| Oil Prices Surge After Iran and U.S. Trade Strikes
- The renewed hostilities posed fresh risks to ships seeking to navigate the Strait of Hormuz.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:59:43 +0000
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| Japan Builds Intelligence Agency It Hasn’t Had Since World War II
- Facing threats from Russia and China, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is turning to help from Western allies in forming a centralized agency.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:57:30 +0000
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| Heat Waves in Europe Linked to Thousands of Excess Deaths
- While the full toll will take months to calculate, death statistics already look substantial compared with historical averages.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:51:11 +0000
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| Mercurial and Magnetic, Lindsey Graham Was a Force in the Senate
- The sharp-witted South Carolinian repaired relations with President Trump to advance his foreign policy goals, was willing to cut deals with Democrats and tried to insert himself into every legislative fight.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:23:14 +0000
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| Inside Israel’s Secret Operation to Cultivate Ahmadinejad
- The yearslong effort to groom the former Iranian president as an intelligence asset culminated in a dramatic effort to take him to an Israeli safe house in the early days of the war. But the plan fell apart.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:15:22 +0000
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| A Robot Army Remakes Ground Warfare in Ukraine
- They began as supply mules. Now ground robots evacuate the wounded, hold trenches and even do the killing.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:04:24 +0000
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| Sam Neill, New Zealand Actor Known for ‘Jurassic Park,’ Dies at 78
- He appeared in more than 150 productions over a five-decade career but was perhaps best known for his star turn in the “Jurassic Park” series.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:18:16 +0000
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| Fire in Bangkok Bar Leaves at Least 27 Dead
- The fast-moving blaze sent people fleeing toward the bathrooms to hide, officials said. Their bodies were found there, raising questions about safety standards.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:06:01 +0000
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| The Viceroy of Venezuela
- We look into who’s really running the country.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:42:06 +0000
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| Lindsey Graham’s Unexpected Death, and How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela
- Plus, Sam Neill of “Jurassic Park” fame dies at 78.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:00:19 +0000
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| Lindsey Graham Had a Complicated Relationship With Black Voters
- Mr. Graham, a long-serving senator from South Carolina, was known for his ability to maintain relationships even with his political foes. But the support of Black voters remained elusive.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:03:29 +0000
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| Maine Democrats to Chuck Schumer: Stay Out of Our Senate Race
- Local Democrats are warning the top Senate Democrat to keep away as they replace Graham Platner, and the candidates are giving his leadership in Washington low marks.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:02:46 +0000
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| ‘We’re Fighting Satan’: The War to Save Bees From a Hornet Invasion
- As yellow-legged hornets spread through South Carolina’s Lowcountry region, threatening the local honey crop, a state team of bee defenders is racing to the rescue.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:02:29 +0000
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| With Threats Rising, Supreme Court Asks Congress to Increase Security Funds
- Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan are scheduled to make a rare appearance at the Capitol to testify about the court’s more than $200 million request.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:02:28 +0000
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| When Vital Weather Data Is Needed, Muppets Take Flight
- “For the most part, the aircraft have their own souls,” said a pilot of the meteorological research planes, which are known as Kermit, Miss Piggy and Gonzo.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:01:33 +0000
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| How Wealthy People Are Getting to World Cup Games
- The skies above the Hamptons are packed with choppers headed to games, as “inequality is taking it right in the face.”
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:01:01 +0000
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| There’s an Injury Epidemic in Pro Sports. There’s Also a Recovery Revolution.
- Athletes are pushing their bodies to astonishing feats, knowing that medical advances can heal them quickly.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:35 +0000
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| The World Must Not Forget About the Genocide in Sudan
- The longer the fighting drags on, the greater the chance that regional instability will spread.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:15:23 +0000
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| Civics Groups Are at Odds With Mamdani Over Push for Open Primaries
- If a new effort to persuade voters to change New York City’s closed primary system gains steam, a potential showdown between its backers and the mayor awaits.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:00:08 +0000
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| What We Know About Lindsey Graham’s Death
- Senator Lindsey Graham died on Saturday night, a day after returning from Ukraine and four months before he was to face re-election.
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:10:34 +0000
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