Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Planning for His Possible Assassination, Picks Successors
People marching under a mural of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Friday in Tehran.
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As Iran and Israel Battle, the Rest of the Mideast Fears What’s Next
Smoke rising from Israel’s attack on an oil refinery last week in Tehran.
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U.K. Heat Wave Leaves Britons Looking for Ways to Stay Cool
A spectator covered her face during the Queen’s Club Championships tennis tournament in London on Friday.
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How South Korea Became a Cultural Powerhouse
A fan event in Brooklyn on Friday to publicize the third season of “Squid Game.”
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Europe Attempts to Provide an Off-Ramp to Iran in Geneva Talks
Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian foreign minister, speaking at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva on Friday.
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Putin Does Not Rule Out Capturing Key Ukrainian City
Walking through debris at the site of a Russian strike in Odesa, Ukraine, on Friday.
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$40 Million Yacht That Mysteriously Sank Is Raised From Bottom of Sea
Cranes pulling up the Bayesian superyacht, off the coast of Sicily on Friday.
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Air India Plane Crash Highlights Dangers of Crowded Airport Zones
A plane waiting to take off at the Ahmedabad airport which is surrounded by the cityscape of Ahmedabad, India, in June.
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Rockslide in Canada’s Banff National Park Leaves 2 Dead, 3 Injured
A rockslide, center, near Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park, Canada, on Thursday.
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What Happens if Trump Decides to Strike Iran or Assassinate Its Leader?
Marching in Tehran on Saturday after Israel’s attacks.
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Drought Is Hurting Global Food Supplies
Drought-ravaged Shaanxi Province in China last month.
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Ukraine Warns Teenagers the Enemy Is Inside Their Phones
A lecturer from the Security Service of Ukraine leading a presentation for 10th-grade students at a high school in Lviv, in western Ukraine, on Russian schemes that try to recruit young people for minor sabotage or espionage.
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Accusations fly at a heated U.N. Security Council session on Iran and Israel, amid pleas for peace.
Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, at the Security Council’s meeting on Friday.
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Israel and Iran launch fresh attacks amid diplomatic push.
Emergency personnel outside a building hit by an Iranian missile in Haifa, Israel, on Friday. Israeli jets hit targets across Iran.
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Thousands Protest Across the Middle East as Israel-Iran Conflict Deepens
Large crowds took to the streets of Tehran on Friday to protest Israel’s attacks on Iran.
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Europe’s Growing Fear: How Trump Might Use U.S. Tech Dominance Against It
The International Criminal Court in The Hague, which has attracted the ire of President Trump.
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Are Israel’s Airstrikes on Iran Within Legal Bounds?
Smoke rising from Israel’s attack on an oil refinery in Tehran on Saturday.
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Pro-Palestinian Activists Break Into the UK’s Largest Air Base
R.A.F. Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, southern England, houses about 5,800 service personnel.
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Ex-Malaysia Premier Najib Has Money Laundering Charges Dropped
Najib Razak’s prison sentence was halved and his fine slashed in 2024.
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Forced to Wait for Trump, Israel Faces Strategic Dilemma in Iran
Israel’s air defense system intercepting missiles from Iran over Tel Aviv on Wednesday. The longer Israel waits for President Trump’s decision on an American attack on Iran, the greater the strain on Israel’s defenses.
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Friday Briefing
Tel Aviv this week.
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A U.S. Attack on Iran Would Show the Limits of China’s Power
Smoke rose over Tehran after Israel attacked the Iranian state broadcaster on Monday.
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Bank Transfer Signals Syria Is Making Strides in Ending Economic Isolation
People lined up to use an A.T.M. on Tuesday in Damascus, Syria. This week, the country completed its first electronic transfer in 14 years with a Western bank.
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Suchinda Kraprayoon, Thai Leader Who Set Off Bloody Protests, Dies at 91
Gen. Kraprayoon Suchinda at a military parade in Bangkok in 1991. He assumed the prime ministership after saying he would not, inciting four days of violent protest in the capital.
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Iranian Missile Hits Israeli Hospital as Trump Appears to Put Off U.S. Action
Emergency workers and hospital staff at the Soroka Medical Center in southern Israel after a strike on Thursday.
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Netanyahu says Israel doesn’t need help to reach its goals in Iran.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel speaking to reporters outside of a hospital that was hit by an Iranian missile.
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Why Israelis View the Prospect of a Nuclear-Armed Iran as a Threat
An Israeli strike on Sunday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken against a nuclear Iran for decades.
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Chilling Photos Capture Police Shooting Man, Fueling Anger in Kenya
Protests in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday were set off by word of the death of Albert Ojwang, a blogger who died in police custody on June 8.
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As talk grows of regime change in Iran, here’s a look at the 1953 coup that helped reshape the Middle East.
Demonstrators in Tehran in 1953. The events of that year have caused deep-seated suspicion in Iran.
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French Lawmaker Says He Was Denied Entry Into the United States
Pouria Amirshahi, a member of the Green party, in the National Assembly in Paris in February.
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Europe to Hold Talks With Iran on Friday
Kaja Kallas, the European Union foreign policy chief. Foreign ministers from several European countries are expected to meet on Friday with Iranian representatives over the escalating war between Israel and Iran.
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Doctor at Soroka Hospital in Israel Recounts Iranian Strike
Emergency workers at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, Israel, on Thursday.
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European and Iranian officials will hold talks on Friday in Geneva.
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said talks between Iranian and Western officials were scheduled for Friday in Geneva.
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Cave Explorer Videos Show Decade of Trash in ‘Avatar’ Park in China
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in Zhangjiajie, China, in 2024.
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Student Who Filmed Himself Raping at Least 10 Women Is Given Life Sentence
A photo made available by the London police of an apartment used by Zou Zhenhao, who attacked women in Britain and China. He would lure victims back to his homes and then drug and rape them.
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Tehran residents describe the turmoil of living in a city under attack.
Long lines have formed at gas stations in Tehran this week, as residents look to stock up after Israel launched a massive military assault on Iran.
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This Oregon Native Went to Kyiv as a Volunteer. He Died in a Russian Attack.
Fred Grandy in California in an undated photo. He went to Ukraine to volunteer with a charity after the United States’ support for the country changed under President Trump.
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No Rock Stars, No Mercedes: A Russian Expo Shows the Cost of Divorce With the West
At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia on Wednesday. Major American investors once again shunned the conference.
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Iran Has Its Back Against the Wall
Watching Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s message to the people of Iran, in Tehran, on Wednesday.
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Thailand’s Prime Minister Faces Calls to Resign After Leak
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra of Thailand has apologized for her comments, which she cast as a “negotiation technique.”
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Medically Assisted Dying Closer to Legalization After Vote by UK Lawmakers
Under Pressure, Officials in Western India Move Against Abuse in Sugar Fields
Friday Briefing: Trump Appeared to Put Off U.S. Action on Iran
Former Interpol Official Detained for Role in ‘Big Carousel’ of Corruption
Israel-Iran Conflict: Live Updates: Israel and Iran Trade New Strikes on 9th Day of War
BTS Is Back Together. Does It Still Rule K-Pop?
How Far Could Iranian Missiles Go?
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