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Global Oil Price Rises After U.S. Strikes in Iran Cloud Peace Deal
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5/26/2026 6:42 AM
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| Optimism for a resolution to the conflict and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz was checked after the United States said it had carried out strikes on missile launch sites in Iran. |
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Israel Steps Up Strikes in Lebanon as U.S. Pushes for Iran Peace Deal
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5/26/2026 6:29 AM
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| Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group, has also kept up rocket and drone attacks on Israeli troops, as the escalations threaten to complicate diplomatic efforts. |
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Evolving Warfare Connects the Conflicts in Ukraine and Iran
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5/26/2026 5:16 AM
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| Aspects such as drone technology and diplomacy show how the wars intersect on the battlefield and in global alignments, providing a model for future conflicts. |
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White House Shakes Up Green Card Policy, and the Pope Takes On A.I.
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5/26/2026 3:00 AM
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| Plus, will anyone want an electric Ferrari? |
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As Trump Politicizes Justice Dept., Prosecutors Struggle With Grand Juries
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5/26/2026 5:17 AM
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| Judges and grand juries have increasingly lost faith in the Justice Department as the president uses it to reward his friends and go after his opponents. |
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To Understand Pope Leo’s Efforts on A.I., Look at the Man Shaking His Hand
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5/26/2026 6:25 AM
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| The co-founder of a prominent A.I. company was nearby as the pope implored A.I. leaders to slow down and consider the technology’s possible perils. |
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Main Takeaways From Pope Leo’s Encyclical on A.I.
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5/26/2026 12:32 AM
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| In his letter, the first American pontiff called for putting care for humans at the heart of technological change. |
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Threat of Explosion From Toxic Chemical Tank Lessened, Officials Say
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5/26/2026 6:02 AM
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| The risk of a large explosion has been averted, officials say. But a smaller blast remains possible, and 16,000 people remain displaced. |
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‘Armageddon’: The Blockbuster Melodrama That Left Our Heads Spinning
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5/26/2026 2:00 AM
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| Michael Bay wasn’t remotely worried about the science in his 1998 science-fiction action hit that launched an elite ensemble cast to space. |
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Sonny Rollins, Giant of the Jazz Saxophone, Is Dead at 95
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5/26/2026 5:30 AM
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| Even by the standards of a music that prizes individuality, he stood out, as both a musician and a personality. |
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Sonny Rollins: 12 Essential Albums
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5/26/2026 5:32 AM
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| The towering saxophonist, who died at 95, was a master of living in the moment. Listen to some of his most compelling work, onstage and in the studio. |
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In the Georgia Governor’s Race, an Election Denier is the G.O.P. Front-Runner
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5/26/2026 2:01 AM
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| Burt Jones, the leading G.O.P. candidate for governor, worked with Trump allies to try to overturn the election, and even talked to the president himself. |
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Celebrity Assistants Exist to Indulge Their Bosses, but When Does Duty Cross a Line?
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5/26/2026 2:00 AM
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| Matthew Perry’s assistant injected the ketamine that killed his employer. His sentencing has some in the demanding profession considering the power dynamics involved. |
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The Average Guys Outsmarting Wall Street on Prediction Markets
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5/26/2026 6:00 AM
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| How prediction-market ‘sharps’ have made millions wagering on everything from war to Rotten Tomatoes. |
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Russians Are Thriving on This Thai Island, but the Scene Feels Fleeting
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5/26/2026 2:00 AM
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| Thousands who fled Russia after the invasion of Ukraine have built an enclave in Phuket. An air of impermanence hangs over their community. |
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Threat of Deportations Leads to Risky Childbirth for Haitian Mothers
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5/26/2026 6:04 AM
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| Haitian women are having babies in squalid, unsupervised settings after the Dominican Republic started sending immigration agents to detain migrants at hospitals. |
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Iceland, Rattled by Trump’s Greenland Threats, Weighs Joining the E.U.
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5/25/2026 9:01 PM
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| Iceland has stood apart from the rest of Europe. But President Trump’s threats to Greenland have provoked a reconsideration. |
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At Chelsea Flower Show, a Gnome Controversy and Some ‘Good British Madness’
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5/26/2026 2:03 AM
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| At the prestigious garden show, attendees jockeyed to buy prizewinning blooms and debated the role of whimsy as a ban on garden gnomes was temporarily lifted. |
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The Hard Truth My Party Needs to Face
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5/26/2026 2:58 AM
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| We must use our leverage to end Israel’s occupation and establish two states with full political and legal rights for all. |
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Your Questions, Answered
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5/26/2026 3:44 AM
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| We respond to reader queries about weapons sales, the national debt and more. |
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BP Ousts Chairman, Citing ‘Serious Concerns’ Over Conduct
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5/26/2026 6:02 AM
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| The British oil group said that Albert Manifold had been removed, after concerns were raised “related to important governance standards, oversight and conduct.” |
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Inside India’s Manipur State, Where Violence and Division Are Routine
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5/25/2026 9:00 PM
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| Three years after riots tore apart Manipur, the state remains in disarray. Barbed wire and armed checkpoints made it difficult for Times reporters to cross, even before the recent clashes. |
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Ferrari Unveils Luce, Its First Fully Electric Car
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5/26/2026 1:45 AM
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| The Italian sports car maker unveiled Luce, its first all-electric model, amid wider worries about the luxury E.V. market. |
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A Dissident Escapes China by Rubber Boat and Lands in South Korea
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5/26/2026 5:24 AM
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| Dong Guangping, 68, fled China at least three other times but was always sent back. His friends hope things might be different this time. |