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Many in Washington believe Pete Hegseth’s future leading the Defense Department can be counted in days.
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Global Stocks Follow U.S. Sell-Off as A.I. Spending Fears Spread
With a lot of information to process in a short time, many market watchers said that the moves were extreme — in both directions.
Global Stocks Follow U.S. Sell-Off as A.I. Spending Fears Spread
With a lot of information to process in a short time, many market watchers said that the moves were extreme — in both directions.
Carney Asserts Canada’s Sovereignty and Vows to End Homelessness in Budget
The prime minister’s second budget repeatedly stresses diversifying Canada’s economy away from the United States.
Prime Minister Mark Carney preparing to discuss the budget in Ottawa on Thursday.
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U.S. Finds Subdued Foreign Meddling Operations in Midterm Elections
Russia was linked to influence campaigns targeting Democrats that gained little traction, but the Kremlin may be more focused on France’s elections in the spring.
Red Square in Moscow in September. Current and former U.S. officials said they were unsure why Russia and Iran both appeared to engage in less meddling than in years past, including the 2024 election.
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The Dark Side of K-Pop
As the popularity of the genre has surged, a dispute between a band and its label has put a spotlight on restrictive artist contracts.
Danielle, a member of NewJeans, performs on stage in Hong Kong.
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Iran is Reviewing ‘Concrete Proposals’ on Nuclear Program, Officials Say
Iran’s willingness to re-engage on the issue suggests that Qatar-led diplomatic efforts to avert full-blown war between the U.S. and Iran have had some success.
Gen. Mohsen Rezaei, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said this week that Iran would not hold talks on its nuclear program until the U.S. accepts the country’s demands. Privately, however, he has shown more openness to discussing the issue, officials say.
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Iran is Reviewing ‘Concrete Proposals’ on Nuclear Program, Officials Say
Iran’s willingness to re-engage on the issue suggests that Qatar-led diplomatic efforts to avert full-blown war between the U.S. and Iran have had some success.
Gen. Mohsen Rezaei, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said this week that Iran would not hold talks on its nuclear program until the U.S. accepts the country’s demands. Privately, however, he has shown more openness to discussing the issue, officials say.
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Midterm Election Losses Complicate Trump’s Options on Iran War
The midterm results laid bare the deep unpopularity of the war of choice that President Trump started and is now struggling to end.
An American B-1 bomber taking off from an air base in the United Kingdom earlier this year.
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Midterm Election Losses Complicate Trump’s Options on Iran War
The midterm results laid bare the deep unpopularity of the war of choice that President Trump started and is now struggling to end.
An American B-1 bomber taking off from an air base in the United Kingdom earlier this year.
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More Iranians Call for Nuclear Weapons After War With U.S.
Some Iranian clerics and officials argue the country must rebuild deterrence by dropping its longstanding pledge not to build a nuclear bomb.
Portraits of former Iranian supreme leaders and the current supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran this month.
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More Iranians Call for Nuclear Weapons After War With U.S.
Some Iranian clerics and officials argue the country must rebuild deterrence by dropping its longstanding pledge not to build a nuclear bomb.
Portraits of former Iranian supreme leaders and the current supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran this month.
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More Iranians Call for Nuclear Weapons After War With U.S.
Some Iranian clerics and officials argue the country must rebuild deterrence by dropping its longstanding pledge not to build a nuclear bomb.
Portraits of former Iranian supreme leaders and the current supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran this month.
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Israeli Claims of Iranian Chemical Weapons Divide U.S. Officials
Some administration officials suggested Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to draw President Trump back into military action.
Military personnel joined mourners in Tehran to pay their respects at the funeral processions for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in July.
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Israeli Claims of Iranian Chemical Weapons Divide U.S. Officials
Some administration officials suggested Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to draw President Trump back into military action.
Military personnel joined mourners in Tehran to pay their respects at the funeral processions for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in July.
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Why Trump Often Mentioned Iran in the Midterm Campaign
President Trump has repeatedly reminded Americans of a losing campaign issue just as voters head to the polls. Why?
Visitors at a school in Minab, in Iran’s Hormozgan Province, in September. The school was hit by U.S. strikes on the first day of the war.
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U.S. Military Strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island in What U.S. Officials Call a Defensive Measure
The action was limited, the officials said, with no immediate plans to escalate. The strikes come on the eve of the midterm elections.
Fishing boats along the Strait of Hormuz at Qeshm Island in Iran earlier this year.
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Iran Says It Would Reopen Strait of Hormuz in 2 Days as Part of U.S. Deal
Iranian officials spoke of some progress in negotiating to reopen the strait even as they prepared for all-out war. A Qatari delegation arrived in Tehran on Monday to meet with the foreign minister to continue talks.
Off the coast of Iran in September. The conflict’s effect on shipping has shaken the global economy.
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Iran Says It Would Reopen Strait of Hormuz in 2 Days as Part of U.S. Deal
Iranian officials spoke of some progress in negotiating to reopen the strait even as they prepared for all-out war. A Qatari delegation arrived in Tehran on Monday to meet with the foreign minister to continue talks.
Off the coast of Iran in September. The conflict’s effect on shipping has shaken the global economy.
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How a Little-Known Company Dominated the Persian Gulf Oil Trade
South Korea’s Sinokor controls about half the tanker transits through the Strait of Hormuz, benefiting from a big bet just before the war in Iran started.
