Just months before another election that may hinge on the economy, the war in Iran has sent gas and other goods soaring.
Iranian attacks and the stoppage of seaborne transit have paralyzed Qatar’s vital gas exports, stalling the economic pivots intended to anchor the country’s growth.
The humanitarian relief system, decimated by cuts, faces a grave challenge as the Middle East war causes soaring costs for food, fuel and fertilizer.
Israel spent over a year preparing a covert site in Iraq for its operations against Iran, regional officials say. Iraqi officials later confirmed the existence of a second base.
Kylian Mbappé, the captain of France’s national team, set off a storm a month before the World Cup by suggesting that the National Rally party was a threat to France.
The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency after about 80 people died from the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Prosecutors in Spokane, Wash., are trying three activists who they say conspired to impede federal officers. Legal experts call it a stretch.
Video shared on social media showed the jets striking each other and spinning toward the ground. Four crew members safely ejected before the planes crashed, officials said.
The day-long prayer event featured speakers from President Trump’s cabinet and a program that drew connections between the nation’s founding and Christianity.
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The president has never pretended to be an ordinary American, but a recent “truth bomb” has opened him to criticism that he doesn’t grasp the economic strain of his war with Iran.
Gov. Jared Polis’s decision to commute the sentence of Tina Peters came after months of tense discussions, including one with President Trump.
He was defeated in the Republican primary in Louisiana on Saturday. Representative Julia Letlow and State Treasurer John Fleming are now in a runoff for the party’s nomination.
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A deal, involving the utilities in Florida and Virginia, would come as demand for power is soaring, largely because of the rapid growth of A.I. data centers.
Straus Family Creamery asked customers to throw out some tubs sold in May across 17 states. No injuries have been reported, the company said.
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America’s busiest passenger rail service shut down on Saturday after unions and transit officials failed to agree on a new contract.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has more explicitly attempted to address specific concerns that some Black New Yorkers have with his policy agenda.
Extra effort to hail a cab, an apology for a subway encounter and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
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Peter Gelb, the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, said he is not going anywhere as he struggles with financial crises and opera’s place in a changing arts landscape.
The performers of a Met Opera production about Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera have been promoting the show in decidedly unoperatic places, including a cemetery.
Eliya Smith’s disturbing teen dramedy explores the ambivalence and confusion of life on the brink of adulthood.
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There’s your Sunday supper, courtesy of Sam Sifton’s five-star recipe.
I’m here to help you plan some very delicious (and doable) dinners for your week — hoisin garlic noodles, anyone?
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