Starmer Braces for Local Election Losses Amid New Era of UK Politics
A mural showing Aneurin Bevan, the Labour Party hero who helped create the U.K.’s National Health Service, in Tredegar, Wales.
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Starmer Faces a Major Test in a Set of UK Elections: What to Know
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain at the launch of the Labour Party’s local election campaign, in Wolverhampton, England, in March.
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on May 2026
Hantavirus Patients Land in Amsterdam With More Cruise Ship Evacuations Planned
The MV Hondius off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on Wednesday.
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on May 2026
World Cup Dynamic Ticket Pricing Drives Argentine Soccer Fans To Extremes
River Plate soccer fans at Estadio Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, at the biggest club game in Argentina against rival Boca Juniors last month.
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on May 2026
Iran’s Oil Sector and Economy Are Under Pressure as U.S. Blockade Bites
With the United States blockading Iranian shipping, Iran risks running out of room to store oil in places like Kharg Island.
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on May 2026
Reclaiming the Name of the Black Hero Who Inspired ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’
The Henson House at the Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History in Dresden, Canada.
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on May 2026
Leo XIV Is the First Pope From the U.S. He’s Making That an Asset.
Pope Leo XIV arriving at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican on Wednesday.
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on May 2026
A Hotel in Venezuela’s Capital Has Become the U.S. Embassy’s De Facto Headquarters
The Marriott’s top floor serves as the de facto headquarters of the U.S. Embassy in Caracas.
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on May 2026
In Talks With Iran, China Calls for Opening of Strait of Hormuz
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi of Iran meeting with Foreign Minister Wang Yi of China in Beijing on Wednesday.
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on May 2026
Japan’s Takaichi Pitches Strength and Stability in Visits to Australia and Vietnam
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan arriving in Canberra, Australia, on Sunday.
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on May 2026
In Venezuela, Trump Vowed to Show Accountability. But Secret Oil Deals Linger.
Cardon Refinery in Punto Fijo, Falcon, Venezuela. Venezuela’s oil industry is undergoing rapid change under Delcy Rodríguez’s interim presidency, as it shifts toward attracting private investment.
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on May 2026
Trump Looks for a Silver Bullet to End the Iran War. There May Be None.
A billboard in Tehran last week, depicting a closed Strait of Hormuz over the mouth of President Trump.
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on May 2026
Health Authorities Monitor Hantavirus Cruise Passengers in United States
Three sick people aboard the MV Hondius were evacuated on Wednesday.
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on May 2026
Air-Conditioning Is in Short Supply as Asia Swelters
Used air-conditioners for sale at a roadside shop in Manila, Philippines, in April.
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on May 2026
Iran Says It Is Reviewing a U.S. Proposal to End the War
President Trump at a Mother’s Day event at the White House on Wednesday. He said the Iranians “want to make a deal.”
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on May 2026
New Study Shows Risks of Amazon Deforestation. And Rewards of Protection.
A timber truck rolled through a deforested section of the Amazon in Pará State, Brazil, in November.
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on May 2026
Macron Calls for U.S. and Iran to Open Strait of Hormuz While They Negotiate
President Emmanuel Macron of France in Armenia on Tuesday. He has shown frustration about the economic costs of the blocked strait.
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on May 2026
Ted Turner, Creator of CNN and the 24-Hour News Cycle, Dies at 87
Ted Turner was a visionary media mogul who dominated the cable television industry, and extended his reach into movies, major league baseball and even yachting.
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on May 2026
Why Is Gas So Much More Expensive in Some States Than Others?
The national average gas price has soared about 50 percent since the start of the war with Iran.
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on May 2026
Trump’s U-turn and hopes of a deal ease tensions in energy markets.
A driver pumped fuel at a gas station in Gresham, Ore., in April.
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on May 2026
Khaled Sabsabi’s Rocky Road From Australia to the Biennale
Khaled Sabsabi at his exhibition at the Australia Pavilion of the Venice Biennale, in April.
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on May 2026
Trump and Rubio Insist Iran War Is Over, Even as Missiles Fly During Cease-Fire
Despite Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s declaration that the objectives of the war have been accomplished, they clearly have not.
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on May 2026
Hantavirus Outbreaks Are Rare, but They Aren’t Going Away and There’s No Cure
A cruise ship remained stranded off the coast of Cape Verde after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on the vessel killed at least three people and left several others ill.
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on May 2026
Deadly Russian Strikes Rip Into Ukrainian Cities
The site of a Russian airstrike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Tuesday. The death toll in Zaporizhzhia was one of the highest from a single attack so far this year.
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on May 2026
Louise Arbour Named as Canada’s Governor General
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada with the country’s new governor general, Louise Arbour, in Ottawa on Tuesday.
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on May 2026
Trump Says U.S. Pausing Efforts to Guide Ships Through Strait Blocked by Iran
A billboard in Tehran showing the three supreme leaders of Iran last week, only one of whom is alive.
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on May 2026
Iran announces a new system for traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
A billboard in Tehran last week, depicting a closed Strait of Hormuz over the mouth of President Trump.
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on May 2026
Can Trump Strong-Arm Iran?
A billboard in Tehran on Saturday.
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on May 2026
Andrew Tate’s Civil Trial Over Assault Claims Is Postponed in Britain
Andrew Tate speaking to reporters in Bucharest, Romania, in March 2025. The Police in Britain are reinvestigating criminal accusations against him.
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on May 2026
Modi’s Triumph in West Bengal Elections Puts Him Closer to an Opposition-Free India
Supporters of Mr. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party celebrating in Kolkata as the party headed to victory in the West Bengal state assembly elections on Monday.
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on May 2026
What We Know About ‘Project Freedom’ in the Strait of Hormuz
Ships in the Strait of Hormuz near Musandam, Oman, last week. Some 1,600 vessels are believed to be stranded.
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on May 2026
Ford Says an Affordable Electric Pickup Truck is Still Coming Next Year
Recharging a Mustang Mach-E, Ford’s only electric vehicle right now.
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on May 2026
The Venice Biennale and Its Many Flashpoints: An Explainer
The central pavilion of the Giardini on Tuesday, first day of previews for the 61st Venice Biennale. The exhibition, “In Minor Keys,” was initiated by Koyo Kouoh and overseen by her team after her death last year.
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on May 2026
Cruise Ship Struck by Hantavirus Is to Head to Canary Islands, W.H.O. Says
The MV Hondius moored off the coast of Cape Verde, an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, on Monday.
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on May 2026
The Uncertain Fate of France’s Last Two Captive Orcas
Keijo, an orca, in November at the Marineland park in France. Because he and his mother were born in captivity, experts say they would struggle in the open sea.
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on May 2026
The Growing Rift Between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, Explained
A photograph released by Saudi Royal Court showing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, and the Emirati leader, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2023.
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on May 2026
Fireworks Factory Explosion in China Kills at Least 26
The site of an explosion at a fireworks factory in Liuyang, China, on Monday. China has improved its record on industrial accidents in recent years, but fireworks factories remain a vulnerability.
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on May 2026
Taiwan Could Learn From Ukraine. Informally, Connections Are Growing.
Members of a Ukrainian drone regiment in the Kharkiv region in September. Taiwan is eager to learn from Ukraine’s experience, especially when it comes to drone warfare.
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on May 2026
U.S. Revokes Visas of Board Members at Costa Rica’s Top Watchdog Newspaper
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, with President Rodrigo Chaves of Costa Rica last year.
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on May 2026
Tricked Into Fighting for Russia
The outskirts of Nairobi, where Vincent Awiti used to live before he went to Russia.
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on May 2026
American Commentator Who Worked for Russian TV Challenges Biden-era Charges
Dimitri K. Simes, now living permanently in Moscow, said he believed that the Biden administration’s antipathy had its roots in the allegations that he had been involved in efforts by Russia to contact the Trump campaign.
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on May 2026
A Portfolio of Work From The Times’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographer
Displaced Palestinians began returning to the north of Gaza after the Israeli military announced that a cease-fire was in effect.
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on May 2026
Is It Time to Tax the Oil and Gas Industry’s Windfall?
U.S. Shot Down Iranian Missiles and Drones Aimed at American Vessels in Strait of Hormuz, Admiral Says
Iran War Updates: Tehran and U.S. Offer Conflicting Messages on State of Negotiations
In Romania, Living With Weapons of War Spilling Into NATO Territory
The Iran War and Angry Voters
What a Bike Ride in Cape Town Taught Me About Apartheid