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Live Updates: Mideast Hostilities Flare, Testing Fragile U.S.-Iran Truce
Bahrain said it had been targeted by Iranian drones, an apparent retaliation after U.S. strikes on Iranian military sites overnight. A ship came under attack in the Strait of Hormuz for the second time in recent days.
NYT > World News · 5 minutes ago
Venezuela Live Updates: Rescuers Work as Window Narrows to Find Quake Survivors
International teams were joining search efforts on Saturday after twin earthquakes killed more than 900 people in northern Venezuela and left many others trapped.
NYT > World News · 16 minutes ago
Once He Wanted to Lead FIFA. This Is Much Better.
Jordan’s arrival at the World Cup is the culmination of decades of patient effort by one man, but also a moment of solidarity for his nation and its diaspora.
NYT > World News · 19 minutes ago
Venezuela’s Economy Was On the Rise. Then the Earthquakes Struck.
Expectations are now rising over the role the United States will play in helping Venezuela, which had already been laid low by decades of misrule.
NYT > World News · 22 minutes ago
Central and Eastern Europe Are Feeling the Heat Now
Much of Germany and Poland were under extreme heat warnings on Saturday as the weather phenomenon driving this week’s record-breaking temperatures moved east.
NYT > World News · about 1 hour ago
Exiled Chefs From Myanmar Give Burmese Food Chance to Shine on International Stage
Much of the world is unfamiliar with the cuisine, but an exodus from Myanmar after a coup has made it more visible on the international stage.
NYT > World News · about 1 hour ago
Australia Says It Will Toughen Its Social Media Ban for Children
Saying tech companies were “not doing enough” to keep youths under 16 off their platforms, the government announced tougher fines and new powers for a regulator.
NYT > World News · about 2 hours ago
Mexican Officials Have Become Informants for the Trump Administration
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico has pushed back against U.S. investigations into Mexican politicians. Now some politicians want to cooperate.
NYT > World News · about 2 hours ago
US strikes Iran after attack on cargo ship
Iran accuses the US of violating their deal and says it struck targets linked to American forces in response.
BBC News · about 4 hours ago
After New York Elections, Israelis Fear Further Rupture in U.S.-Israeli Relationship
Criticism of Israel’s war in Gaza, anger over the Iran war and election results in New York all suggest Israel’s solid support from Washington may be on borrowed time.
NYT > World News · about 5 hours ago
Volunteers Are Risking Their Lives to Stop Ebola. They Aren’t Always Welcome.
Frontline Congolese workers who conduct safe burials are key to containing what experts fear could become the worst ever Ebola outbreak. They risk not just infection, but the anger of terrified communities.
NYT > World News · about 5 hours ago
Venezuela earthquakes kill 920 people as international rescue teams arrive
Hundreds are still feared trapped under the rubble, as families desperate for news.
BBC News · about 5 hours ago
Billionaire Leon Black walks out of Epstein investigation hearing
The House panel then issued subpoenas demanding the private equity tycoon, who co-founded Apollo Global Management, testify on camera and under oath.
BBC News · about 11 hours ago
Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified documents
Bolton faces a prison sentence of up to five years and has agreed to pay $2.25m in fine, prosecutors say.
BBC News · about 11 hours ago
Pete Buttigieg briefly separated from children after false police report
Buttigieg says the day he spent separated from his twins was "among the darkest hours of my life".
BBC News · about 14 hours ago
Religion row as Texas makes Bible stories required reading in schools
Critics say the new reading requirements infringe on religious freedoms and blur the separation of church and state.
BBC News · about 14 hours ago
Meloni and Trump: A very public fall-out that is proving very hard to fix
Italy's PM was not long ago being called the "Trump whisperer", but their relationship has gone from public attacks to personal insults.
BBC News · about 15 hours ago
Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement after US-brokered talks
Hezbollah is not party to Friday's agreement, and previous ceasefires between Israel and Lebanon have still seen near-daily cross-border strikes.
BBC News · about 15 hours ago
Mother dies saving daughter in Venezuela earthquakes
Héctor Bello wrote on social media that "you gave your own life for our daughter" in the quakes which killed at least 920 people.
BBC News · about 20 hours ago
Europe's deadly heatwave breaks German record and halts public events
Germany's highest ever temperature of 41.3C is recorded provisionally in Saarbrücken, over the border from France.
BBC News · about 20 hours ago