI Company Faces Lawsuit Over Gas-Burning Turbines

Construction on Elon Musk’s supercomputer project in Memphis in April.

Israel Says It Killed a Top Iranian Military Leader as Trump Calls for Iran’s Surrender

Tehran on Tuesday after an Israeli strike.

Wednesday Briefing: Trump Calls for Iran’s ‘Unconditional Surrender’

Tehran on Sunday.

Iran Is Preparing Missiles for Possible Retaliatory Strikes on U.S. Bases, Officials Say

The U.S.S. Carl Vinson aircraft carrier in 2024. The carrier is currently steaming in the Arabian Sea. Iranian allies or proxies are expected to resume attacks on U.S. ships in the region if the United States joins Israel’s campaign.

War Powers Debate Revived in Congress as Trump Threatens Iran 

The House introduced a resolution on Tuesday that would require congressional approval before U.S. troops could engage in offensive attacks against Iran.

Who Is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader?

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran last year. He was born in 1939 into a religious family of modest means and rose quickly in the regime that took power after the Iranian Revolution of 1979.

Iran has reduced missile fire at Israel, which may be part strategy, part necessity.

A billboard on a highway calling on President Trump to assist Israel in the war against Iran, on Tuesday in Tel Aviv.

The internet across Iran is being disrupted, experts and Iranians say.

People on the rooftops in Tehran after an Israeli attack on Sunday.

As Israel attacks, Iranians flee capital in search of safety.

Cars lined up at a gas station Monday in Tehran.

Mount Lewotobi Volcano Erupts in Indonesia, Spewing Ash Miles High

The eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in Indonesia sent a plume of of volcanic ash to the sky.

Lebanon, Eager to Stay Out of Israel-Iran War, Warns Hezbollah Not to Join the Fight

Hezbollah fighters at a training in 2023. The group has been warned against becoming involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran.

Trump calls for Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ and threatens its supreme leader.

President Trump at the G7 summit in Alberta, Canada, on Monday. Since returning to Washington, he has been active on social media with messages about Iran.

Here’s a look at the first four days of attacks between Israel and Iran.

There are more than 40 nuclear and missile facilities throughout Iran.

‘Regime Change’? Questions About Israel’s Iran Goal Pressure Trump.

Government supporters holding a poster of Ayatollah Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, in Tehran on Saturday.

How Trump Shifted on Iran Under Pressure From Israel

Smoke from explosions after Israel’s attacks on Tehran on Sunday.

Underground Halls at Iran’s Natanz Nuclear Site Suffered ‘Direct Impacts’ From Israel Strikes, U.N. Atomic Watchdog Says

A satellite image of the Natanz nuclear enrichment site in central Iran on Sunday.

Visitors Break Crystal Chair in Sit-and-Run at Italian Museum

A handout video still taken from CCTV footage released by Palazzo Maffei museum on Monday, showing two tourists after breaking a crystal-covered chair in Verona, Italy.

Israeli Airline Will Bring Back Stranded Israeli Travelers

An El Al plane at Larnaca International Airport in Cyprus. The airline said on Tuesday that it would begin taking home Israelis stranded abroad from Larnaca, Athens, Rome, Milan and Paris.

Is Fake Grass Safe? A Manufacturer Sues to Stop a Discussion.

Artificial turf is used as a low-maintenance alternative to grass and is now installed on thousands of fields around the country.

Trump Offers Mixed Messages on Israel-Iran War

President Trump’s contradictory messages during the biggest conflict between Israel and Iran in history have confused Israelis, Iranians, and the broader Middle East.

At G7 Summit With Trump, Starmer Picks Up Papers and Political Wins for U.K.

Trump Says Macron ‘Always Gets It Wrong’ as They Clash Over Mideast

President Emmanuel Macron of France has disagreed with President Trump over Israel, Gaza, Ukraine and now, it seems, Iran.

Who Is Ali Shadmani, the Iranian Military Leader Israel Said It Killed?

A handout photo made available by the office of Iran’s Supreme Leader, showing Maj. Gen. Ali Shadmani.

Which Countries Have Issued Travel Advisories for Israel and Iran?

The empty Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv in Israel on Friday. Both Israel and Iran have closed their airspaces to civilian traffic.

Here’s the latest.

Syria Is Notably Silent as Other Arab States Condemn Israeli Attacks on Iran

President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria, center, has made it clear that Iran’s proxies are no longer welcome in Syria.

At G7, Trump Renews Embrace of Putin Amid Rift With Allies

“Putin speaks to me; he doesn’t speak to anybody else,” President Trump said, “because he was very insulted when he got thrown out at the G8, as I would be, as you would be, as anybody would be.”

Flattery or Discipline? The Difficult Task of Managing Trump.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s handling of President Trump on Monday was an evolution of his meeting with him in the Oval Office in May, when he chose to both stroke Mr. Trump’s ego, but also firmly push back on the president’s threats to annex Canada.

Trump’s Choice on Israel-Iran: Help Destroy Nuclear Facility or Continue to Negotiate

Iranians lined up at gas stations as they fled Tehran on Monday.

Iran’s Best-Protected Nuclear Site Is Deep Underground

Israel Strikes Iran State Broadcaster, Widening Attacks

Smoke rising after an Israeli strike on Tehran, the capital of Iran.

Tuesday Briefing: Israel Attacked Iranian State TV

Tehran, after an Israeli airstrike yesterday.

Trump to Leave G7 Summit Early to Deal With Israel-Iran Conflict

From left, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, President Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain on Monday at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta.

As Iran Fires at Israel, Palestinians Get Caught in the Crossfire

Missiles in the sky above the West Bank on Monday. Since the confrontation between Israel and Iran began, debris from them has fallen in Palestinian communities.

Democrat Seeks to Limit Trump’s War Powers Amid Middle East Escalation

Senator Tim Kaine introduced a resolution that would require explicit congressional authorization or a formal declaration of war before U.S. forces could engage in hostilities against Iran.

Israel Attacks Iran’s State Television, Live on the Air

Ukraine Takes First Step Toward Carrying Out Minerals Deal With U.S.

In a handout image from Ukraine’s government, Scott Bessent, the U.S. Treasury secretary, and Yulia Svyrydenko, the Ukrainian economy minister, signed the minerals deal in Washington in April.

Iranians Weigh Escaping Tehran as Israeli Strikes Continue

Iranians waiting in traffic as they sought to leave Tehran on Sunday.

How Tough Is Iran? A String of Military Losses Raises Questions.

Business Lobbyists Scramble to Kill $100 Billion ‘Revenge Tax’

Legislation being advanced by Republicans in Congress would substantially increase the tax bills for many foreign companies that operate in the United States, raising more than $100 billion over a decade.

Walls Are Put Up Walls Around Israeli Displays at French Weapons Show

The closed Elbit Systems stand at the Paris Air Show on Monday.

Turning a Page, Germans Try Celebrating Their Recent Veterans

Taking a selfie at Germany’s first Veterans Day celebration in Berlin on Sunday.

Iran’s nuclear sites have not been damaged further, the U.N.’s atomic agency says.

A satellite image of the Natanz nuclear enrichment site in central Iran on Sunday after multiple buildings were destroyed by Israeli airstrikes.

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