It’s Day 1 of the Supreme Leader’s Funeral, and Allies Gather in Iran

Foreign dignitaries paid their respects to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday as days of ceremonies got underway.Dignitaries walking past the coffins of Iran’s slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his family members after paying their respects at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran on Friday.

A Abdi Latif Dahir and Yeganeh Torbati

U.S. Officials Believed Israel Was Plotting to Kill Iranian Negotiators

Any Israeli attempt to kill Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister, or Mohammad Ghalibaf, the Parliament speaker, would have derailed peace talks, American officials feared.Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, left, with Abbas Araghchi, center, traveled to Switzerland in June for a second in-person meeting with

J Julian E. Barnes and Farnaz Fassihi

Trump’s Huge Windfall Has Few Known Global Precedents

President Trump’s earnings in office are at a level once unimaginable for any leader of a liberal democracy, particularly a sitting American president.President Trump disclosed that he has made immense profits since returning to the presidency.

J Jason Horowitz

Blistering Heat Puts Damper on Some Fourth of July Events

While relief could come to the Great Lakes and parts of the Northeast over the weekend, the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast will stay hot.Scorching temperatures will continue through the weekend. Most areas will cool a few degrees by Sunday.

A Amy Graff and Mark Walker

On Eve of Taylor Swift’s Wedding, Rehearsal Dinner Kicks Off Weekend of Events

The event for about 100 guests at Madison Square Garden kicked off a weekend of celebration for the pop star and the athlete, as celebrities arrived in town and reinforcements were delivered.Tent structures were put in place, security was beefed up, and streets were closed as the couple prepared for

M Madison Malone Kircher

What Does It Cost to Take Over Madison Square Garden?

It’s not just rent. There’s security, insurance, permits and other costs, not to mention extra police presence.Preparations at Madison Square Garden on Thursday.

A Alisha Haridasani Gupta, Ishani Desai, Maria Cramer and Maia Coleman

The Perishable, Never-Ending Genius of Lionel Messi

How are his legions of fans savoring what could be the last World Cup of their idol? I dove into a sea of screaming Messis to find out.Lionel Messi after scoring his second goal of the game against Austria in Dallas on June 22.

S Sam Anderson and Sara Messinger

As Ukraine War Escalates, Witkoff and Kushner Are Focused on Iran

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are pivotal players at a moment when the posts of U.S. ambassador to Moscow and Kyiv are both vacant.Steve Witkoff, a White House special envoy, has met with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia seven times since President Trump returned to office.

A Anton Troianovski

Long Lines for Gas Shatter the Illusion of Normalcy in Wartime Russia

“Are we in the Soviet Union now?” asked one Russian, stunned and frustrated by the waits at the pumps.Lines at a gas station in Moscow on Tuesday. Attacks on Russian oil infrastructure have caused the kinds of gas shortages that many Russian citizens have not seen in their lifetimes.

N Nataliya Vasilyeva

Man Rescued 8 Days After Quake, a Ray of Joy in Stricken Venezuela

The 44-year-old security guard was pulled alive from a pancaked basement, offering a fleeting moment of hope amid a soaring death toll.Rescue workers attend to Hernán Alberto Gil Flores after he was pulled from the rubble eight days after he was trapped by twin earthquakes that struck Catia La Mar,

P Patricia Sulbarán, Shawn Hubler and Genevieve Glatsky

Denmark Has a Big Fourth of July Party. This Year, the U.S. Is Uninvited.

Furious at President Trump over Greenland, Danish officials took the unprecedented step of pressuring organizers to cut American officials from the program.Festival volunteers show the American flag that will be raised on July 4 despite the absence of American officials this year.

J Jeffrey Gettleman and Maya Tekeli

Trump Intercedes to Push Robert Smullen Out of N.Y. House Race

Assemblyman Robert Smullen, who lost a Republican primary, will not run on the Conservative Party line in his bid to replace Representative Elise Stefanik.Robert Smullen, a New York State assemblyman, lost the Republican primary to Mr. Constantino in the 21st Congressional District in the North Coun

G Grace Ashford

Will Late-Night TV Work on YouTube?

Julian Shapiro-Barnum, best known for a social media series called “Recess Therapy,” has started an online-only late-night show.Julian Shapiro-Barnum filming an episode of “Outside Tonight” in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn last month.

J John Koblin and Amir Hamja

The America That’s Still Possible

On America’s 250th anniversary, Bryan Stevenson, a civil rights lawyer and the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, looks toward the work that is ahead for the country.

E Ezra Klein and Annie Galvin