NATO Summit Opens as Israel-Iran Cease-Fire Takes Hold: What to Watch
The NATO summit will begin Tuesday in The Hague, with the American attack on Iran and defense spending expected to be major topics.
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NATO Leader’s Aim? Give Trump What He Wants: A Win on Military Spending.
President Trump plans to limit his visit to The Hague to less than 24 hours. It will be the first NATO leaders’ summit of his second term.
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on June 2025
What to Know About the U.S. Strike on Iran and the Israel-Iran Cease-Fire
People at a patriotic rally on Tuesday in Tehran. President Trump announced the cease-fire on Monday, saying that the war would be “considered ended” 24 hours after it took effect.
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The Yellow Sea Dispute Between China and South Korea
Korean military veterans protested near the Chinese Embassy in Seoul in April, calling on Beijing to remove the steel structures it installed in shared waters in the Yellow Sea.
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London Police Appeal for Help in the Theft of a $200,000 Violin
David López Ibáñez playing a 285-year-old violin. The instrument was stolen in February.
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Canada and EU Sign Defense Agreement as Trump Promises to Reduce International Security
From left, Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president; Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada; and Antonio Costa, the European Council president, in Brussels on Monday.
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Zelensky Visits U.K. After Russian Attack on Kyiv Kills at Least 9
President Volodymyr Zelensky and King Charles at Windsor Castle on Monday. Concerns are growing in Kyiv that Russia’s assaults are drawing less attention as global focus shifts to the Israel-Iran war.
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on June 2025
How Hugo Aguilar Ortiz Became Mexico’s Most Powerful Indigenous Lawyer
Hugo Aguilar Ortiz is the newly elected chief justice of Mexico’s Supreme Court.
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on June 2025
Toronto Sees Record Temperatures as Extreme Heat Settles Over Canada
Beaches in Toronto were packed on Monday as the city endured high temperatures.
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White House Postpones Briefing Congress on Iran Strikes
Senator Chuck Schumer criticized the delay of a White House briefing.
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on June 2025
15-Hour Qantas Flight Takes Passengers From Perth to Perth Amid Mideast Closures
Passengers leaving Perth on Monday returned to Perth after spending 15 hours on a flight.
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on June 2025
The Middle East tries to untangle travel after attacks and airspace closures.
Cancellations and delays have disrupted travel to Persian Gulf cities like Doha, Qatar, since an Iranian missile attack closed airspace in the region on Monday.
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on June 2025
How Netanyahu’s Move Against Iran Gives Him Room to Maneuver on Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at the site of an Iranian strike in Rehovot, Israel, on Friday.
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on June 2025
Israel and Iran deny violating a nascent truce, offering their own versions of events.
An Iranian missile strike in Beersheba, Israel, killed four people on Tuesday.
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on June 2025
How Qatar Helped Broker the Israel-Iran Cease-Fire
Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani of Qatar helped broker a cease-fire between Iran and Israel.
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on June 2025
Germany to Spend Record Amount on Its Military and Infrastructure
The German Air Force during a NATO military exercise in May.
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on June 2025
Trump says he is ‘not happy’ with Israel and Iran.
President Trump speaking to reporters outside of the White House.
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Iran’s Capital Tehran Endures Intense Attacks Before Cease-Fire With Israel
Tehran, Iran’s capital, has been hit by Israeli airstrikes repeatedly since the war started on June 13.
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on June 2025
World Leaders Cautiously Welcome Israel-Iran Cease-Fire
The streets of Tehran on Tuesday morning. World leaders have expressed concern that the cease-fire remained fragile.
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Iran Casts Cease-Fire as Proof That Its Military Has Prevailed
In Tehran on Tuesday. Israeli airstrikes have wiped out much of the Iranian military’s top brass, and destroyed Iran’s air defenses and some of its nuclear and missile facilities.
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on June 2025
What to Know About the Cease-Fire Between Israel and Iran
Israelis wait outside a bomb shelter between air-raid warnings in Rishpon, Israel, on Tuesday.
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Tuesday Briefing
A missile was intercepted over Qatar yesterday after Iran said it had targeted a U.S. base there.
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on June 2025
How Yemeni Cafes like Haraz Coffee House Are Building Momentum and Community
Hamzah Nasser founded his Yemeni cafe brand, Haraz Coffee House, in 2021 in Dearborn, Mich. and intends to double the number of Haraz locations to 60 from 30 by the end of the year.
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on June 2025
Can Iran, Israel and the U.S. Now All Claim to Have Won?
Celebrating the attack on a U.S. base in Qatar, in Tehran on Monday. No Americans were killed in the attack, but it was trumpeted by Iranian media.
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on June 2025
Trump’s Cease-Fire Announcement Catches His Own Top Officials by Surprise
President Trump at Morristown Airport in New Jersey on Saturday.
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on June 2025
Qatar Intervened to Persuade Iran to Accept Cease-Fire Deal, Diplomats Say
President Trump with the Qatari prime minister, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, in Doha, Qatar’s capital, in May. The Qatari prime minister persuaded Iran to agree to a U.S. cease-fire proposal in a call with the Iranian leadership, diplomats said.
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on June 2025
Trump Says ‘Time for Peace’ After Iran Gives Warning Before Firing on U.S. Base
A missile was intercepted after Iran’s Armed Forces targeted Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Monday.
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Tuesday Briefing: Iran Struck a U.S. Base in Qatar
A missile was intercepted after Iran’s Armed Forces targeted Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Monday.
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Supreme Court Lets Trump Deport Migrants to Countries Other Than Their Own
Camp Lemonnier, an American military base in Djibouti where migrants were sent after the Trump administration sought to deport them to South Sudan.
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What to Know about Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar
Loading humanitarian aid onto an aircraft at Al Udeid Air Base in March 2024.
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F.B.I. Warns of Possible Retaliation by Iran After Bombing of Nuclear Sites
F.B.I. and Department of Homeland Security officials held a call with state and local law enforcement officials on Sunday to warn of potential consequences of U.S. action in Iran.
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on June 2025
What to Know About U.S. Warning to Citizens Abroad Amid Israel-Iran Conflict
Flight attendants and travelers arrive from overseas at Kennedy Airport. The State Department has issued a travel advisory for Americans going abroad.
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on June 2025
Nearly 150 Report Being Jabbed With Needles at French Music Festival
An outdoor performance on the banks of the Seine river in Paris on Saturday was part of the annual Fête de la Musique celebration.
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on June 2025
What to Know About Iran’s Notorious Evin Prison
A guard outside the entrance to Evin prison in Tehran, in a 2022 photo provided by the Iranian state media.
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on June 2025
U.K. to Ban Palestine Action Group as Terrorist Organization
A protest in support of the activist group Palestine Action in London on Monday. The government said it would formally submit a ban to Parliament next week.
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on June 2025
Israel widens targets in another series of strikes on the Iranian capital.
A plume of smoke billowed over Iran’s capital Tehran in a screen grab taken from a video posted on social media on Monday.
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on June 2025
World Central Kitchen Resumes Gaza Operations After Nearly 7-Week Pause
At a food distribution site in central Gaza on Monday. Many families in the territory have relied heavily on charities such as World Central Kitchen for meals as staple foods have become scarce.
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on June 2025
Villages Evacuated on Greek Island as Wildfires Rage
A firefighter working to extinguish a fire on a tree on Chios, Greece, on Tuesday.
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on June 2025
Wednesday Briefing: New Details About U.S. Strikes on Iran
Democrats Forge Ahead With Efforts to Reach War Powers Vote Amid Shaky Cease-Fire
Iran has previously given warnings before attacking U.S. bases, limiting damage and repercussions.
Live Updates: Israel and Iran Claim Victory as Cease-Fire Takes Hold
In a Big Place With Few People, a Minister Needs a Pilot’s License
Timeline: Did Iran or Israel Violate the Cease-Fire With Strikes?
Drones hit Iraqi military sites, hours after Iran attacked a U.S. base in Qatar.
Iran Mounts Attack on Beersheba, Israel, Hours Before Cease-Fire
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