| Iran’s Strikes on Ships in Strait of Hormuz Test Cease-Fire and Threaten Oil Flow
- Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has picked up since Iran and the U.S. agreed to try to negotiate a lasting end to their hostilities, but risks remain.
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:00:16 +0000
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| U.S. Trade Deficit Widens in May on Record Goods Imports
- Imports of foreign goods, including pharmaceuticals and equipment for data centers, hit a record high, pushing the monthly trade deficit to its highest level in over a year.
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:50:47 +0000
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| The History at the Smithsonian That the White House Finds Unpatriotic
- The administration’s report criticizing the National Museum of American History echoes themes of President Trump’s push to reshape the American story.
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:35:35 +0000
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| Inside Trump’s Ideological Fight With the Smithsonian
- Publicly and behind the scenes, the president continues to try to impose his own views of American history and culture, presenting an ongoing challenge to Lonnie Bunch, the institution’s leader.
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:33:08 +0000
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| Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Slain Leader, Is Mourned in Qom
- The ceremony for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, held at a site considered sacred by many Shiites, was the latest step in a weeklong funeral organized by Iran’s government.
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:32:27 +0000
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| New York’s Best Burgers
- The best of New York’s dynamic dining scene (mostly) between two buns.
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:31:59 +0000
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| Trump Promised a Foreign Investment Boom. It’s Getting Harder to Deliver.
- The threat of tariffs may have helped push more capital into the United States, but other factors are pushing it away.
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:23:42 +0000
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| Lessons From the Graham Platner Disaster
- Many Democrats want representatives as furious as they are. That makes it easier for unfit candidates to escape proper vetting.
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:19:39 +0000
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| What Our Reporter Saw in Tehran: A Human Tide of Mourners
- After days of public mourning ceremonies in the Iranian capital, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s coffin arrived in Tehran’s Azadi Square. This is what I saw covering the miles-long procession on Monday.
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:02:07 +0000
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| Why China Fired a Long-Range Missile Into the Pacific
- Beijing had long tested nuclear missiles only within its borders. A rare launch over an ocean shows it is determined to narrow the gap with the United States.
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:59:28 +0000
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| Death Toll From Oppressive Heat in New Jersey May Be as High as 29
- In New York City, emergency rooms last week logged the highest number of patients treated for heat-related illnesses in years.
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:57:39 +0000
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| In NATO’s Next Act, Can Europe Lead?
- The focus at a leaders’ summit in Turkey this week will be on building a new model for the alliance, as President Trump pushes to do less and pressures others do more.
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:37:26 +0000
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| Court Upholds Marine Le Pen’s Conviction, but Leaves Path to Presidency
- Though it confirmed Ms. Le Pen’s embezzlement conviction, the court also shortened a ban on her eligibility for elected office. That could allow the far-right leader to run for the presidency next year.
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:20:12 +0000
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| Estonia Won the War on Fentanyl. What Came Next Was Even Worse.
- By 2018, fentanyl overdoses in Estonia had plummeted. But powerful new drugs are appearing fast, with the authorities racing to respond.
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:58:01 +0000
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| Caribbean Disparity
- We look at U.S. relief efforts in Haiti in 2010 and in Venezuela now.
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:54:15 +0000
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| What to Watch at the NATO Summit, and Platner’s Allies Rescind Endorsements
- Plus, the museum that wants you to touch the art.
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:47:03 +0000
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| Trump Expected to Tell Turkey He Is Ready to Restore Access to F-35 Jets
- The president, who is headed to a NATO summit in Ankara this week, had imposed the ban himself amid concerns that giving Turkey the jets could allow Russia to learn about their stealth technology.
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:01:11 +0000
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| How a Four-Generation Cuban Family Survives on $60 a Month
- The U.S. oil blockade has deepened a humanitarian crisis, forcing Cubans to lean on the island’s long tradition of community solidarity to provide a cushion.
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:12:04 +0000
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| Abandoned by Allies, Graham Platner Faces Pressure to End Maine Senate Campaign
- After Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee in Maine, was accused of rape, much of the party and several key supporters turned against him.
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:04:21 +0000
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| Anthea Hartig, Smithsonian Museum Director, Faces the White House’s Wrath
- Historians defended Anthea Hartig, director of the National Museum of American History, after the Trump administration accused her of spreading “radical activist ideology.”
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:03:56 +0000
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