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Israel Recovers Bodies of Three Hostages Held by Hamas in Gaza

Par :Aaron Boxerman
The retrieval of the bodies of three Israelis taken hostage by Hamas jolted Israelis’ focus back to a conflict that had been overshadowed by the escalating crisis with Iran.

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Ofra Keidar, the woman whose face is on the large central poster at this demonstration in Tel Aviv, was among the hostages whose bodies were recovered.
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Iran’s Nuclear Dreams May Survive Even a Devastating American Blow

Par :Mark Landler
Through revolution and upheaval, the program has become intertwined with the country’s security and national identity.

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A billboard showing a variety of missiles in Tehran last year. Iran’s nuclear program has become ingrained in the country’s identity since it began in the late 1950s.
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Were the U.S.A.I.D. Cuts ‘Efficient?’

Par :Amy Schoenfeld · Christina Thornell · Melanie Bencosme · Nikolay Nikolov · Claire Hogan and Laura Salaberry
When President Trump took office, U.S.A.I.D. was one of the first agencies to be dismantled in the name of efficiency. Amy Schoenfeld Walker, a New York Times reporter and graphics editor who has been tracking the foreign aid cuts and restorations since they began in February, shares what she’s learned through her reporting.
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How Hugo Aguilar Ortiz Became Mexico’s Most Powerful Indigenous Lawyer

Par :Simon Romero and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega
Hugo Aguilar Ortiz grew up in a remote Mixtec-speaking village. He is now one of the most powerful lawyers in Mexico.

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Hugo Aguilar Ortiz is the newly elected chief justice of Mexico’s Supreme Court.
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China Says the U.S. Damaged Its Own Credibility by Striking Iran

Par :David Pierson and Berry Wang
The rhetoric belies a more complicated reality, as Beijing has been one of Tehran’s biggest backers.

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Fu Cong, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, speaking during a U.N. Security Council meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sunday.
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Russian Attack on Kyiv Kills at Least 7, Ukraine Says

Par :Constant Méheut
The barrage was the latest in a series of deadly strikes by Moscow, which have intensified as cease-fire talks have largely stalled.

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An apartment building in Kyiv, Ukraine, that was hit during Russia’s drone and missile strikes early on Monday.
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Small Protests Against the U.S. Attack in Iran Sprouted Up Over the Weekend

Par :Bernard Mokam
The last-minute demonstrations drew hundreds of people in some cities, fewer in others. Many expressed displeasure with the Iranian leadership but were against any more U.S. involvement in another war.

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U.S. Marines stand guard as a demonstrator protests in Los Angeles.
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Around Military Bases in the U.S., Unease Over What Comes Next

Par :Katie Benner · Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon · Jamie McGee and Valerie Crowder
Service members, veterans and their families expressed differing views on the airstrikes but shared concern over the safety of American troops.

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An Army color guard during a ceremony at Fort Benning in Georgia in April.
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Rod Nordland, 75, Dies; War Reporter Who Also Wrote of His Own Struggle

Par :Alex Traub
Motivated by the helplessness of his boyhood, he described the lives of vulnerable people in conflicts around the world and later his own terminal illness.

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Rod Nordland in 2018, a year before his cancer diagnosis. A reporter for 40 years, he covered most of the world’s major wars before turning his attention to his own health crisis.
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Is the U.S. at War With Iran? What to Know About Trump, Congress and War Powers

Par :Michael Crowley and Edward Wong
President Trump avoided asking Congress for permission before striking Iran, despite the Constitution saying only the legislature can declare war.

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Demonstrators hold signs against the U.S. strikes against Iran in Washington outside the White House on Sunday.
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NYC Increases Police Presence at Vulnerable Sites After U.S. Bombings in Iran

Par :Chelsia Rose Marcius
After the Iran bombings, more officers were placed at religious, cultural and diplomatic locations, Mayor Eric Adams said. The M.T.A. and the Port Authority have activated counterterrorism protocols.

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Syria Church Bombing Kills at Least 20 in Damascus

Par :Euan Ward and Reham Mourshed
The attack on a Greek Orthodox service made clear the challenges facing Syria’s new government in a country long pitted by sectarian divides.

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People sought to help on Sunday after an attack on the Mar Elias Church in Damascus, Syria.
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After U.S. Strikes, Iranian Officials Try to Project a Sense of Normalcy

Par :Farnaz Fassihi
The mood in the government after the U.S. attacks is one of defeat and humiliation. But state media are showing people going about their daily routines.

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President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran made the rounds in Tehran on Sunday.
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Gulf Countries Voice Concern After U.S. Attack on Iran Nuclear Sites

Par :Vivian Nereim
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Gulf Arab countries expressed dismay over the American attack, but stopped short of condemning the United States, a key ally.

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American bases in fossil-fuel-rich Gulf countries could be prime targets for Iranian retaliation against the United States.
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‘We’re All in Shock’: Iranians React to U.S. Attack on Nuclear Sites

Par :Kiana Hayeri and Vivian Nereim
In phone interviews, people in Iran voiced fear, sorrow and grief after waking up to the news of strikes on the country’s nuclear facilities.

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Vehicles lined up for gas after Israeli airstrikes in Tehran last week.
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Iran’s Fordo Nuclear Site Said to Look Severely Damaged, Not Destroyed

Par :Eric Schmitt and Ronen Bergman
Initial military assessments of the buried nuclear site contrast with the statement on the strike there made by President Trump.

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This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows damage at the Fordo enrichment facility in Iran after U.S. strikes, on Sunday.
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Pentagon Details Multipronged Attack on Iranian Nuclear Sites

Par :Helene Cooper and John Ismay
B-2 stealth bombers, fighter aircraft and submarine-launched cruise missiles struck Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan during “Operation Midnight Hammer.”

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke to reporters at the Pentagon on Sunday.
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Vance says Iran’s nuclear program has been ‘substantially delayed.’

Par :Maggie Haberman
The vice president stopped short of backing President Trump’s assertion that the three bombed facilities had been “totally obliterated.”

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Vice President JD Vance earlier this month. “I think we set that program back substantially,” he said on Sunday, “and we did it without endangering the lives of the American pilots.”
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Israel Recovers Bodies of Three Hostages Held by Hamas in Gaza

Par :Aaron Boxerman
The retrieval of the bodies of three Israelis taken hostage by Hamas jolted Israelis’ focus back to a conflict that had been overshadowed by the escalating crisis with Iran.

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Ofra Keidar, the woman whose face is on the large central poster at this demonstration in Tel Aviv, was among the hostages whose bodies were recovered.
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Will Iran Decide to Retaliate Against the U.S.?

Par :Steven Erlanger
The nation’s supreme leader may choose to back down after a first round of retaliation, or prefer martyrdom and building a nuclear weapon.

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A demonstrator in Tehran on Friday with photos of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at a march condemning Israel’s attacks on Iran.
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Trump’s Strike on Iran Cements Netanyahu’s Political Comeback

Par :Patrick Kingsley
The United States’ overnight attack could cause further escalation. To Israelis, it is already seen as a victory for Israel, and for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel speaking this month at the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament, in Jerusalem.
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Here’s What to Know About Fordo, Iran’s Best-Protected Nuclear Site

Par :Matthew Mpoke Bigg
The nuclear fuel enrichment plant was built deep inside a mountain in order to withstand an attack.

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A satellite photo from February showing the aboveground part of the Fordo nuclear facility, south of Tehran. In structures buried deep underground, the facility enriches uranium.
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Iran’s Allies Are Not Offering Support in Its Conflict With Israel

Par :Christina Goldbaum
Its proxy forces around the region have been largely silent in offering concrete support after attacks by Israel and now the United States.

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Smoke rising after an Israeli strike in Tehran this month. Iran’s allies have stopped short of offering any concrete support during this conflict.
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Oil Companies Fight Climate Lawsuits by Citing Free Speech

Par :Karen Zraick and Sachi Kitajima Mulkey
The firms say their First Amendment rights are being violated when cities and states sue and accuse them of spreading misinformation about climate change.

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California’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, along with several municipalities, has filed suits against Exxon Mobil, Chevron and other companies.
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Missteps, Confusion and ‘Viral Waste’: The 14 Days That Doomed U.S.A.I.D.

Par :Christopher Flavelle · Nicholas Nehamas and Julie Tate
The rapid dismantling of the global aid agency remains one of the most consequential outcomes of President Trump’s efforts to overhaul the federal government, showing his willingness to tear down institutions in defiance of the courts.

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Within two weeks of President Trump’s return to the White House, U.S.A.I.D. was on the cusp of oblivion.
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After U.S. Strikes on Iran, Prospects for Diplomacy Look Dim

Par :Michael D. Shear
Iran’s foreign minister called the attack a “betrayal” in the middle of negotiations and said it would have “everlasting consequences.”

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President Trump addressing the nation late Saturday, flanked by, from left, Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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World Leaders React to the U.S. Strikes on Iran

Par :Yan Zhuang and Matthew Mpoke Bigg
Amid fears of more dangerous escalation across the Middle East, some leaders condemned the attacks, and others urged restraint.

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António Guterres, the U.N. Secretary General, in 2023. He described the U.S. strikes as a “dangerous escalation in a region already on the edge.”
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