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Inside Iran After the 12-Day War

Following a 12-day war with Israel in July, which resulted in the deaths of over 1,000 civilians and many of Iran’s top nuclear scientists and officials, a New York Times team was granted access to Tehran. Declan Walsh, a Times international correspondent, explains how the conflict has created a widespread sense of uncertainty and flux in the Iranian capital.

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Settlement Talks Stall Between Harvard and the Trump Administration

One major reason is said to be an emerging divide within the administration over whether the current framework is too favorable to Harvard.

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The Trump administration has opened more than a dozen federal investigations into Harvard over a variety of targets, from the university’s admissions policies to its patent paperwork.

George Mason’s president, Gregory Washington, Will Not Apologize to the Trump Administration

Gregory Washington, George Mason’s first Black president, runs a university that prizes diversity. That has made him a target of the Trump administration.

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The Trump administration demanded that Gregory Washington, president of George Mason University, personally apologize for supporting diversity programs. He said no.

Immigration Raid on Hyundai-LG Plant in Georgia Rattles South Korea

The shocked but subdued reaction to the arrest of hundreds of Koreans at the site reflected the delicate position of a government engaged in tense trade talks with the Trump administration.

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A Hyundai plant in Ellabell, Ga., in March. On Thursday, U.S. law enforcement officers arrested hundreds of South Korean nationals at a neighboring construction site owned by Hyundai and LG.

Keir Starmer’s Miserable Moment in the U.K. Has Nigel Farage Gloating

The resignation on Friday of Angela Rayner, Britain’s deputy prime minister, was the latest setback for Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he battles the rise of the right-wing populist Nigel Farage.

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Angela Rayner in March at 10 Downing Street in London. Her resignation as Britain’s deputy prime minister came after two weeks of questions about her tax problems.

Karina Milei, Argentina’s Mysterious First Sister, Captivates Nation After Audio Leaks

Karina Milei has become a lightning rod for corruption accusations even as her power and the loyalty of her brother, President Javier Milei, remain unwavering.

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Karina Milei, the sister of Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, is considered perhaps the second most powerful person in the country and helped catapult him to office.

Trump Says U.S. Military Has ‘Never Fought to Win’ Since World War II

As he signed an order recognizing the Defense Department as the “Department of War,” President Trump said that the country “could have won every war, but we really chose to be very politically correct.”

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“The Department of War sends a signal,” President Trump said on Friday. The change, he added, was a “much more appropriate name, especially in light of where the world is right now.”

How Trump’s Blunt-Force Diplomacy Is Pushing His Rivals Together

Some of President Trump’s pressure tactics appear to have backfired, sending would-be allies into the embrace of China.

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“Looks like we’ve lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest, China,” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday morning, as he posted a photo of the three nations’ leaders meeting in China.
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