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Live Updates: Israel Launches New Strikes on Tehran

In Mexico, Thousands Ran for Office, Few Voted and One Party Dominated It All

Mexico’s Supreme Court building in Mexico City. Mexico’s shift away from an appointment-based system to the election of judges has, at least for now, amounted to a crucial step in Morena’s consolidation of power.

Why Eight Mennonite Families Left Mexico for Angola

Heat of Air India Crash Hinders DNA Identification, Agonizing Relatives

Family members mourn at the funeral on Sunday for Shubham Modi and Shagun Modi, who were killed during the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

Diplomacy With Iran Is Damaged, Not Dead

Photographs of some of the officials and military leaders killed during Israel’s attack on Iran, in Tehran on Friday.

A Takeoff, a Mayday Call, and 2 Air India Pilots Who Never Made it Home

The Air India flight crashed into a building moments after taking off from the airport in Ahmedabad, a city in western India. On Saturday, workers tried to extract the plane tail from the wreckage.

What to Know About the G7 Summit in Canada

Then-Chancellor Angela Merkel during a meeting with President Trump and other leaders at the 2018 G7 meeting in Canada, in a photograph released by the German government.

Tehran Residents Describe Fear, Uncertainty

Some residents of Tehran worried about how the conflict would intensify.

Can Canada Beef Up Its Military After Decades of Atrophy?

Canadian soldiers during a training exercise in March. Prime Minister Mark Carney has not specified where the money for increased military spending would come from.

Israel’s Attack in Iran Echoes Its Strategy Against Hezbollah

A rally in Tehran in support of the Iranian government on Saturday following attacks by Israel.

British Gujaratis Gather to Mourn Those Who Died in Air India Crash

People gathered to pray for victims of the Air India crash at the International Siddhashram Shakti Centre in London on Saturday.

As Israel and Iran Continue to Bomb Each Other, New Yorkers Fear for Their Loved Ones

Smoke rising from an oil refinery, as seen from Tehran on Sunday.

Britain Agrees to Open New Inquiry Into Child Sex Abuse

Prime Minister Keir Starmer had faced criticism for refusing to set up a comprehensive national investigation with wide-ranging powers into the abuse by so-called grooming gangs of men.

In a Mexico Border Town Famed for Crossings, ‘There Are No Migrants’

Tents in a migrant shelter this week in Tijuana, Mexico.

Iran’s air defenses were diminished in rounds of conflict, giving Israel greater aerial freedom.

Israeli strikes in Tehran on Sunday. The attacks have highlighted Iran’s lack of preparedness for war.

In Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv, Iran’s missile barrages killed at least six people.

What to Know About the New Head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps

Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi speaking in Tehran last year. He has served as defense and interior minister, and the United States and others have imposed sanctions on him for human rights violations.

Israel bombs Yemen, targeting a top Houthi military leader.

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What to Know About Iran’s Ballistic Missiles and the Attacks on Israel

Missiles fired from Iran in the sky over Jerusalem, on Saturday.

Two Major Energy Facilities in Tehran Hit in Israeli Strikes

Putin condemns Israel’s attack in call with Trump and offers to mediate.

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, seen here in photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, told President Trump that he feared the conflict between Israel and Iran could escalate unpredictably, according to a Kremlin aide.

‘I Was Afraid I’d Die’: Iran’s Missiles Rained Down on Tel Aviv

Rescue workers at the site of an Iranian attack in Rishon Lezion, Israel, on Saturday.

Israel Expands Attack to Include Iran’s Oil and Gas Industry

A natural gas refinery at the South Pars gas field in Bushehr Province, Iran, in 2019.

Defying Calls for De-Escalation, Israel and Iran Exchange Deadly Fire

Rescue workers scanned the impact of an Iranian missile in Rishon LeZion, Israel, on Saturday.

Israel and Ukraine Show How Drone Smuggling Is Powerful New War Technique

People gathered on a hilltop in Tehran on Friday, after attacks by Israel.

What’s Going On in the Middle East?

At U.N. Conference, Countries Inch Toward Ocean Protection Goal

A reef in waters off Tahiti, French Polynesia. Countries and territories including Chile, Colombia and others pledged 20 new marine protected areas on Friday.

Gazans Worry Israel-Iran Conflict Will Shift World’s Attention From Their Plight

Palestinians displaced by the war walking through a camp in the port area of Gaza City earlier this month.

Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, 95, Dies; Led Nicaragua After Civil War

Violeta Barrios de Chamorro received the presidential sash from Nicaragua’s outgoing leader, Daniel Ortega, in April 1990. Her election stunned many people in Nicaragua and around the world.

2 Men Are Sentenced in Theft of Golden Toilet

A fully functioning gold toilet, made by the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was stolen from a palace in England in 2019.

Conference on Palestinian Statehood Postponed Amid Israel-Iran Fighting

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, left, and President Emmanuel Macron of France had been set to be co-chairmen of the conference.

Israel Takes Aim at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran

Smoke billowed from the site of an Israeli strike on Tehran on Saturday. Iran and Israel continued to trade aerial attacks for a second consecutive day.

The airspace closings over Iran and Israel have affected thousands of flights.

Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport remains closed, and the country’s three major airlines have moved their fleets outside the country to prevent them from being hit by Iranian airstrikes.

The West Bank is in the firing line without shelters or air-raid sirens.

Palestinian residents in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Saturday. Few Palestinians in the West Bank have safe rooms or shelters to protect them from incoming Iranian missile attacks on nearby Israel.

Next Round of Nuclear Talks Between U.S. and Iran Is Off

Ali Shamkhani, who was overseeing the nuclear talks between Iran and the United States, was among those killed by Israeli strikes on Friday.

Israel and Iran’s Escalation

Group of 7 Mountain Summit Time

About 20 world leaders will gather in Alberta’s Kananaskis country, with Prime Minister Mark Carney playing host.

Trump Relishes Troops in American Streets While Shunning Conflict Overseas

Members of the Air Assault Band of the 101st Airborne Division practicing before the military parade in Washington set for Saturday.

How the Israel-Iran Conflict Could Spiral Into More Turmoil

A projectile hit buildings on Friday as the Israeli Iron Dome air-defense system fired to intercept missiles over Tel Aviv.

Russia’s Summer Offensive in Ukraine Gains Ground With New Tactics

Ukrainian soldiers launching rockets toward Russian positions near Pokrovsk, earlier this month.

A Dream Wedding for Jeff Bezos in Venice? No Way, Locals Say

Protesters display a banner reading “No Space for Bezos!” on the Rialto Bridge during a protest against the wedding of Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, and Lauren Sánchez.

Data Recorder Is Found for Air India Plane That Crashed

Investigators at the crash site of Air India Flight 171 in Ahmedabad, India, on Friday.

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Trump Era Tests Ties in German City Long Home to American Troops

A U.S. military honor guard carrying American and German flags leading the procession at a memorial ceremony in May in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

Relatives of Air India Crash Victims Seek Answers

A Miscalculation by Iran Led to Israeli Strikes’ Extensive Toll, Officials Say

A building damaged after Israel hit multiple structures early Friday in Tehran.

In one underground bomb shelter, Israelis huddle, and wait.

People in a Jerusalem bomb shelter early Saturday morning.

Iranians Describe Israel’s Attacks in Voice Memos and Calls

Outside a damaged building in Tehran on Friday following attacks by Israel.

Republicans Are Divided Over Iran. Will Trump Pick a Side?

President Trump had several times this year dissuaded Israel from launching an attack, but afterward he called the strikes “excellent.”

Israel destroyed part of Iran’s premier weapons facility, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said.

Members of the U.N. Security Council listening to a briefing by Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

World Leaders Urge Restraint Between Israel and Iran

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain had separate calls Friday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and President Trump.

Iran Retaliates and Israel Vows More Strikes After Devastating Attack

The remains of a building in Tehran on Friday after Israeli strikes.

Mpox Surges in Sierra Leone

Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone.

Mexico’s President Calls Image of Flag in Protests a ‘Provocation’

A protester waving the Mexican flag near a self-driving Waymo taxi set on fire at a protest in Los Angeles on Sunday.

U.S. Urges Americans to Steer Clear of Nicaragua

Surfers at Remanso Beach in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, last year.

What Are Israel’s Defenses Against Iran?

Israel’s Iron Dome defense system over Ashkelon, Israel, in October, following a launch of missiles from Iran.

How is Israel protecting its critical sites from Iranian retaliation?

A partial view of the Dimona nuclear reactor in Israel’s southern Negev desert, in 2014.

In L.A.’s Little Tokyo, Protests Draw Sympathy and Frustration

Much of Iran’s Nuclear Program Remains After Israel’s Strikes. At Least for Now.

Smoke above Tehran after multiple explosions on Friday.

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