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Breaking News: The U.S. and Iran have failed to reach an agreement to end the war, Vice President JD Vance said after marathon peace talks. nyti.ms/3OeXQ1K

Since the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran began, at least 12 civilians have been killed in Gulf countries. All but one of them were foreign nationals. nyti.ms/4bdgcrd

The Israeli military said it had seized areas of southern Lebanon on Tuesday in an escalating conflict with Hezbollah, as the U.S. closed its embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait and urged Americans to leave 14 Middle East countries. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/4u1ueFb

The U.S. and Israeli militaries pounded Iran and its allies for a third day on Monday as the widening attacks across the Middle East drew in more players and risked spiraling into a full-blown regional war. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/4cnxft8

Pakistan and Afghanistan engaged in their fiercest clashes in years on Friday, according to officials from both nations, escalating months of tension and border skirmishes into an open conflict. nyti.ms/4rLaRi0

Breaking News: The Cuban government said it exchanged gunfire with a Florida-based speedboat that had entered its territorial waters Wednesday, killing at least four people and wounding six others. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/4rCqF6w

In his final days in power, President Nicolás Maduro overestimated his strength and misread his exchange with President Trump, a miscalculation that changed the course of Venezuela's history. nyti.ms/4rCYzZ2

Four years into the war, a major sticking point in talks is control of the eastern Donetsk region. Residents could face an agonizing choice if Ukraine gives up the territory. nyti.ms/4cvhrof

The operation against Mexico’s most wanted cartel boss and the violence that followed left at least 62 people dead, the authorities said Monday, as details emerged about the killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho.” Follow live updates. nyti.ms/3MEVybu

Cuba is confronting the United States’ first effective blockade since the Cuban Missile Crisis and running out of fuel fast, pushing its government to the edge of collapse, according to a New York Times analysis of shipping data and satellite images. nyti.ms/4qMIjn6

British police on Thursday arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, over suspicions of misconduct in public office after accusations that he shared confidential information with Jeffrey Epstein. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/4rZABqH

Six Russian athletes and four Belarusians will be allowed to represent their nations in the Paralympic Games in Italy next month, officials said. The decision could pave the way for a Russian team to compete at the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. nyti.ms/4qEh5yN

Peru’s Congress voted on Tuesday to impeach President José Jerí after he failed to disclose meetings with Chinese businessmen who were under government scrutiny, the latest upheaval in a country that has cycled through leaders with striking speed. nyti.ms/4aUSyRn

Aleksei Navalny was most likely poisoned by a toxin found in a South American frog, five countries said on Saturday, making the most concrete Western accusation yet that Russia’s leading opposition figure was murdered by his government two years ago. nyti.ms/4aEAo5e

Tarique Rahman, who is set to become the prime minister of Bangladesh, led his party to a landslide victory with a promise of change. Some have doubts. nyti.ms/4qBn1sn

At the vanguard of Gen Z movements, protesters in Bangladesh ousted the prime minister in 2024. They now face the hard reality of winning change through elections. nyti.ms/4kwCp7X

Canada was reeling on Wednesday, a day after a shooter killed nine people and injured 25 others in a remote town in northeastern British Columbia. Here's what we know. nyti.ms/4acoGjl

Russian troops have advanced at a glacial pace in recent months, but gains in southern and eastern Ukraine could give Moscow an edge in U.S.-mediated peace talks. nyti.ms/4tA5rb5

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan on Sunday won a sweeping mandate from voters for her economic agenda and tough stances on immigration and China. The outcome is a remarkable reversal of fortune for her party. nyti.ms/3MaxWLz

Emails, texts, photos and videos show how Jeffrey Epstein, even after becoming a convicted sex offender, burnished his ties to royal family members from several countries and their advisers. nyti.ms/4tqSFLZ