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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.

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.

© Arash Khamooshi/Polaris for The New York Times

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

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

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.”

© Edgar Su/Reuters

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.

Inside the Room Where War Insurance Is Bought and Sold

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.

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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