President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other U.S. officials attend a dignified transfer for soldiers killed amid the conflict with Iran at an air base in Jordan, at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, July 22, 2026. The Iranian strikes that killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan show how quickly Iran’s war-fighting skills have evolved, as the Pentagon runs low on interceptors. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times) By ERIC SCHMITT and HELENE COOPER During five int

First responders and volunteers search for survivors in a collapsed building after Monday’s earthquake in Cali, Colombia, on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. The 7.4-magnitude quake, which killed more than 100 people and damaged hundreds of buildings, was the strongest recorded in Colombia in a decade. (Federico Rios/The New York Times) By GENEVIEVE GLATSKY and JULIE TURKEWITZ The crowd chanted her name: “Diana! Diana!” As search and rescue efforts continued the day after a deadly ear

Sunbathers crowd La Malagueta, a beach in Málaga, Spain, May 6, 2026. Francisco de la Torre, the mayor of Málaga, is credited with turning the once drab port into a culture and tech hub. Critics say he’s also destroyed the city’s soul. (Laura León/The New York Times) By JASON HOROWITZ Every few yards on the palm-lined boardwalk, another passerby stopped Francisco de la Torre, Málaga’s 83-year-old mayor, to thank him for transforming this port town on Spain’s southern coast. A

By RAJA ABDULRAHIM A court in Syria sentenced Bashar Assad, the country’s ousted president, and several other former government officials to death in absentia Tuesday after convicting them of committing murder, torture and crimes against humanity during the nearly 14-year civil war. The verdicts marked the end of the first trial related to the war held in Syria since Assad was overthrown in December 2024, and they were met with celebrations inside and outside the courthouse i

By GENEVIEVE GLATSKY and JULIE TURKEWITZ Desperate searches for survivors of a deadly Colombian earthquake continued throughout the night Monday and into Tuesday, with firefighters and other emergency workers using pickaxes and other tools to hack through the rubble in affected cities. The death toll had risen to at least 181 people by Tuesday morning, according to Asocapitales, an association of Colombian cities. At least 1,310 people were injured and 153 buildings have coll

A group of volunteers called “trenzando sonrisas,” or “braiding smiles,” braids the hair of young girls at a temporary shelter in La Guaira, Venezuela, July 14, 2026. More than a month after the earthquakes, the coastal region of La Guaira — once Venezuela’s main gateway — is completely unrecognizable. (Fabiola Ferrero/The New York Times) By EMMA BUBOLA There was a billboard on the seaside road along Venezuela’s northern coast with a gigantic photograph of a smiling Nicolás M

The heavily damaged Iranian space research center, one of the sites struck during the war, in Tehran on July 6, 2026. Iran said Monday that any deal with Oman on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz would not lead to the waterway being fully reopened and that the route would remain closed until the United States agreed to demands including lifting a naval blockade. (Emile Ducke/The New York Times) By AURELIEN BREEDEN Iran said Monday that any deal with Oman on shipping in the Str

By GENEVIEVE GLATSKY and JULIE TURKEWITZ A powerful earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday morning, rattling much of the country, killing more than 100 people and sending residents fleeing from swaying and crumbling buildings in multiple major cities. As rescuers searched the rubble of damaged buildings and officials warned of possible aftershocks, the death toll appeared likely to rise. The 7.4 magnitude earthquake occurred at 7:34 a.m. local time, according to the U.S

Senator Iván Cepeda in Bogota, Colombia’s capital, on May 28, 2026, during his unsuccessful campaign for the presidency. The country’s new Trump-endorsed president, Abelardo De La Espriella, takes office on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (Nathalia Angarita/The New York Times) By ANNIE CORREAL and ERIC SCHMITT Colombia’s new president campaigned on promises to crush his country’s powerful drug traffickers with the help of the United States. He took office Friday, but his plans to partn

Iran’s demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, as laid out in a statement Saturday, are largely what President Donald Trump had already agreed to do in the memorandum of understanding that was signed June 17 and quickly fell apart. But Iran sees control over the strait as its best chance of getting Trump to deliver on those promises — and is not willing to give it up just yet. (Pete Marovich/The New York Times) By STEVEN ERLANGER Iran’s demands for reopening the Strait of