Shipping companies had hoped to get their stranded vessels out, but faced uncertainty as violence flared again in the region.Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Thursday.
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei distanced himself from the agreement, putting responsibility for it on Iran’s president, and said it does not mean acceding to U.S. demands.Photos of Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, are held up during a memorial for victims of the war, in Tehran in May.
After months of shortages and uncertainty, India sees an opportunity to restore a once-crucial energy relationship.The Mangalore Refinery in India. As recently as 2009, Iranian oil accounted for 14 percent of India’s crude imports, making Iran its second-largest supplier.
A Black admiral fixed one of the Navy’s worst messes. Mr. Hegseth blocked his promotion anyway.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has blocked the promotions of at least 40 senior officers to general and admiral ranks this year. About half of those are women or members of minority groups.
The director of national intelligence’s office was created in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks. Now some lawmakers want to shrink it.Tulsi Gabbard, seen at a hearing in March, is stepping down as the director of the office of national intelligence, a role that critics say has become too sprawli
The story of one progressive activist arrested in Minnesota in January shows what critics say is the aggressive nature of the Trump administration’s response to those who have protested its immigration crackdown.Paul Johnson, a longtime progressive activist, in the van where he alleges that federal
Andy Burnham, a Labour mayor, won a resounding majority in a special election on Thursday, making him eligible to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the country’s leadership.Andy Burnham speaking to his supporters on Friday after winning a seat in Parliament with almost 55 percent of the vote
Charismatic, northern and exuding a relaxed optimism, Mr. Burnham is a contrast to Keir Starmer. His allies hope he could mend Labour’s relationship with voters.Andy Burnham, Labour’s most popular politician, arriving on Friday for the results announcement for the Makerfield by-election, in which he
The drone attack that sent plumes of smoke rising over Moscow intensified Ukrainian hopes of bringing the war to Russia.Smoke rising from an oil refinery in Moscow after a Ukrainian drone attack on Thursday, in an image obtained from social media.
Ukrainian drone attacks have achieved breakthroughs, but only ballistic missiles can push Russia to reconsider its war objectives, military experts and officials say.An oil refinery in Moscow after a Ukrainian drone attack on Thursday, in an image from social media.
The central bank leader Elvira S. Nabiullina reappeared for a news conference after a gap that highlighted deep tensions in the country’s political and economic elite.Elvira S. Nabiullina, the governor of Russia’s central bank, spoke on Friday. The bank’s press office issued this photograph of the o
How the film writer David Thomson found himself in a lover’s quarrel with cinema — and America.Under the spell of the movies, David Thomson says, “we let the lifelike distract us from life.”
In “Regime Change,” two New York Times journalists offer a riveting chronicle of the weird fusion of reality and show business in the White House.President Trump addressing reporters before boarding Air Force One earlier this year.
Is the Iran war an early sign of “superpower suicide"?
Mr. Charles, a conservative Republican, had led the field ahead of a ranked-choice runoff. But Ms. Pingree, a former Maine House speaker, had been in a tight race with other Democrats.
In a high-profile Democratic House primary, there’s a fair chance that would-be voters may have been sweet-talked by the proud mothers of leading candidates.Lori Bores can be often seen wearing a sash identifying her as the mother of Alex Bores, a congressional candidate in Manhattan.
The case, which resulted in a short jail sentence despite years of alleged abuse, has drawn outcry in Texas. So have the attempts to politicize it.James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, held a news conference to call on Ken Paxton to release files related to Adam Hoffman in Waco
Matt Dunlap defeated a candidate backed by the House Democratic campaign arm and is set to face former Gov. Paul LePage, a Republican, in a competitive general election.Matt Dunlap, the state auditor, was Maine’s secretary of state twice.
Judith Sheldon, 84, daughter of an Oscar-winning director, and her husband, Wylie, 86, were traveling to Oregon on a hot day. Their deaths are under investigation.
Dive bars face an uncertain future with rising costs and changing social patterns.
After 27 years, the beloved cowgirl doll voiced by Cusack is finally in charge, but the actress played an important role in shaping the character early on.Cusack stepped away from acting to be a parent: “I wanted to be around and raise my kids, and if you’re acting, you always have to go away to wor
In this latest installment of the popular franchise, Woody and Buzz Lightyear are back and must contend with Bonnie’s mesmerizing new toy.
The Iran deal wasn’t about peace but answering Trump’s personal needs.
The 2010 novel “Super Sad True Love Story” foreshadowed our current world. So I asked its author, Gary Shteyngart, how he sees the world today and how we might find pleasure in it.
