Iran Strikes Ship in Strait of Hormuz, Undermining Efforts to Restore Traffic

The attack, confirmed by U.S. and Iranian officials, came after Tehran threatened to disrupt shipping in the waterway and as Washington sought regional support for its peace agreement.Oil tankers and cargo vessels off the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.

P Peter Eavis, Farnaz Fassihi, Jenny Gross and Euan Ward

U.S. Military’s Weapons Shortage Shows Few Signs of Easing Soon

President Trump and Pentagon officials tried to reassure manufacturers as they sought additional funding from Congress.Raytheon missiles at a trade show in Virginia in 2023. The company said in February it would increase production of Tomahawk missiles but needed to find additional suppliers.

H Helene Cooper and Farah Stockman

Hoping for Miracles as Venezuela Digs Out From Massive Quakes

It is known as a “doublet,” two earthquakes in quick succession, and it has brought the Latin American country to its knees.Looking for survivors on Thursday in the rubble of a building in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, that collapsed a day earlier in an earthquake.

M María Victoria Fermín, Anatoly Kurmanaev, Julie Turkewitz, Isayen Herrera and Michael Levenson

He Was Deported Back to Venezuela and Started Anew. Then the Quakes Hit.

Venezuelans in South Florida were frantically trying to track down friends and relatives after two earthquakes in Venezuela. Jorge Erazo was among the missing.Civilians and emergency medical workers looking for survivors in the rubble of a building that collapsed during an earthquake in Catia La Mar

D David Ovalle

‘Nowhere to Go’: T.P.S. Ruling Plunges Many Migrants Into Limbo

The decision renders 1.3 million people from more than a dozen countries, many who have lived in the United States for decades, vulnerable to deportation.Members of the National T.P.S. Alliance held a rally in Pasadena, Calif., on Wednesday ahead of the Supreme Court ruling on legal protections unde

M Miriam Jordan, Andrea Zarate and Jazmine Ulloa

Mamdani’s Rent Freeze Is Approved by New York City Board

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pledge to freeze rents for rent-stabilized apartments became a centerpiece of his campaign. Six months into his first year, a city panel delivered.As New York City’s housing crisis has intensified, tenant advocates have pushed for a rent freeze, while landlords have argued it

M Mihir Zaveri

Deadly Heat Wave in Europe Continues to Smash Temperature Records

The continent’s second heat wave since May continued to disrupt daily life for millions. Officials in Spain said it might have contributed to a spike in deaths.Construction workers in Madrid this week.

L Lynsey Chutel, Nazaneen Ghaffar, Aurelien Breeden and Zane Irwin

How Trump Wants to Upend Voting in America

President Trump is demanding that Congress pass the SAVE America Act to change American elections. Our national politics reporter Nick Corasaniti looks at what’s in it.

N Nick Corasaniti, Laura Bult, Jon Miller, Nikolay Nikolov, Stephanie Swart, Rafaela Balster and Gilad Thaler

Obama Says He Occupies a ‘Suite’ in Trump’s Head

Former President Barack Obama says President Trump has an obsession with him and that Mr. Trump “knows better” than to say “crazy stuff” to his face.Former President Barack Obama at the opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago last week.

E Erica L. Green

Tickled Apes Reveal the Rhythmic Roots of Laughter

A study of chimps, gorillas and other great apes, including human children, sheds light on how laughter has evolved.All the planet’s great apes laugh, and they often do so in the same kind of regular, repeating rhythm that humans do, according to a new study.

E Emily Anthes

Is Space Tourism Finally Ready for Takeoff?

Delays and rising prices have made the promise of space travel for ordinary people more elusive than ever. Will that ever change?The launch of a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule at Kennedy Space Center in 2021.

S Stefano Montali