What the Mood Is Like in Iran Ahead of Presidential Elections
A special presidential election campaign is featuring blistering attacks on the status quo by conservatives and the lone reformer alike.
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Two Teenagers Missing in Waters Off Beach in Queens in Suspected Drowning
The search was continuing overnight for the boys, 16 and 17, who were last seen being overtaken by a large…
U.S.D.A. Avocado Inspectors Will Start Returning to Mexican Packing Plants
The inspections in Michoacán, the Mexican state responsible for most avocado exports to the U.S., were suspended last weekend because…
Hundreds of Hajj Pilgrims Reported Dead Amid Extreme Heat
Searing heat in Saudi Arabia appeared to at least contribute to many of the deaths.
Ángeles Flórez Peón, Spanish Civil War’s Last Militiawoman, Dies at 105
She was revered as an essential guardian of the country’s memory of war and repression long after the Franco dictatorship.
Anthony O’Reilly, Flashy Irish Tycoon Who Led Heinz, Is Dead at 88
He had success on the rugby pitch and in boardrooms, building a media empire and boosting Heinz’s profits, but his…
Putin Came to Asia to Disrupt, and He Succeeded
His embrace of North Korea and deal making with Vietnam injected more potential threats into a region already strained by…
Why Turkey Is Euro 2024’s Second Home Team
A soccer championship has doubled as a test of identity for millions of Germans with Turkish roots. For many, picking…
Pope’s Anti-Gay Slur Lays Bare Church’s Contradictions
The pope used homophobic slang and cautioned prelates about admitting gay men into seminaries. But ordination has also long been…
School Cellphone Bans May Be Hard to Enforce
California is the latest state to try to regulate the devices. But how far should the ban go? And will…