Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the White House in Washington, Aug. 20, 2026. The Trump administration announced on Monday, Aug. 24, what it is describing as its most comprehensive assault to date on Iran’s economy, unveiling a package of measures that are intended to isolate Iran from the rest of the world. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times) By ALAN RAPPEPORT The Trump administration on Monday announced what it called its most comprehensive assault to date on Iran’s econ

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 5, 2026. The morning after he pulled negotiators from trade talks in Washington, Prime Minister Mark Carney explained to Canadians why he walked away on Aug. 22, calling the Trump administration proposal a bad deal. “We’ve recognized from the start that America has changed,” Carney said. “We recognize that sometimes, its signature is written in pencil.” (Ian Austen/The New York Times) By IAN AUSTEN The morning

The Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) prison in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 11, 2025. Some right-wing political candidates in Latin America have vowed to build “megaprisons” in the style of El Salvador, whose president, Nayib Bukele, is among the region’s most popular leaders. (Fred Ramos/The New York Times) By EMMA BUBOLA, ANNIE CORREAL and ANA IONOVA Dancing, beating his chest and hugging Flávio Bolsonaro, the right-wing candidate seeking to become Brazil’s next lead

Carlos Fernández de Cossío, Cuba’s deputy foreign minister, at the Fidel Castro museum in Havana on June 30, 2026. Fernández de Cossío called accusations against Raúl G. Rodríguez Castro involving a smuggling ring “slander.” (Lisette Poole González/The New York Times) By DAVID C. ADAMS and FRANCES ROBLES Raúl Castro was on an official state visit in Paris a decade ago as Cuba’s president when a hulky bodyguard in his entourage stood out. The man kept so close to Castro while

From left: Princess Catherine and Prince William with Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, surprise members of the public with a joint public appearance to view the tributes to Queen Elizabeth II outside Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. Prince Harry, his wife, Meghan, and their children are moving back to Britain in the upcoming weeks of Fall 2026, according to two people familiar with their decision. (Mary Turner/The New York Times) By MICHAEL D

Shakira, the Colombian-born superstar, visits an earthquake-damaged school in Quibdó, the capital of Colombia’s remote Pacific region of Chocó, on Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. In Chocó, “pain, hunger and homelessness await” survivors of last week’s earthquake, the governor said. Shakira visited to help draw awareness. (Federico Ríos/The New York Times) By GENEVIEVE GLATSKY In Colombia’s remote Pacific region of Chocó, isolation has long been a fact of life. Roads are few, electrici

President Donald Trump, right, meets with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Oct. 7, 2025. Prime Minister Carney has spent most of his tenure cultivating Canada’s trade, defense and investment relationships with Asia and Europe. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) By MATINA STEVIS-GRIDNEFF and ANA SWANSON Extended trade talks between Canada and the United States seemed to make progress Wednesday, with President Donald Trump

Young women shout their support during a demonstration by a group protesting government corruption, and demanding the resignation of India’s education minister, in New Delhi, July 24, 2026. Widespread online abuse and visits from the police show the added risks women in India take when they stand up for their beliefs in a patriarchal society. (Saumya Khandelwal/The New York Times) By ANUPREETA DAS Rhiya Ahir went viral after an image circulated of her blocking a police van th

President Donald Trump, left, walks with Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, on the North Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea, at Panmunjom, June 30, 2019. The last time President Trump vowed to halt a country’s nuclear weapons program, he held three face-to-face meetings with Kim Jong-un, declared that the two men had developed a “great relationship” and walked away empty-handed. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times) By DAVID E. SANGER and ANTON TRO

Pete Hoekstra, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, at the embassy’s Fourth of July party in Ottawa, Canada, July 4, 2026. A petition in Canada to expel Hoekstra, President Donald Trump’s messenger amid a historic low in relations with the country, that has more than 160,000 signatures was submitted to the Canadian Parliament on July 21, 2026. (Ian Austen/The New York Times) By MATINA STEVIS-GRIDNEFF After boycotting American products and shunning vacations south of the border, Can