U.S. Intelligence Shows China Taking a More Active Role in Iran War

China may have shipped missiles to Iran, and Beijing is allowing some companies to sell Tehran supplies that can be used in military production, American officials said.An anti-U.S. billboard on Sunday in Tehran showing American aircraft captured in a net.

M Mark Mazzetti, Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes

Navy Warships Cross Strait of Hormuz to Clear Mines, U.S. Says

American destroyers began work to make the strait safe for commercial traffic, U.S. officials said, as negotiators discussed conditions for an extended cease-fire. Iran denied that any warships had passed through.A bulk carrier ship near the Strait of Hormuz last month in northern Ras al-Khaimah, Un

M Michael Crowley

What We Know About the U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire Talks in Pakistan

Vice President JD Vance is leading the U.S. delegation, which is in Pakistan for negotiations with Iranian officials.Security personnel outside the Jinnah Convention Center in Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, where the international media gathered to cover negotiations between U.S. and Iranian offi

A Ashley Ahn, Pranav Baskar and Lynsey Chutel

Another Giant Leap Reminds Us How Small We Are

A mission that took four astronauts farther than any human has ever traveled in the history of mankind has made people feel a little trippy.The view of home from the other side of the moon.

R Ruth Graham

Postal Service, Under Pressure, Now Faces Trump’s Mail Ballot Order

President Trump’s executive order, which has been challenged as unconstitutional, would limit the Postal Service to sending only the ballots of voters deemed eligible.President Trump’s executive order on mail ballots is one of many financial and logistical challenges facing the Postal Service.

A Adam Sella

USPS Is Running Out of Money. Here’s How It Could Affect Your Mail.

Despite numerous attempts to reform the Postal Service, the agency’s business model has not changed significantly since 1970. Officials are proposing to decrease service and increase prices.On Thursday, the Postal Service proposed increasing the cost of stamps by 5 percent, and said that it would te

A Adam Sella

Growing List of Orban Loyalists Defecting Before Critical Election

With Prime Minister Viktor Orban seeming vulnerable before Sunday’s vote, criticism is growing from within institutions his party once counted on for support.Zalan Alkonyi in Budapest, Hungary’s capital. As a researcher focused on Russia, he says he has come under pressure to toe the government line

A Andrew Higgins and Lili Rutai

Officer Fatally Shoots Attacker at Grand Central After 3 Are Stabbed With Machete

The victims, two older men and an older woman, were expected to survive after the subway platform attacks. The assailant was shot after he repeatedly refused to drop his weapon, the police said.A member of the Police Department’s Crime Scene Unit was on the scene after stabbings and a shooting occur

M Maia Coleman, Chelsia Rose Marcius and Miles G. Cohen