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Your Iran Questions, Answered

31 août 2026 à 16:56
Today, we hand the mic over to reporters covering diplomacy, the White House, the Middle East and more.

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The Strait of Hormuz, last week.
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  • Melting Himalayas
    Scientists are still working out the precise cause of the disaster in Nepal, but one thing seems certain: The risk of such events is increasing.
     

Melting Himalayas

31 août 2026 à 00:38
Scientists are still working out the precise cause of the disaster in Nepal, but one thing seems certain: The risk of such events is increasing.

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A swollen river in the Nuwakot district of Nepal yesterday.
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  • Fast Forward
    How do we balance our desire for modern conveniences with our nostalgia for the uncomplicated felicity of our pre-internet past?
     

Police Make Surprise Discovery of Stolen Statue of Olympic Gymnast Sunisa Lee

29 août 2026 à 16:38
The St. Paul, Minn., police were investigating a report of gunfire when they found a bronze bust of Sunisa Lee, the gold medal Olympian, that was stolen last year.
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  • It’s Bake Time
    Our colleagues from NYT Cooking share a recipe reviewed by nearly 22,000 readers. And it still has five stars.
     

It’s Bake Time

27 août 2026 à 16:29
Our colleagues from NYT Cooking share a recipe reviewed by nearly 22,000 readers. And it still has five stars.

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Yayoi Kusama, Japanese Pop Artist Known for Polka-Dot Paintings, Dies at 97

27 août 2026 à 05:40
The Japanese artist’s polka-dot-covered paintings, phallic sculptures and public performances caused a stir in New York City and Europe in the 1960s.

Why China Loves A.I.

27 août 2026 à 00:22
People in China are way more optimistic about the technology than Americans. We look at what’s behind the difference.

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Over 100 Indian Pilgrims Are Among the Missing in Nepal Floods

26 août 2026 à 21:32
Many of them were traveling to or from a Himalayan peak that is revered by Hindus as the spiritual home of the god Shiva.

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Damage from the flooding in the Nuwakot District, Nepal, on Wednesday.

Prince Harry and Meghan Arrive in Britain, BBC Reports

26 août 2026 à 08:50
The broadcaster said that the family had landed in the country on Wednesday, without citing sources.

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Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, in Sydney, Australia, in April.

Oil Prices Dip on News of Progress in Hormuz Talks

26 août 2026 à 12:20
The two countries said they would create a temporary shipping lane and clear mines in the waterway. Global oil prices dipped after the joint announcement.

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Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, seen from Musandam, Oman, on Monday. Before the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, about a fifth of the world’s oil and gas was shipped through the waterway.

Kurdish-Led Militia in Syria Disbands in Boost for U.S.-Backed Government

26 août 2026 à 15:46
The Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led armed group that has lost territory and authority in recent months, will integrate with the country’s military.

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Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led militia that was long seen as a key American ally in Syria in the fight against the Islamic State.

14 Newborns Die in Hospital Fire in Pakistan’s Capital

26 août 2026 à 14:30
The fire broke out at Islamabad’s largest hospital and has become a political issue. Opposition supporters shouted, “Stop killing our children!” at an official visiting the scene.

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Outside the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad on Wednesday after a fire tore through a nursery there.
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  • USA vs. Canada
    Our Canada bureau chief tells us how the countries got into a trade war and how people north of the border are experiencing the rift.
     

USA vs. Canada

25 août 2026 à 16:29
Our Canada bureau chief tells us how the countries got into a trade war and how people north of the border are experiencing the rift.

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Canada Fires Back in Trade War Against Trump With Up to 50% Tariffs

25 août 2026 à 23:02
Canada said the higher levies, on items from aluminum foil to dishwashers to fish, would help protect workers, producers and manufacturers harmed by new Trump tariffs.

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The U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Plant in Clairton, Pa. Canada has announced it will impose retaliatory tariffs of up to 50 percent on hundreds of American products including steel.

A New Effort to Punish Iran

24 août 2026 à 16:48
The Trump administration says it will try to cut the country off from the global economy by targeting its trading partners.

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A Chinese Robot Beat Usain Bolt’s 100-Meter Record. Should We Be Impressed?

25 août 2026 à 23:10
China’s humanoid robots are achieving superhuman feats of athleticism. But how that translates into the real world is still an open question, experts said.

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  • The Price of Bread
    War, climate shocks and trade disputes are pounding the world’s breadbaskets and pushing the global food system into dangerous territory.
     

The Price of Bread

24 août 2026 à 01:53
War, climate shocks and trade disputes are pounding the world’s breadbaskets and pushing the global food system into dangerous territory.

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A combine harvester in Seeluebbe, Germany, this month.

What to Know About the Ebola Outbreak Centered in Congo

23 août 2026 à 14:04
The outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo was declared 100 days ago and is spreading faster than any on record, officials said.

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Health workers disinfected a morgue and prepared to bury a probable Ebola victim in Rwampara, Democratic Republic of Congo, earlier this month.

A Murder Trial in Massachusetts

23 août 2026 à 07:31
How the trial of Lindsay Clancy has become a proxy for how people view society’s ills.

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A close-up of Lindsay Clancy in court on Friday.

Harry and Meghan See Their California Dreams, and Riches, Fade Away

22 août 2026 à 10:55
Like so many others before them, Prince Harry and Meghan arrived in Hollywood with big plans. They are leaving with their star power fading.

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are returning to Britain after spending six years in California chasing their Hollywood dreams.

Missing From a Mass Wedding in India: Brides

22 août 2026 à 05:00
A fraud case, in which dozens of grooms showed up for a wedding that never materialized, is an extreme example of scamming in a marriage industry long prone to it.

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  • Sun Screen
    What makes a movie a summer movie? Is it the time of its release, or the way that it depicts the season itself? Or something else entirely?
     

Songs for Lizard Season

20 août 2026 à 16:37
Our colleagues at The Amplifier newsletter have music recommendations for the final sun-basking days of summer.

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The Indian City Where AI Is Creating Jobs for Humans

20 août 2026 à 08:03
In the fast-growing field of data annotation, workers in a small city in south India train A.I. to improve how it performs tasks traditionally done by people.

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Hating Matcha, Yet Loving Life, Made Him a TikTok Star at 89

20 août 2026 à 00:01
Werner Kalecinski is a social media sensation among young Germans. How did he go from heartbroken widower to partying on a yacht?

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Trump vs. the International Criminal Court

19 août 2026 à 16:50
The U.S. approach to the court has always been complicated. Now, it’s openly hostile.

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The International Criminal Court in The Hague.

In a Faltering Chinese Economy, Working-Class Stories Strike a Chord

19 août 2026 à 00:00
Poems, essays and books written by working-class writers have garnered recognition in recent years — as well as increasing government attention.

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Hu Anyan’s memoir, “I Deliver Parcels in Beijing,” became a best seller in China and was later translated into English. It is a diaristic account of the 19 jobs he held over two decades across China.

Judge Orders New Oversight of Immigrant Children’s Detention

18 août 2026 à 20:01
After reviewing claims of persistent safety and sanitary failures, the court named two experts to monitor detention conditions across several facilities.

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Detainees held at the South Texas Family Residential Center waved signs during a demonstration in Dilley, Texas, in January.

The Tragic Story of Jason Arday

18 août 2026 à 16:34
The Cambridge professor, found dead last week, was at the center of a firestorm about race and hiring. We talk to the reporter covering the story.

Google Just Made It Easier for Campaigns to Send You Fund-Raising Emails

18 août 2026 à 10:34
Republicans previously sued Google claiming its spam filter was biased, but the case was dismissed. The company will now allow verified campaigns to more easily bypass the spam filter.

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Google has updated Gmail’s policy to allow political committees to more easily bypass its spam filter when sending emails for donations, allowing more political ads to land in inboxes.

Childhood Friends, Adopted From India, Discover They’re Sisters

18 août 2026 à 10:48
Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen were adopted from India by families in the Netherlands and grew up less than 100 miles apart.

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Six Years in Provence: An Ancient Castle and a Feud Over a Troublesome Bridge

18 août 2026 à 06:14
In a picturesque village, the mayor closed a road, setting off a storm with residents and the owners of a castle that once belonged to his family.

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The closure of a main road under a bridge in Ansouis, France, has pitted the mayor against the owners of a castle who rely on the bridge to reach their home.

Chocó, Colombia, Faces Deeper Hardship After an Earthquake

18 août 2026 à 12:32
In Chocó, a remote region, “pain, hunger and homelessness await” survivors of last week’s earthquake, the governor said. Shakira visited to help draw awareness.

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Soldiers and volunteers offloading aid supplies from a helicopter San José del Palmar, Colombia, a remote town close to the earthquake’s epicenter.

Years of Trump Support Came Undone in 15 Minutes in an Airport.

16 août 2026 à 12:05
The case represents a new front in President Trump’s mass deportation drive: arrests at airports of people who have active immigration cases and no criminal history.

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Galina Bobreneva and her husband, Brent Jindra, at their home in Redwood City, Calif.

With Priests Scarce in Rural Italy, an African Pastor Is Filling the Void

Immigrants have long eased labor shortages on farms and factories in Italy. But churches also need foreign-born priests, like the Rev. Vincent Souly of the Ivory Coast.

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Meet Jinny Lu, the World’s Ugliest Dog of 2026

16 août 2026 à 17:00
The rescued pug, who likes to dip her protruding tongue into the food bowls of everyone at home, emerged as the winner of the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest on Friday.

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Jinny Lu, who was rescued from South Korea, won first place in the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest on Friday. She likes to scream at her reflection in the mirror, according to contest organizers.

Where Future Champions Race Against the Tide

15 août 2026 à 09:03
An uninhabited Irish island fills up one day each summer for a treasured amateur horse race in which young jockeys ride across the shifting sands.

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The jockeys at Omey are young, the sponsors modest, the grand prize less than $1,000.

Palestinian Rappers Shabjdeed and Saint Levant in Spat Over Authenticity

14 août 2026 à 05:02
Shabjdeed, a rapper in the West Bank, criticized a fellow Palestinian musician in a song, saying his Western lifestyle and lyrics were far removed from life back home.

After Notre-Dame Fire, France Restored the Cathedral — but Not These Windows

14 août 2026 à 05:02
France has faithfully renovated most of what burned at Notre-Dame in 2019. Contentiously, six towering windows will soon be replaced by a new design.

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An artisan working at the Atelier Simon-Marq, a centuries-old stained glass studio, in Reims, in northeastern France.

The Man on a Mission to Build India’s Most Livable City

13 août 2026 à 06:17
The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh has 25,000 workers building his dream capital with waterways, bike lanes and a “Quantum Valley” tech hub.

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The construction site for a tech hub labeled “Quantum Valley” in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India.

The Man on a Mission to Build India’s Most Livable City

13 août 2026 à 00:12
The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh has 25,000 workers building his dream capital with waterways, bike lanes and a “Quantum Valley” tech hub.

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The construction site for a tech hub labeled “Quantum Valley” in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India.

He Was Deported to Eswatini in Southern Africa. He May Never Go Free.

12 août 2026 à 09:08
As the Trump administration sends a growing number of immigrants to countries they have no connection to, some find themselves imprisoned with no way out.

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Roberto Mosquera in detention in Eswatini.
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