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

Iran Unable to Find Mines It Planted in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Says

The lost mines have prevented Iran from quickly complying with President Trump’s demand to allow more ships to pass through the waterway.Cargo ships near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen last month from northern Ras al-Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates.

J Julian E. Barnes

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

How to Be Mayor in 100 Days: Mamdani Grapples With a Learning Curve

Zohran Mamdani has accrued a long list of quick accomplishments as mayor of New York City, but he has also abandoned some key campaign promises.Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, has found it difficult to impose his ideals onto city government.

D Dana Rubinstein and Sally Goldenberg

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

The stabbing victims, two older men and an older woman, were expected to survive after the attacks on two subway platforms. The police responded after a passenger flagged down detectives.A member of the Police Department’s Crime Scene Unit was on the scene after stabbings and a shooting occurred at

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

Killing of Masood Masjoody Exposes Deep Rifts in Canada’s Iranian Diaspora

An Iranian activist in Vancouver disappeared after accusing two compatriots of wanting him dead. Then his body was found.A dance workshop last month in Vancouver, British Columbia, to celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year. Despite a shared cultural heritage, political divisions within the Iranian d

V Vjosa Isai and Sarah Berman