How Lebanon’s Best Chance to Disarm Hezbollah Failed

Lebanon’s government has long wanted the powerful militia to give up its weapons. Before the Iran war began, there were signs of progress toward that goal.Climbing through rubble in central Beirut, Lebanon, after an Israeli airstrike in March.

A Abdi Latif Dahir and Aaron Boxerman

Oil Prices Jump as U.S. and Iran Exchange Fire

Oil prices climbed as investors weighed a renewed exchange of military strikes between the United States and Iran against signs that both sides remain engaged in negotiations.

T The New York Times

U.S. Military Is Quietly Guiding Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz

U.S. Central Command has helped around 70 commercial ships pass through the strait in the last three weeks, an official said.Vessels waiting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Before the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, well over 100 commercial ships a day passed through the strait.

P Peter Eavis and Eric Schmitt

Are Texans Ready for Talarico’s Kind of Christianity?

Jim Rigby, a pastor who rarely uses the word “God,” is a key to understanding the Senate candidate trying to pull off something unusual in Texas.Jim Rigby has led St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, since the 1980s.

R Ruth Graham and J. David Goodman

As Democrats Worry About Senate Race, Platner Attacks Reports About Sexual Messages

Graham Platner, whose contest in Maine is a key to Democrats’ hopes of winning the Senate, sought to discredit reports that he had exchanged sexual messages with women outside his marriage.Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine, is trying to unseat Senator Susan Collins, a Republ

L Lisa Lerer, Tim Balk and Katie Glueck

What to Watch For in the NY Primary: Key Races and Why They Matter

Congressional primaries in Manhattan, Brooklyn and beyond could test the strength of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist movement and reverberate across the country.Competitive primary contests are taking place in six House districts in New York City and elsewhere in the state.

N Nicholas Fandos

China Aims A.I. at Predicting Who Could Pose a Political Risk

New research examines how a Chinese company struggled to develop its predictive surveillance technology while U.S. restrictions were in place.The skyline of Beijing. A Chinese firm is working on products that use A.I. to examine location data and internet use to predict who could do or say something

J Julian E. Barnes

Colombia Presidential Election Heads to a Runoff

The candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, will face a senator from the left-wing party of the outgoing president, Gustavo Petro, in a June runoff.Presidential candidate Abelardo De La Espriella addressing supporters in Barranquilla, Colombia, on Sunday.

A Annie Correal, Genevieve Glatsky and Luis Ferré-Sadurní

N.Y.C. Children May Get Up to $3,000 From City for College Accounts

The city’s current savings plan starts with $100. A City Council proposal would make the initial contributions among the highest anywhere.Julie Menin, the speaker of the City Council, is proposing a substantial expansion of the city’s investment in college savings plans.

M Matthew Haag