
Iran War Updates: U.S. and Iran Exchange Strikes for 5th Straight Day
Though both sides appeared to be digging in, a top Iranian official seemed to leave the door open for a deal, saying, “We must fear neither war nor negotiations.”Published on : Wed Jul 15 2026

Ukraine Pounds Russian Ships in Its Campaign to Cut Off Crimea
After striking roads and railways, Kyiv is now focusing on sea routes as it tries to disrupt fuel supplies and pressure Russia to end the war.By Nataliya Vasilyeva, Marc Santora and Cassandra Vinograd
Published on : Wed Jul 15 2026
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He Has a $25 Million Bounty on His Head. He’s Also a Key U.S. Partner.
A list of alleged crimes has not prevented Diosdado Cabello, and other Venezuelan officials, from working with a U.S. government that once hounded them.By Anatoly Kurmanaev
Published on : Wed Jul 15 2026
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For Argentina, a World Cup Semifinal Against England Isn’t Just Soccer
Wednesday’s contest for a spot in the final carries the weight of a 1986 contentious clash, a war over the Falklands and a national mythology built around Diego Maradona.By Tariq Panja and Lucía Cholakian Herrera
Published on : Wed Jul 15 2026
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For Israel, the U.S.-Iran Hostilities Have Created an Uneasy Limbo
Officials see a return to full-blown war as preferable to an agreement that fails to curb the threats Iran poses to Israel. Meanwhile, they wait.By David M. Halbfinger
Published on : Wed Jul 15 2026
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France Votes to Allow Assisted Dying
Lawmakers approved a bill that will allow doctors to help terminally ill patients to die, adding France to a short list of nations that allow the practice.By Ségolène Le Stradic
Published on : Wed Jul 15 2026
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Toronto Under an Orange Sky as Wildfire Smoke Pours Into the U.S. Northeast
Air quality in Canada’s largest city was at times the worst in the world on Wednesday, as wildfires across Ontario sent smoke drifting into New York City and beyond.By Vjosa Isai
Published on : Wed Jul 15 2026
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Australia to Impose Energy and Water Guardrails on Data Centers Amid A.I. Boom
The country will also seek to protect the rights of creators of work used to train artificial intelligence models, as it aims to impose parameters on the growing industry.By Victoria Kim and Laura Chung
Published on : Wed Jul 15 2026
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Argentina Tries to Win Another World Cup. Neighboring Nations Cheer Against It.
Rather than rally behind the tournament’s last Latin American team, other countries in the region are confronting Argentina’s fraught claims to its own identity.By James Wagner
Published on : Wed Jul 15 2026
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U.S. Presses China to Free American Scientist Accused of Spying
President Trump has urged Xi Jinping to release the scientist, Youlin Chen, the man’s family says. Dr. Chen studied the detection of North Korean nuclear tests.By Chris Buckley
Published on : Wed Jul 15 2026
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Missing From Prince Harry’s Trip to Britain: A Reunion With Prince William
Harry is clearly repairing his relationship with King Charles III, but the rift with his brother remains unresolved.By Megan Specia
Published on : Wed Jul 15 2026
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Six Dead in an Elevator After Fire in Central Brussels
After a fire broke out at the Oxy building in central Brussels on Tuesday morning, six bodies were found in an elevator.By Koba Ryckewaert
Published on : Tue Jul 14 2026
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British Politician Was Killed in ‘Targeted Attack,’ Police Say
Counterterrorism police said that they were continuing to interview a 28-year-old man accused of killing Ann Widdecombe, a prominent member of the right-wing Reform U.K. party.By Stephen Castle
Published on : Tue Jul 14 2026
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Armed Standoffs Over Migrants Erupt on India’s Longest Border
India is driving out Bangladeshi immigrants it says are in the country illegally. Bangladesh is pushing back, leaving people stranded along the border amid increasing tensions between the countries.By Anupreeta Das, Saif Hasnat, Hari Kumar and Atul Loke
Published on : Tue Jul 14 2026
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A 59-Year-Old Hunger Striker Joins a Gen Z Protest Movement in India
Sonam Wangchuk, a longtime activist, has fasted for 19 days, joining forces with a student-led campaign to change India’s education system.By Showkat Nanda and Anupreeta Das
Published on : Thu Jul 16 2026
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Here’s Where the U.S. and Iran Have Launched Attacks as the War Escalates
The U.S. military has appeared to widen its targets in Iran, while Iran has fired at bases belonging to American allies in the Middle East.By The New York Times
Published on : Thu Jul 16 2026
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By Francesca Regalado, Qasim Nauman, Shirin Hakim and Farnaz Fassihi
Published on : Thu Jul 16 2026
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Hong Kong Police Raid Independent Bookstores and Arrest 5 People
Other booksellers have been detained in recent months as part of a broad national security crackdown.By Alexandra Stevenson
Published on : Thu Jul 16 2026
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India Is Moving Fast to Catch Up in A.I. A Coastal City Fears the Fallout.
With India lagging in the technology, officials are embracing giant data centers. But critics say the megaprojects will use up energy and water, without providing long-term jobs.By Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar
Published on : Thu Jul 16 2026
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Europe Finds It Hard to Break Up With American and Chinese Technology
France and Germany want to quit relying on America and China for key technology like artificial intelligence, but they’re having to choose where to do it.By Jim Tankersley and Mark Landler
Published on : Thu Jul 16 2026
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In Iran, Trump Risks Another American ‘Forever War’
President Trump, who promised to “end wars,” not start them, may have fallen into a familiar presidential trap.By Steven Erlanger
Published on : Thu Jul 16 2026
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Iranian American Woman Held in Iran on Spying Charges Is Released
The dual Iranian-U.S. citizen, Dena Karari, had her passport seized in December 2024 and had not been able to leave Iran as she faced espionage charges.By Farnaz Fassihi
Published on : Thu Jul 16 2026
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For England, the World Cup Final Remains Elusive
The nation’s years of pain continue.By Tariq Panja
Published on : Wed Jul 15 2026
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Iran’s Top Negotiator Signals Door to Diplomacy Is Still Open
Facing intense divisions within Iran, Gen. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf both struck a defiant tone and argued that diplomacy could defend Iran’s interests.By Farnaz Fassihi
Published on : Wed Jul 15 2026
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Ukraine’s Minister of Defense, a Proponent of Drone Warfare, Steps Down
Mykhailo Fedorov announced he was leaving the ministry on Wednesday after conflicts with generals and military contractors over the role of innovative weaponry.By Andrew E. Kramer
Published on : Wed Jul 15 2026
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Guy Scott, Who Caused a Stir as White Leader of Zambia, Dies at 82
Two decades after the fall of apartheid in South Africa, he served briefly as Africa’s only white president.By Alan Cowell
Published on : Wed Jul 15 2026
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Will Iran Be a Forever War?
President Trump may have fallen into the same trap that his predecessors did in Iraq and Afghanistan. Our chief diplomatic correspondent explains why.By Katrin Bennhold
Published on : Wed Jul 15 2026
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U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes With No Sign of Backing Down
On the fifth straight day of fighting, the U.S. launched a 90-minute attack on Iran, while Tehran targeted Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait.By Ravi Mattu, Qasim Nauman and Eric Schmitt
Published on : Wed Jul 15 2026
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Central Tehran Billboard Depicts Trump in a Coffin
Threatening imagery in Enghelab Square is nothing new, but has rarely taken such lurid form.By The New York Times
Published on : Wed Jul 15 2026
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U.S. Strikes Hit Tiny, Disputed Island in Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. military said on Wednesday it had attacked Iranian cruise missile storage and launch sites on Greater Tunb, one of several small islands in the Strait of Hormuz subject to a decades-old territorial dispute.By Zane Irwin
Published on : Wed Jul 15 2026
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Brazen Japanese Bears Are Breaking Into Homes and Raiding Pantries
Climate change and shifting demographics are driving the country’s Asiatic black bears closer to humans.By Claire Moses
Published on : Wed Jul 15 2026
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The Vague Clause That Helps Explain the Fight Over Hormuz
The memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran has done little to calm tension, in part because they disagree on what it actually means.By Amelia Nierenberg
Published on : Wed Jul 15 2026
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Oil, Shipping, Flights: Disruptions Are Back as U.S.-Iran War Reignites
Higher prices for energy, food and air travel are likely to persist as the two sides escalate their clash over the Strait of Hormuz and launch airstrikes in the Middle East.By Francesca Regalado
Published on : Wed Jul 15 2026
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By Eric Schmitt, Farnaz Fassihi and Alan Yuhas
Published on : Wed Jul 15 2026
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Former Child Care Worker Facing 300 Abuse Charges Identified
A Sydney court lifted the suppression order on identifying a man accused of abusing more than 100 children over 16 years.By Laura Chung
Published on : Wed Jul 15 2026
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