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Iran War Live Updates: Tehran Dismisses Trump’s Cease-Fire Offer but Signals Openness to Talks

Inside Trump’s Secret Deal to Deport Migrants to Cameroon

Ukraine Finally Got Battlefield Momentum. Now Comes a Russian Offensive.

Pokrovske, a small rural town in the Dnipropetrovsk region of eastern Ukraine, about 60 miles east of Zaporizhzhia, in January.

Cheap Drones Remain Wild Card in Iran war

A missile and a Shahed drone on display during a military parade in Tehran in 2025.

Sarah Mullally, the First Female Archbishop of Canterbury, Is Enthroned

Sarah Mullally, the archbishop of Canterbury, arriving at her installation ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral on Wednesday.

Sexual Misconduct Report Leaves I.C.C.’s Path Ahead Unclear

The International Criminal Court prosecutor, Karim Khan, at a United Nations Security Council meeting last year.

U.S. and Iran Are Talking About Ways to End the War: What to Know

Tehran on Wednesday. It’s been nearly a month since the start of the conflict.

Four Takeaways From Denmark’s Election

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at an election celebration in Copenhagen early Wednesday morning. Her party won the most votes, with 22 percent.

Gambia Says the Island Is Cursed. Migrants Saw an Opportunity.

A damaged wooden pirogue used by migrants rests along the shore of Jinack Island, in Gambia, on Sunday.

A Missile Fragment in a Schoolyard

Two Men Arrested in Attack on Jewish Charity Ambulances in London

Two burned-out ambulances a day after the arson attack in the Golders Green neighborhood of north London.

For Australia’s Farmers, Fuel Crisis Comes at ‘Worst Possible Time’

A seeder sowing wheat at a farm in Bencubbin in Western Australia last year.

The U.S. Military Said It Helped Bomb a Drug Camp in Ecuador. It Was a Dairy Farm.

The remains of a dairy cattle farm in San Martín that was burned and bombed by the Ecuadorean military.

Investigators Seek Answers in Attacks on Jewish Sites in Europe

Belgian military personnel guarding a synagogue in Antwerp on Monday.

Trump Says He’s Talking With Iran. Iran Says He’s Not. Here’s Why.

President Trump has raised hopes that the war with Iran might end soon.

Matt Brittin, Former Google Executive, Named the New BBC Head

The former head of Google in Europe, Matt Brittin, has been named as the new leader of the BBC.

Israel Races to Hit Iran Hard While It Still Can, Leery of Possible Talks, Officials Say

Workers and firefighters at an apartment building hit by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes in Tehran on Monday.

Iranians Reject Trump’s Offer for Cease-Fire but Signal Openness to Talks

Tehran on Wednesday. Iranian officials said they were considering meeting U.S. negotiators in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Israel Keeps Up Strikes in Lebanon as Hezbollah Signals Defiance

An Israeli strike in Qlaileh in southern Lebanon on Wednesday.

Humans Had Dogs Before They Had Farming, Ancient DNA Confirms

Iraq Summons U.S. Diplomat After Attack on Military Base

The coffin of an Iraqi soldier killed in an airstrike on an Iraqi base on Wednesday.

Trump Had His Eye on China, Then Plunged Into a New Mideast War

A military parade in Beijing last year. Three American presidents have entered office vowing to focus resources on the challenges posed by China. Each instead turned to crises in other parts of the world.

NATO’s ‘Trump Whisperer’ Faces Blowback Over Support for Iran War

Mark Rutte, the secretary general of NATO, has supported President Trump’s plan to go to war alongside Israel against Iran.

Air Canada C.E.O. Draws Scorn for Delivering Condolences Only in English

Air Canada chief executive Michael Rousseau in 2024.

An American in Russia Is Linked to Neo-Nazi Terror Cells Across Europe

Here’s the latest.

Plan to Disarm Hamas in Gaza Is Detailed at U.N.

Hamas fighters in Gaza City in November.

Iran Says ‘Non-Hostile’ Ships Can Sail Through the Strait of Hormuz

Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, seen from the United Arab Emirates earlier this month.

Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Tuesday

Emergency workers inspecting the site of a strike in a residential area of the northwestern city of Tabriz, Iran, on Tuesday.

After Standing Up to Trump Over Greenland, Denmark’s Prime Minister Leads in Election

Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen. Her party came in first in Tuesday’s election, but won less than a quarter of the vote.

Iran Signals Resilience With Volley of Missiles Across Middle East

Gathering around a fragment of a missile that landed in an orchard near the Palestinian village of Hares in the West Bank on Tuesday.

Asia’s Energy Crisis Stings

Russia Launches Daytime Attack on Ukraine With Over 500 Drones

Pakistan Offers to Host Talks Between Iran and the United States

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan, right, with President Trump during last year’s Gaza peace summit in Egypt.

U.S. Said to Have Sent Iran a 15-Point Plan to End the Middle East War

An apartment shattered by an airstrike in Tehran on Monday.

High Oil and Gas Prices Could Outlast Trump’s War With Iran

Even when the conflict ends, it may be weeks or months before American families and businesses see a true break in spiraling energy costs.

Lebanon Expels Iranian Envoy as Rift With Tehran Deepens

Mohammad Reza Shibani, Iran’s ambassador to Beirut, has been ordered to leave Lebanon by the end of the week.

Costa Rica Agrees to Take Migrants Deported by the Trump Administration

Then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem with President Rodrigo Chaves Robles of Costa Rica during a news conference last year in San José, Costa Rica.

Italy’s Meloni Seemed Unbeatable. A Referendum Defeat Has Dented Her Aura.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Paris in January. Voters on Monday rejected her plan to overhaul Italy’s judiciary.

Qatar Is Not Mediating U.S.-Iran Talks, Foreign Minister Says

Majed al-Ansari, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, said the country isn’t involved with mediation talks.

Reopening the Strait of Hormuz will be difficult without a deal with Iran.

Why President Trump Has a Big Oil Problem

Russian Oil Shipment Puts Focus on Kremlin Spy Outpost in Cuba

Mr. Trump has spoken of using his economic leverage to mount a “friendly takeover” of Cuba and is pressing for the ouster of its president, Miguel Díaz-Canel.

Iran’s New Security Chief Is a Hard-Line Former Guards Commander

Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr in 2024.

Israel Plans to Control Large Parts of Southern Lebanon, Defense Minister Says

Israeli military vehicles near the border of Lebanon on Saturday.

Mel Schilling, Dating Expert on ‘Married at First Sight,’ Dies at 54

Mel Schilling at the 2025 BAFTA Awards.

Three of the Lives Lost in One Day of Israeli Strikes in Lebanon

The aftermath of a strike in Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday.

Philippines Declares National Emergency Over High Fuel Prices

Lining up at a gas station in the Manila area this month. Transportation workers in the Philippines have called for mass protests this week over fuel prices.

Take Shorter Showers: South Korea Kicks Off an Energy-Saving Drive

South Korea’s government is encouraging people to use public transportation to help conserve energy.

Afghanistan Frees American Dennis Coyle from Detention

The American researcher Dennis Walter Coyle, center, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday.

As Denmark Goes to the Polls, Here’s What to Know About the Election and Key Issues

Preparing a polling station in Aarhus, Denmark, on Tuesday.

Government Cuts Gut the Memory of Argentina’s Dirty War

The mothers of the disappeared marching in Buenos Aires’ Plaza de Mayo this month.

Europe Clinches Critical Mineral Access With Australian Trade Deal

Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Union’s executive branch, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia at a signing ceremony in Canberra on Tuesday.

Tango Therapy: How the Dance of Passion Is Helping Parkinson’s Patients

Here’s the latest.

Ukraine Spent Big to Shield Energy Industry From Drones. Is the Mideast Next?

A damaged area of a Naftogaz gas facility following Russian missile and drone attacks, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine in December.

Trump Sours on Keir Starmer Over UK’s Decision Not to Join Attacks on Iran

President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Chequers, the official estate of Britain’s leader, in September 2025.

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