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Live Updates: Europe Pushes for De-escalation After Nearly 1 Week of War

Iran Has Its Back Against the Wall

Watching Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s message to the people of Iran, in Tehran, on Wednesday.

Trying to Satisfy Trump, NATO Is Running Into Difficulties

A Norwegian naval commando hoisted himself onto the deck of a ship during a NATO exercise in March.

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.

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.

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.

Thailand’s Prime Minister Faces Calls to Resign After Leak

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra of Thailand has apologized for comments, which she cast as a “negotiation technique.”

China Is Hacking Russia to Steal War Secrets

Russian soldiers marching in the country’s annual Victory Day parade in May. Hacking groups appear to have become more interested in Russian targets after the country’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Will Israel’s Interceptors Outlast Iran’s Missiles? The Answer May Shape the War.

Tel Aviv this week. Since Iran started retaliating against Israel’s fire, Israel’s defense system has intercepted most incoming Iranian ballistic missiles.

Cave Explorer Videos Show Decade of Trash in ‘Avatar’ Park in China

Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in Zhangjiajie, China, in 2024.

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.

Pakistan Waging a Deadly Drone Campaign Inside Its Own Borders

A drone on display at a military exhibition in Karachi in November.

Air India Cuts International Flights After Crash Causes Chaos

Air India operates around 1,000 flights daily, including to dozens of overseas destinations.

This Oregon Native Went to Kyiv as a Volunteer. He Died in a Russian Attack.

Fred Grady 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.

Doctor at Soroka Hospital in Israel Recounts Iranian Strike

Emergency workers at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, Israel, on Thursday.

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.

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.

The Crane That Ruined Florence’s Skyline Is Gone

A crane in front of the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, Italy, in 2022.

Can A.I. Quicken the Pace of Math Discoveries?

Patrick Shafto, who oversees DARPA’s information innovation office. A.I., he said, shows “huge potential benefit to the community of mathematicians and to society at large.”

A Sardinian Road Trip: Coastal Cliffs and Picturesque Villages

Sea cliffs at the Regional Natural Park of Porto Conte, along Sardinia’s northwestern coast.

Belgian Nonprofit Papy Boom Is Helping Retirement-Home Residents Hit the Clubs

Nicole Dekoster, 71, dancing at the Mirano nightclub in Brussels, in an outing organized by a Belgian nonprofit.

Here’s the latest.

Funeral Held for Loved One Lost in Air India Crash

Iran Missile Strikes Hospital in Southern Israel

The Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, Israel, on Thursday, after an Iranian missile strike.

Hurricane Erick Makes Landfall in Mexico as a Major Storm

A woman filming waves breaking on the beach in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, on Wednesday.

Thursday Briefing

Tehran after an Israeli strike yesterday.

Iranians mostly lost internet access on the sixth day of Israeli strikes.

A hacking group steals at least $90 million from Iranian crypto exchange in cyberattack.

Smoke from an explosion in Tehran caused by Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday.

U.S. to Review Social Media Posts of Student and Scholar Visa Applicants

All applications for F, M and J nonimmigrant visas will be reviewed, officials said.

If the U.S. joins Israeli attacks, Iran will retaliate ‘wherever we find the targets,’ an official says.

Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, in 2021. “Although we have always promoted diplomacy, we cannot negotiate under threats,” he told CNN on Wednesday.

Iranian Civilians Are Killed in Israeli Strikes, Including a Poet and an Equestrian

A copy of an Iranian newspaper showing people killed in recent Israeli strikes.

Tehran is about as densely populated as New York City.

U.S. Strike on Iran Would Bring Risks at Every Turn

The American B-2 stealth bomber is the only plane capable of carrying the bombs needed to strike Iran’s deepest nuclear facilities, but the decision to use them is not without risk.

Iran Rejects Trump’s Call for ‘Surrender’ in War With Israel

Tehran, the Iranian capital, after an Israeli strike on Wednesday.

Iran is open to talks with the U.S., a senior diplomat says, even as the supreme leader rejects the idea.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered a recorded address from a bunker on Wednesday.

Thursday Briefing: Trump’s Indecision on Iran

Tehran after an Israeli strike yesterday.

Trump Administration Says It Is Working to Help Americans Leave Israel Amid Iran Conflict

The United States Embassy in Jerusalem in 2023.

Before Iran’s internet was throttled, one resident described a ‘deserted’ Tehran.

Internet and phone service has become unreliable in Iran.

Hurricane Erick Nears Mexico’s Coast as Category 3 Storm

U.S. lawmakers say Gulf Arab leaders want Iran’s nuclear program to end, but preferably not by force.

Smoke rising after an Israeli strike in Tehran on Wednesday.

There are about 40,000 U.S. troops in the Middle East.

Despite danger from Iran’s deadly missile fire, Israeli morale appears high.

Israelis gathering near the water in Herzliya.

Austria Moves to Tighten Gun Laws After Deadly School Shooting

A vigil for the victims of the school shooting in Graz, Austria.

If Trump Joins Israel-Iran Conflict, U.S. Troops in Mideast Could Be Vulnerable

Focusing on Iran, Israel sends more troops to its borders and withdraws some from Gaza.

Israeli military vehicles along the border with the Gaza Strip last week.

Spain Blames Planning Missteps and Technical Problems for Huge Power Outage

Barcelona, Spain, on April 28, when much of the city was without electricity after a power outage.

Trump says ‘nobody knows what I’m going to do’ on Iran.

President Trump’s consideration of joining Israel’s attacks on Iran has split his party and his supporters.

See where Israeli strikes have damaged Iranian nuclear and military facilities so far.

A Man Drove a Car Down Rome’s Spanish Steps. It Did Not Go Great.

The car being removed by a crane.

U.K. Police Mishandled Crash That Killed Teenager Harry Dunn, Review Finds

Relatives of Harry Dunn at a London court in 2022, including his father, Tim Dunn, left, and mother, Charlotte Charles, second from right.

Two Iranian centrifuge production facilities are hit, the U.N. nuclear watchdog says.

Smoke rising in Tehran on Tuesday. The Israel military said it had attacked with more than 50 planes overnight, targeting weapons production facilities.

Kate Middleton Unexpectedly Pulls Out of Royal Ascot

Catherine, Princess of Wales, attending an event at Windsor Castle, near London, on Monday.

In a defiant address, Iran’s supreme leader rejects Trump’s call to surrender.

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, last year. On Wednesday, he vowed to “stand firm” in the face of what he called Israeli aggression.

Iran Urges Users to Delete WhatsApp

A woman looking at news on a smartphone in Tehran on Saturday. Iran’s state broadcaster has urged people to remove WhatsApp from their phones.

India and Canada Move to Mend Ties Damaged by Sikh Activists’s Killing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada at the Group of 7 summit in Kananaskis, Canada, on Tuesday.

Israel Further Alienates Would-Be Arab Allies in Attacking Iran

Smoke billowing after an Israeli airstrike in Tehran on Tuesday.

Here’s the latest.

Iran War Reflects a Changed Middle East and a New Israeli Military Doctrine

Smokes after Israeli airstrikes in Tehran on Tuesday. In Iran, Israel is carrying out the kind of broad and brazen attack that it long threatened but never dared to enact before.

Trump Skips Zelensky Meeting as G7 Talks End With Little for Ukraine

World leaders at the Group of 7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, on Monday. President Trump left the talks ahead of schedule, citing the Iran-Israel conflict.

Wednesday Briefing

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.

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