Israel Weighs Response to Iran’s Attack as Allies Push for Restraint
Demonstrators gathering in Tehran on Monday to show their support for Iran’s attack on Israel.
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Iran’s Strike on Israel Creates Military Uncertainty, Diplomatic Opportunity
A billboard showing Iranian missiles, on a road in Tehran on Monday.
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On Himalayan Hillsides Grows Japan’s Cold, Hard Cash
Workers cleaning argeli bark in the Ilam district of eastern Nepal. Thousands of miles away, in Japan, the bark will be used to make yen notes.
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Expert Panel Calls on Germany to Legalize Abortion in First 12 Weeks
From left, Lisa Paus, the German minister for family affairs, senior citizens and women and youth; Karl Lauterbach, the health minister; and Marco Buschmann, the justice minister, at a news conference in Berlin on Monday.
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A Show of Might in the Skies Over Israel
More than 300 drones and missiles hurtled toward Israel through Iraqi and Jordanian airspace on Saturday night.
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Israeli Civilians Kill Two Palestinian Men in the West Bank, Officials Say
Israeli settlers set fire Saturday to the properties of Palestinian villagers in Al Mughayir.
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Britain’s Leaders Condemn Iran’s Attacks but Urge Israel to Show Restraint
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak recording a statement on Iran’s attack on Israel, in London on Sunday.
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Far Right’s Ties to Russia Sow Rising Alarm in Germany
A protest against the Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, in January in Rostock, Germany. It was one of many around the country.
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One Year of Civil War in Sudan: What We Know About the Conflict
The aftermath of an aerial bombardment, during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese army in Khartoum North, Sudan, in May 2023.
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In Australia, a Validation of Sorts for Brittany Higgins
Bruce Lehrmann leaving court in Sydney, Australia, on Monday.
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Bishop Stabbed in Sydney Church, 2 Days After Deadly Mall Attack
In this still image from a livestreamed video posted on social media, an attacker approaches Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel during a service at an Assyrian Orthodox church on Monday.
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Was It Hatred of Women? Australia Asks After Stabbing Rampage.
A memorial at Bondi Junction in Sydney, Australia, on Monday, after six people were killed last weekend.
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With Iran’s Strikes, Arab Countries Fear an Expanding Conflict
The interior of a house near Arad, Israel, that was struck in the Iranian missile attack.
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Tuesday Briefing
The aid package that Mike Johnson is advancing mirrors the $95 billion aid bill the Senate passed two months ago.
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Tuesday Briefing: Donald Trump’s Trial Begins
Former President Donald J. Trump in Manhattan court on Monday.
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Protesters Block Roads Across U.S. to Push for Gaza Cease-Fire
Pro-Palestinian protesters shutting down traffic on I-880 in Oakland, Calif., on Monday.
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Ukraine Sees ‘Hypocrisy’ After Western Allies Helped Intercept Iran’s Attack on Israel
A boy rides a donkey near one of the batteries of Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system in the southern Negev desert on Sunday.
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Netanyahu Weighs Response to Iran, Wary of Alienating Biden
An Israeli army vehicle headed toward Gaza on Monday.
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With Nuclear Deal Dead, Containing Iran Grows More Fraught
With the latest escalation of tensions between Iran and Israel, President Biden’s political opponents are now blaming the administration for having not taken a tougher line in recent years against Iran.
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Scientists Predict Most Extensive Coral Bleaching Event on Record
Bleached coral off the Keppel Islands, Australia, at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef, last month.
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Tesla Will Lay Off More Than 10% of Global Workforce
Tesla reported a decline in sales this month that caught investors off guard.
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Families of Manchester Bombing Victims File Lawsuit Against MI5
A memorial in 2017 for victims of the bombing, which killed 22 people.
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Biden and Other Israeli Allies Urge Against Further Escalation After Iran Attack
An Israeli fighter jet taking off in central Israel on Sunday.
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Oil Prices Lower After Iran’s Attack on Israel
An oil tanker off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran, last year. Oil prices had increased substantially in the days before Iran’s attack on Israel.
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Monday Briefing
Missile debris that was collected by the police outside Arad, Israel, on Sunday.
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Israel Questions What’s Next for the Gaza War
Residents removing possessions and inspecting their homes after Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Saturday.
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Gazans Trying to Return Home Say Israeli Troops Fired on Them
Displaced Palestinians passing through the central Gaza Strip as they try to return to northern Gaza on Sunday.
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A 7-Year-Old Girl Is the Lone Serious Casualty of Iran’s Barrage
At Amina al-Hasoni’s house in the village of al-Fur’ah, Israel, the Iranian attack wounded her and ripped holes in the roof and floor.
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Monday Briefing: Israel Weighs a Response to Iran
Holes in the roof and floor at the home of 7-year-old girl who was injured by missiles sharpnel outside Arad, Israel, on Sunday.
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Johnson Says the House Will Vote on an Israel Bill in the Coming Days
“We’re going to try again this week,” Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday about voting on a bill to aid Israel.
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Iran Attack Tests Netanyahu’s Political Staying Power
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presenting Iranian nuclear program documents in Tel Aviv in 2018.
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Strikes Upend Israel’s Belief About Iran’s Willingness to Fight It Directly
Iran’s attacks were in response to a strike by Israel in Syria that killed seven Iranian officials, including three top military commanders. Attendees at a rally in Tehran this month donned masks representing the officials who were killed.
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Jordan Says It Shot Down Iranian Drones As Act of Self-Defense
An image taken from video shows people standing around the debris of a missile that the Jordanian forces intercepted over Amman during Iran’s bombardment of Israel early Sunday.
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What We know About Iran Firing at Least 300 Drones and Missiles at Israel
Explosions over Israel on Sunday. Iran’s attack was a retaliation for airstrikes on an Iranian Embassy building in Syria this month.
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Iran’s Strikes on Israel Open a Dangerous New Chapter for Old Rivals
Missile parts collected by the police outside Arad, Israel, on Sunday. Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles toward Israel overnight.
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Biden Seeks to Head Off Escalation After Israel’s Successful Defense
President Biden on Saturday outside the White House. He is trying to convince Israel that its defense against the Iranian attack is a victory.
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Israel Used Iron Dome and Arrow 3 Systems to Block Attack
Israel’s Iron Dome defense system intercepting rockets launched last year from the Gaza Strip over Sderot, Israel.
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A History of the Shadow War Between Iran and Israel
Emergency workers searched the rubble of a building that was part of the Iranian Embassy complex in Damascus, Syria, a day after the April 1 airstrike.
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After Bondi Stabbing Rampage, Australia Asks How and Why
A memorial in Bondi Junction, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, on Sunday, a day after six people were killed in a stabbing rampage.
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Israel Faced a Sophisticated Attack From Iran
Drones or missiles being fired at Israel from Iran early Sunday.
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She Was Kidnapped a Decade Ago With 275 Girls. Finally, She Escaped.
Saratu Dauda shares what happened after the terrorist group Boko Haram abducted her and her classmates.
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U.S. Intercepts Dozens of Iranian Drones and Missiles Aimed at Israel
A U.S. Marine outside the Oval Office, indicating President Biden was there on Saturday evening after Iran began attacking Israel.
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Tensions Flare in West Bank After Israeli Teenager Is Found Dead
Israeli settlers torched cars and buildings in Al Mughayir in the West Bank on Saturday, Palestinian officials said.
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State Dept. Is Sending Its Top Diplomat for East Asia to China
Daniel J. Kritenbrink, the assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, will travel to China on Sunday.
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6 Stabbed at Bondi Junction Mall in Sydney: What We Know
People paying their respects on Sunday at a memorial for the victims of Saturday’s mass stabbing in Bondi Junction in Sydney, Australia.
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Stabbing Attack in Sydney Kills At Least 6
Emergency vehicles lined the street outside the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping mall in Australia on Saturday, after a stabbing attack killed six and injured at least two others.
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Protesters in Niger Call for U.S. Military Exit
Protesters on Saturday in Niger’s capital, Niamey. Some carried Russian flags alongside Niger’s green, white and orange version.
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For Many Western Allies, Sending Weapons to Israel Gets Dicey
Israeli soldiers in January in the central Gaza Strip. The war there has prompted war crimes charges against Israel and allies that sell it weapons.
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Mall Attack Was Australia’s Worst Mass Violence in Years
The car used in a driving rampage that killed six people on a busy street in Melbourne, Australia, in 2017.
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Israeli Teen’s Death Ignites More Violence in West Bank
A Palestinian man inspecting damage on Saturday after Israeli settlers attacked the village of Al Mughayir, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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Witnesses to Sydney Mall Stabbing Describe Harrowing Scenes
The police escorted members of the public from Bondi Junction after responding to reports of the stabbing attack in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday.
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Cable Car Accident in Antalya, Turkey, Drops Passengers Onto Mountain
Rescuers used cranes, helicopters and ropes to evacuate passengers from a crippled cable car line outside Antalya, Turkey.
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Bondi Junction, Site of Sydney Stabbing Attack, Is a Busy Hub
Reacting outside the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping mall after the stabbings in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday.
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Why a Liberal Premier Wants to Pause a Carbon Tax Increase
Andrew Furey, the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, has called for a carbon tax pause.
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Ukraine’s Draft Dodgers Run, and Swim, to Avoid the War
Ukrainian border guards patrolling along the Tysa River, facing Romania, in Tyachiv, Ukraine. The Romanian authorities say more than 6,000 men have turned up on their side of the river since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
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