How a Nature Cruise Turned Into a Nightmare

The hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius set off alarms for a world still traumatized by Covid. For those on board, the danger was much closer.

J Jason Horowitz, Claire Moses, Amelia Nierenberg and Samuel Granados

With Possible Raúl Castro Indictment, U.S. Eyes Venezuela Playbook

Amid stepped-up surveillance flights, a visit of the C.I.A. director and an energy embargo, the White House is trying to increase pressure on Cuba.Raúl Castro is the former president of Cuba and younger brother of Fidel Castro.

J Julian E. Barnes, Tyler Pager, Eric Schmitt, Michael Crowley and Frances Robles

The Push to Indict Raúl Castro, Cuba’s Former President

With Raúl Castro, Cuba’s former president, possibly facing charges in the 1996 killings, here’s a look back at what happened that day.Former President Raúl Castro of Cuba attending a May Day parade in Havana this month.

F Frances Robles

Rubio, Once a China Hawk, Strikes Softer Tone to Align With Trump

As a senator, Marco Rubio even hinted at the need for regime change in China. Now he talks about cooperation.Marco Rubio, President Trump’s secretary of state and national security adviser, posed a sticky problem ahead of Mr. Trump’s first visit to China in his second term.

E Edward Wong and Michael Crowley

China Will Host Putin, Days After Trump’s Visit

The Russian leader will go to Beijing on Tuesday for talks with President Xi Jinping. The Kremlin said he had watched President Trump’s visit closely.President Vladimir V. Putin’s China visit will be “a good opportunity to share opinions on the contacts that the Chinese had with the Americans,” the

I Ivan Nechepurenko

Trump Says a Top ISIS Leader Was Killed in a U.S.-Nigerian Mission

Abu Bilal al-Minuki, said to be the Islamic State’s second-ranking leader, was killed after a helicopter-borne assault by commandos from both countries on Friday night, two U.S. officials said.President Trump announced the operation in a late-night post on Truth Social, his social media platform.

F Francesca Regalado and Eric Schmitt

Finishing School

It’s graduation season, a time of aspiration and anxiety. Today is about the aspiration — the wisdom to be gleaned from great commencement addresses.

M Melissa Kirsch

Plot Was ‘Targeting Heart’ of New York’s Jewish Community, Tisch Says

Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch spoke after prosecutors said they had arrested a man planning to attack a Manhattan synagogue.Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch spoke on Friday at Temple Emanu-El in Manhattan, hours after federal authorities said they disrupted a plot against a synagogue.

M Maria Cramer and Maia Coleman

It’s Been a Wild Week in British Politics. What Happens Next?

Nobody has yet challenged Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the leadership, but his leading rival, Andy Burnham, finally has a route to Downing Street.Members of the news media congregated outside 10 Downing Street on Thursday, after days of turmoil in the Labour Party over Prime Minister Keir Starmer

S Stephen Castle