A billboard in Tehran shows a photo the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed at the beginning of the war, on May 7, 2026. The United States and Iran both say that a monthlong cease-fire is holding, despite exchanging fire in recent days, but no breakthrough had been reached in negotiations. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times) By AARON BOXERMAN and ADAM SELLA Iran has formally responded to the latest U.S. proposal to end the war, Iranian state media said Sunday, after

Peter Magyar, a former insider with Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s ruling Fidesz party who is now challenging him, at a rally in Keszthely, Hungary, on March 29, 2026. Magyar, the former opposition leader, was sworn in on May 9 as prime minister of Hungary. (Akos Stiller/The New York Times) By LILI RUTAI Peter Magyar, the former opposition leader, was sworn in Saturday as prime minister of Hungary, after winning an uphill election campaign to unseat Viktor Orban, whose 16 year

By CARLOS BARRAGÁN, AMELIA NIERENBERG and LYNSEY CHUTEL Passengers and crew from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak were evacuated Sunday after the vessel anchored off Spain’s Canary Islands. Global health officials have sought to calm fears about the passengers’ return to their home countries by vowing to closely monitor any signs of disease. The ship, the MV Hondius, arrived at the port of Granadilla de Abona in Tenerife, the largest of the islands, on Sunday

By QASIM NAUMAN and LEO SANDS The United States was waiting Thursday for Iran to convey its response to the latest American proposal to end the war, after public messages from top-ranking officials on both sides suggested a burst of behind-the-scenes diplomatic activity. Business leaders, consumers, politicians, shipping companies and many others around the world have also been watching closely for signs of a breakthrough. The conflict, which has dragged on into a third month

By CLAIRE MOSES, AIMEE ORTIZ and RYLEE KIRK Health officials in a growing list of countries scrambled Thursday to track people connected to a deadly outbreak of the hantavirus on a cruise ship. The World Health Organization also predicted a “limited” spread of the virus if public health measures were implemented. “This is not COVID; this is not influenza,” Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s head of epidemic and pandemic preparedness, said at a news conference in Geneva on Thur

The Cardón oil refinery in Punta Cardón, Venezuela, Jan. 29, 2026. Trump officials and their Venezuelan allies have promised a new era of accountability to unlock the country’s immense oil wealth, but the oil industry remains a black hole. (Adriana Loureiro Fernández/The New York Times) By ANATOLY KURMANAEV U.S. and Venezuelan officials have promised a new era of accountability for Venezuela’s lucrative oil industry after the downfall of President Nicolás Maduro. President Do

President Donald Trump speaks during a Military Mother’s Day event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Iran said on Wednesday that it was reviewing an American proposal to end the war, a day after President Trump abruptly paused a new U.S. military effort to protect ships in the Strait of Hormuz, citing “great progress” in talks with Tehran. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) By LEO SANDS, QASIM NAUMAN, MARK LANDLER and MICHAEL LEV

By JOHN YOON The U.S. military said Monday that it had struck another boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing two men as part of a campaign against people the Trump administration accuses of smuggling drugs by sea. The strike was ordered by Gen. Francis L. Donovan, the head of the U.S. Southern Command, which oversees operations in Latin America, Central America and the Caribbean, the command said in a statement. The two deaths raised the overall toll to at least 187 in the U.S. c

President Rodrigo Chaves greets supporters as he walks through a crowd on his way to vote in San José, Costa Rica, Feb. 1, 2026. César Rodríguez/The New York Times) By EMILIANO RODRÍGUEZ MEGA In 2022, La Nación, Costa Rica’s leading newspaper, broke several stories documenting a major sexual harassment investigation involving a presidential candidate, Rodrigo Chaves, who worked at the World Bank at the time. Chaves was eventually elected as the country’s leader even though an

Commuters ride a bus in Tehran, Iran, May 2, 2026. President Donald Trump is trying to ratchet up the economic pressure on Tehran, but Iran’s government is unlikely to make a deal without a big, face-saving compromise. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times) By STEVEN ERLANGER President Donald Trump keeps looking for the magic formula that will deliver him victory in Iran. First was the airstrike last June intended, he said, to “obliterate” Iran’s nuclear program. Then came the