Trust Trump? Iran’s Doubts Shadow Peace Talks.

Iranian leaders fear being burned again by President Trump, who tore up a nuclear agreement reached during the Obama administration after lengthy negotiations.Vice President JD Vance during peace talks with Iran in Islamabad earlier this month.

M Michael Crowley

U.S. Turns Up Pressure on Iraq to Distance Itself From Iran

Washington is demanding that the Baghdad government dismantle Iran-backed Iraqi militias that have been attacking Americans and U.S. sites there recently.Members of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Iraqi militia, during a mourning procession in Baghdad this month for one of their comrades who was ki

R Raja Abdulrahim, Falih Hassan, Edward Wong and Erika Solomon

Europe Wanted a Say on the Iran War, but It’s Still on the Sidelines

A British-French plan to secure the Strait of Hormuz would give the continent a role. But Tehran and Washington are still calling the shots.From left: Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, President Emmanuel Macron of France, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni o

M Mark Landler

Trump Is Said to Be in Talks to Send Afghans Who Aided U.S. Forces to Congo

A U.S. aid worker said that the Afghans, who were evacuated to Qatar, would face a choice between moving to the Democratic Republic of Congo and living under the Taliban.A photograph released by the U.S. Army showing Afghans being processed at Camp As Sayliyah, in Qatar, in August 2021.

M Megha Rajagopalan and Eileen Sullivan

Southern Poverty Law Center Says It Is Under Investigation by Justice Dept.

The Southern Poverty Law Center, which is best known for investigating hate groups, has been accused by Republicans of unfairly targeting conservative and Christian organizations.The Southern Poverty Law Center said that it was being investigated by the Justice Department over its past use of paid i

D Devlin Barrett

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Florida Democrat, Resigns From Congress

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick stands accused of stealing $5 million in federal funds. She announced she would step down minutes before the House Ethics Committee was to vote on a recommendation to expel her.Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick wrote on social media that the House Ethics Committee

S Soumya Karlamangla and Annie Karni

The Redistricting War Has Come to Virginia

Voters in Virginia are deciding whether to adopt a new gerrymandered congressional map that benefits Democrats. Nick Corasaniti, a politics reporter, explains the role Virginia’s new map is playing in the nationwide redistricting battle and its potential implications for the midterm elections.

N Nick Corasaniti, Laura Bult, June Kim and James Surdam

What to Know About Virginia’s Redistricting Fight

The election on Tuesday is part of a coast-to-coast fight between Republicans and Democrats ahead of the midterms.State Senators Ryan T. McDougle and Scott A. Surovell, a Republican and a Democrat on opposing sides of the Virginia referendum.

T Tim Balk

A.I. Is Eliminating Jobs on Wall Street

“A.I. gives us places to go we haven’t gone,” said one bank’s chief executive.Brian T. Moynihan, Bank of America’s chief executive, said “eliminating work and applying technology” helped the bank shed 1,000 jobs last quarter.

R Rob Copeland

Teotihuacán Pyramids Shooting: Gunman Carried Notes on U.S. Mass Shootings

The man who killed one tourist at a Mexican pyramid and wounded several others had materials in his backpack tied to a 1999 U.S. attack, a possible reference to the Columbine High School massacre.Members of the Mexican National Guard at the perimeter of the Teotihuacán pyramids after the shooting.

E Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and David Shortell

Imprisoned for 30 Years, He Wooed Her With Love Poems

After a forced confession and a death sentence, a Kurdish poet spent 30 years in jail, where he discovered his voice. His literary champion, to everyone’s surprise, became his life partner.The poet Ilhan Sami Çomak, right, and his partner, Ipek Ozel, left, at home in Istanbul.

S Silvana Paternostro

Where Are All These Meteors Coming From?

The frequency of fireballs in our planet’s skies seemed to grow in recent months. NASA and other meteor experts can’t agree on what explains it.

R Robin George Andrews

My Child Died of Measles

If more people had gotten the vaccine, she might still be here.A photo illustration based on a photograph of Renae Walker that was provided by the author, her mother, Rebecca Archer.

R Rebecca Archer

2 Americans Killed in Mexico Crash Were C.I.A. Members

The two Americans were killed on Sunday when their vehicle crashed while returning from a counter-cartel operation led by Mexico’s armed forces in the state of Chihuahua.A suspected methamphetamine processing lab in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua.

M Maria Abi-Habib, Dustin Volz, Adam Goldman and Paulina Villegas