Two Prominent Judges Are Shot Dead Outside Iran’s Supreme Court

An unidentified gunman killed two high-profile judges outside Iran’s Supreme Court on Saturday in what the authorities are calling a terrorist attack, according to ...

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U.S. Spy Chief Took on Role of Negotiator in Gaza War

For his first three years as the head of the C.I.A., William J. Burns was relentlessly focused on tripling the agency’s resources devoted to ...

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What We Know About the Hostage Release

The cease-fire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas this week sets in motion the release of dozens of hostages that Hamas and its allies ...

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How Many Hostages Remain in Gaza, and When Could They Be Released?

When Hamas led the Oct. 7, 2023, raids into Israel, killing about 1,200 people, about 250 people were taken into Gaza as hostages, including ...

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Russia Attacks Kyiv With Ballistic Missiles

Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital with drones and ballistic missiles before dawn on Saturday, officials said, killing at least three people in central Kyiv as ...

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What Trump Could Do on Ukraine, Iran, China and Crises Around the Globe

Putting aside that argument, there are certainly some diplomatic opportunities Mr. Trump can seize, though history and ominous recent warnings suggest that he may ...

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Israel and Palestinians Prepare for Long-Sought Truce in Gaza

The mediating country Qatar on Saturday announced a time for the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas to take effect the next day, setting ...

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How Antony Blinken, America’s Top Diplomat, Became the Secretary of War

Making his final trip as America’s top diplomat last week, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrived in Paris, his former hometown, to a ...

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Trump’s Return Has Unnerved World Leaders. But Not India.

Over the past year, a pair of legal bombshells have put India’s growing relationship with the United States to one of its biggest tests ...

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These Rooms Give Young Indian Lovers Rare Privacy. Cue the Complaints.

Privacy can be hard to come by in India. Life is a communal swirl of relatives, neighbors and friends. Cities are crowded, and prying ...

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