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Today — 30 May 2026News

Israeli Troops Push Deeper Into Lebanon as Cease-Fire Talks Continue

By: Euan Ward
30 May 2026 at 01:10
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli ground forces had crossed Lebanon’s Litani River, as military officials from the two countries were set to meet for U.S.-brokered talks.

© Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times

An apartment building in Tyre, Lebanon, on Tuesday, in the aftermath of an Israeli strike.
Yesterday — 29 May 2026News

Inside the Room Where War Insurance Is Bought and Sold

29 May 2026 at 22:30
Many of the ships stranded in the Persian Gulf depend on coverage negotiated at Lloyd’s, the center of marine insurance for more than 300 years.

© Joseph Horton for The New York Times

The 200-foot-tall atrium in the Underwriting Room, where brokers negotiate policies for ships carrying oil, gas and other goods around the world.

In Strait of Hormuz Standoff, U.S. and Iran Deploy Economic Warfare

The American blockade and Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz have created a stalemate that is neither peace nor raging conflict, with both sides attempting economic strangulation on the water.

© Reuters

Vessels anchored at the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. Control of the waterway is a tool Iran has used as leverage against the United States.
Before yesterdayNews

Lebanese Resigned to a Long War, Even if U.S. and Iran Make a Deal

28 May 2026 at 07:37
Few in Lebanon believe that diplomatic efforts to end the wider war will bring peace to their country, as clashes between Israel and Hezbollah intensify in the south.

© Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times

A resident assesses the damage in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Tyre, Lebanon, Tuesday.

Why Pakistan and Afghanistan Are Still Fighting

Months after Pakistan declared “open war” on Afghanistan, neither side appears ready to back down, despite China’s efforts to mediate.

© Tomas Munita for The New York Times

An Afghan Border Protection Forces officer, left, and Pakistani Army soldiers, right, at the border crossing between the two countries, in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, in December.

Lebanese Resigned to a Long War, Even if U.S. and Iran Make a Deal

28 May 2026 at 02:08
Few in Lebanon believe that diplomatic efforts to end the wider war will bring peace to their country, as clashes between Israel and Hezbollah intensify in the south.

© Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times

A resident assesses the damage in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Tyre, Lebanon, Tuesday.

Israel Continues Its Escalation in Lebanon, Ordering Evacuations

By: Euan Ward
28 May 2026 at 00:22
The Israeli military issued sweeping evacuation orders for two southern cities, indicating that more airstrikes were imminent.

© Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times

Villages in southern Lebanon after strikes on Wednesday.

After 88 Days of Censored News, TV and Chat, Iranians Are Coming Back Online

The government is letting people connect with the world after a near-total internet shutdown. But not everyone has access, and those who do wonder how long it will last.

© Arash Khamooshi/Polaris for The New York Times

At the Grand Bazaar in Tehran this month. For a quarter of a year, most Iranians were only able to access a “domestic internet” of government-approved apps and websites.
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