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Live Updates: Israeli Strikes Wipe Out Iran’s Top Military Chain of Command

Israeli Strikes Kill IRGC Leader and Major Nuclear Scientists

Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri was assassinated in an Israel strike in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Friday.

Grieving Relatives of India Air Crash Victims Wait for Bodies to Be Identified

Relatives of Akash Patni, a tea-stall worker who died in the plane crash in Ahmedabad, mourned near the hospital center where health workers are trying to identify the bodies.

How the Passenger in Seat 11A Became the Only Survivor of the Air India Plane Crash

A still image taken from a video released by the official YouTube Channel of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi shows Mr. Modi at the bedside of Viswash Kumar Ramesh, who survived Air India flight 171.

Russian Forces Expand Fighting to a New Region of Eastern Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers in the Dnipropetrovsk region in March. It lies west of Donetsk, the region now at the heart of the ground war.

Israel’s Ambition: Destroy the Heart of Iran’s Nuclear Program

A satellite photo showing the Natanz nuclear facility in Iran.

China Labor Bulletin, a Rights Group in Hong Kong, Shuts Down

Han Dongfang, the founder of China Labor Bulletin, in his Hong Kong office in 2024. The group, which tracked worker unrest in China, announced on Thursday it was ceasing operation.

The Ah Ma Flippa Ball Team Is a Sign of Singapore’s Aging Population

Playing flippa ball, a modified version of water polo, in Singapore, in February.

Who Are the Iranian Generals Killed by Israel? Here’s What We Know.

Maj. Gen. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri speaks during a military parade in 2022.

Anti-Migrant Rioters in Northern Ireland Set Homes, and Then a Refuge Site, Ablaze

Police officers aiming water cannons toward protesters in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, on Wednesday.

The Art of the Stall: China’s Strategy for Dealing With Trump

The Dalai Lama at 90: His Nation Faces a Moment of Truth

The Dalai Lama at the main Tibetan temple in Dharamsala, India, in 2024.

Suspect in Austrian School Shooting Was a Loner Rejected by Army, Officials Say

Paying respects on Thursday outside the school in Graz, Austria, where a shooting took place two days earlier.

Israel’s Strike on Iran Comes at a Moment of Weakness for Iran’s Proxies

Hezbollah supporters paid tribute to the former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah at his funeral in Beirut in February, months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike. Hezbollah is battered after its 14-month war with Israel in Lebanon.

Pope Leo to Make Carlo Acutis First Millennial Saint in September

An image of 15-year-old Carlo Acutis was unveiled during his beatification ceremony in Assisi, Italy, in 2020.

With Iranian drones on the way, Jerusalem residents rush out to shop

People stocking up on food Friday morning in Jerusalem.

Traveling the Cosmos With Carter Emmart, One Last Time

Carter Emmart, director of astro-visualization at the American Museum of Natural History’s Hayden Planetarium.

Residents of Tehran Awake to Devastation

Israeli airstrikes hitting a building in Saadat Abad street in Tehran, Iran on Friday.

Israel Attacks Iran

Tehran, the capital of Iran, early Friday morning after multiple explosions in the city.

Friday Briefing

What We Know About the L.A. Protests So Far

U.S. Was Not Involved in Israeli Strikes on Iran, Rubio Says

Iranians gathered on top of a hill watching the billowing smoke in Tehran after sounds of explosions on Friday.

Netanyahu Says Israel Will Fight Iran for ‘as Many Days as It Takes’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel announced the launch of strikes against Iran in a video statement on Friday.

What to Know About Israel’s Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Program

Iranians on top of a hill after strikes in Tehran on Friday.

After striking Iran, Israel braces for retaliation.

Israelis gathering in a shelter after sirens went off in Tel Aviv on Friday.

Here’s the latest.

Owner of Dominican Club Whose Roof Collapsed Is Charged With Involuntary Homicide

Rescue workers clearing debris from the Jet Set nightclub after the roof collapsed in April.

Air India Crash Survivor: ‘I Don’t Know How I Am Alive’

Outside Viswash Kumar Ramesh’s family home in Leicester, England, on Thursday.

Friday Briefing: Air India Crash Killed More Than 260 People

Verified footage of the Air India plane, moments before it crashed.

Hundreds Dead in Air India Plane Crash

The tail of an Air India plane after it crashed into a medical school shortly after takeoff near the airport in Ahmedabad, India, on Thursday.

A whistle-blower’s lawyers call on the F.A.A. to release a report on the 787 Dreamliner.

The departures terminal used by Air India at Gatwick Airport near London on Thursday.

How the Air India Crash Compares With Other Deadly Plane Disasters

The site of a Jeju Air plane crash at Muan International Airport in South Korea, in December 2024.

For recovery and investigation of Air India crash, authorities contend with the risk of struck sites collapsing.

Emergency teams at the scene of the plane crash in Ahmedabad, India, on Thursday.

A G.O.P. Plan to Sell Public Land Is Back. This Time, It’s Millions of Acres.

The proposal would require the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service to identify and sell between 2.2 million and 3.3 million acres.

Why Israel May Be Considering an Attack on Iran

Murals in Tehran in April. Many experts say Israel would struggle to destroy Iran’s main nuclear facilities without American military support.

Chaos at Site of Air India Plane Crash

Deadly Air India Plane Crash: Photos and Video

Relatives grieve outside a hospital in Ahmedabad, India, on Friday.

Air India’s New Owners, the Tata Group, Have Been Trying to Upgrade and Expand the Carrier

Air India planes on the tarmac at the airport in Mumbai, India, in 2023.

Gaza Aid Group Says 8 Local Workers Killed and 21 Wounded

Palestinians carry bags containing food and humanitarian aid packages delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, an Israeli-backed organization, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Wednesday.

Japan Says Chinese Fighter Jet Flew Too Close to Its Military Plane

A photo released by Japan’s Ministry of Defense showing a Chinese fighter jet close to a Japanese aircraft over the Pacific Ocean on Sunday.

What We Know About the Plane Crash in Ahmedabad, India

Firefighters at the site of an airplane crash in Ahmedabad, India, on Thursday.

Air India Plane Crashes in Ahmedabad

U.N. Watchdog Rules That Iran Is Not Complying With Nuclear Obligations

A mural in Tehran. The International Atomic Energy Agency said that Iran had failed to provide information about nuclear material and activities.

Climate Change Could Complicate Anti-Submarine Warfare

The American attack submarine Hampton in the Beaufort Sea in March 2024. Ocean changes affecting submarine detection appear to be more pronounced at northern latitudes.

Early Humans Settled in Cities. Bedbugs Followed Them.

Thursday Briefing

The U.S. and China held two days of talks in London.

Gaza Aid Group Says Hamas Attacked Its Palestinian Workers

Palestinians carry relief supplies from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in central Gaza on Sunday.

U.S. Reviewing Aukus Submarine Deal With Australia, Britain

Sailors waited for then-President Joseph R. Biden to make remarks about the Aukus agreement in San Diego in 2023. Under the deal, Australia would receive secondhand nuclear submarines from the United States.

New China Trade ‘Deal’ Takes U.S. Back to Where It Started

The negotiations this week raised questions about what exactly had been gained by President Trump’s aggressive trade tactics against China over the past few months.

Israel Says It Recovered the Remains of Two Hostages in Gaza

An undated photo of Yair Yaakov, whose remains were recovered, the Israeli prime minister said on Wednesday.

Thursday Briefing: A Look at the U.S.-China Trade Deal

The U.S. and China held two days of talks in London.

U.N. Report Says We’re Missing the Real Fertility Crisis

Students at a school in Abuja, Nigeria. A U.N. survey found that many people end up having fewer children than they wanted.

Israel Appears Ready to Attack Iran

The U.S. Embassy complex in Baghdad in 2020. U.S. military family members have been authorized to leave the Middle East.

School Bus Swept Away as Floods in South Africa Kill at Least 49

Homes in Mthatha, South Africa, were submerged in floodwater on Tuesday after a slow-moving storm raged over the largely rural Eastern Cape Province.

World Bank Ends Its Ban on Funding Nuclear Power Projects

Construction of Bangladesh’s first nuclear plant in 2023.

A Syrian Committee for Civil Peace Angers Those Demanding Justice

A torn picture of Bashar al-Assad, the ousted president of Syria, at the Palace of Justice in Damascus in December. In early June, the committee released dozens of former regime soldiers.

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