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Yesterday — 30 May 2026NYT | Top Stories

Colombia’s Elections Are a Crucial Test for the Left in Latin America

31 May 2026 at 03:08
Colombia’s leftist candidate for president leads in polls, but his main rival — a far-right outsider who calls himself “The Tiger” — has gained momentum.

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Abelardo De La Espriella, a far-right candidate for president of Colombia, closed his campaign in the city of Medellín.

China’s Rise in Drug Development Looms Over U.S.

Clinical trials in China are getting attention at an international oncology gathering in Chicago. China’s surging biotechnology industry is fueling alarm that U.S. dominance in the field is waning.

© Zach Boyden-Holmes/ASCO

The American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago last year. One of the conference’s coveted headliners this year will be a presentation of a clinical trial conducted only in China.

Iran’s Hard-Liners Try to Derail Potential Deal With the U.S.

30 May 2026 at 07:09
A political fight is playing out in Iran, where the small but loud faction of hard-liners has used rallies, state media and private and public statements to try to undermine negotiations.

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A billboard of the late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, during a ceremony in Tehran on Sunday.

After China Orders a Times Reporter to Leave the Country, the U.S. Reciprocates

29 May 2026 at 23:53
The Trump administration ejected a Chinese journalist amid fresh concerns about Beijing’s growing pressure on foreign correspondents.

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U.S. and Chinese flags flying over Tiananmen Square during President Trump’s visit to Beijing this month.

Vietnam’s Leader Warns Asia About the Risks of Superpower Conflict

30 May 2026 at 00:20
In a speech to military leaders from the region, To Lam said that distrust and a lack of respect for established rules had created a culture of “the big fish swallowing the small fish.”

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Vietnam’s leader, To Lam, in Singapore, giving the keynote address on Friday to an annual Asian security conference. While careful not to criticize the United States or China directly, Mr. Lam acknowledged that a series of threats is making it harder for his country and the region to prosper.
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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.

Romania Says It Could Invoke NATO’s Article 4. What Would That Do?

The clause in NATO’s founding treaty is an “instrument” Romania can use, the foreign minister said after a drone, alleged to be Russian, wounded two civilians.

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Investigators at the site of a drone crash at an apartment building in Galati, Romania, on Friday.

Trump’s Boat Strikes Have Failed to Curb Cocaine Flow to U.S., Experts Say

29 May 2026 at 17:00
Despite the rising body count off the South American coast, researchers say cocaine is as easy to get in many parts of the United States as it was before the strikes began.

A screen grab from a video posted by U.S. Southern Command this month showed what the U.S. military said was a vessel on a known narco-trafficking route in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Europe Is Edging Closer to a Trade War With China. Here’s Why.

As cheap goods pour in, threatening the continent’s manufacturing sector, a search for solutions is becoming increasingly urgent.

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Chinese-made electric vehicles awaiting export at the port in Hangzhou, eastern China, in May.

After New Push by the Bolsonaros, U.S. Labels Brazilian Gangs as Terrorist Groups

29 May 2026 at 10:22
Following through on threats, the Trump administration has designated Brazil’s two largest drug gangs as terrorist groups.

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Members of the Red Command being arrested last year in Rio de Janeiro. The U.S. designated the gang a terrorist group on Thursday.

A Draft U.S.-Iran Plan Is Said to Be on the Table. Here’s What to Know.

U.S. and Iranian officials say they are closing in on the terms of a preliminary agreement. Yet sticking points, particularly over the Strait of Hormuz, remain.

© Arash Khamooshi/Polaris for The New York Times

A billboard in Tehran depicting the closure of the Strait of Hormuz in May.

Trump’s Iran Approach Sows Confusion

President Trump’s pendulum swings on Iran have often seemed driven by mood and moment rather than any discernible strategy.

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President Trump’s shifts reflect a political tug of war between hawkish supporters urging him to hit Iran harder and noninterventionists urging him to make a quick deal.

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.

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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.

Carney Says That Canada’s Distancing is Good for U.S. in New York Speech

29 May 2026 at 03:36
Speaking in New York, the Canadian prime minister called for a new relationship between Canada and United States.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada speaking in New York on Thursday.

Cuba Loses Its Chance at Fuel After Russian Tanker Changes Route

28 May 2026 at 21:33
A Russian tanker seemingly en route to Cuba with a lifeline of fuel has changed direction, a painful development for the island suffering under a U.S. oil blockade.

© Jorge Luis Banos/Associated Press

Yankiel Perez carried buckets of water on Monday outside a building in Havana.

The Mideast Is Baffled by Trump’s Call to Expand Abraham Accords

The president said more countries should be required to recognize Israel as part of a deal to end the war with Iran. Analysts say the chances of that happening are close to zero.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump with leaders from Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates at the signing of the Abraham Accords in Washington in 2020.
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