Iran’s Team Trains in Limbo for World Cup Overshadowed by War

The Iranian soccer players, still awaiting visas to the U.S., are practicing in Turkey and making backup plans.

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Trump Squeezes Immigrants by Cutting Them Off From Jobs, Health Care and Housing

The methodically planned strategy is intended to pressure noncitizens, including many with legal status, to leave the United States.

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What the Meat Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know

I once raised pigs. And factory farms raise them today in conditions that are as unconscionable as they are invisible.

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Judge Tosses Citizenship Law Aimed at New Voters in New Hampshire

The judge said the 2024 law “constitutes an unjustifiable burden on the right to vote,” and that new voters should be able to prove their citizenship with a sworn affidavit.

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How NextEra Energy Wielded Political Power in Florida

NextEra, which is seeking to buy Dominion Energy, has often butted heads with consumer groups, residents and journalists in its home state.

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Everlane Co-Founder, Shocked by Shein Acquisition, Wants a Redo

Michael Preysman, who ran the brand for a decade, can’t believe what happened to the company he built. Can he start over?

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Russ Hodge Dies at 86; an Olympian, Like His Mother

Nicknamed Russell the Muscle, he finished ninth in the decathlon at the 1964 Games. His mother, Alice Arden, placed the same as a high jumper in 1936.

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Knicks Fans Confront High Ticket Prices for NBA Finals Games at MSG

New York Knicks fans, still celebrating the team making it to the N.B.A. finals, are confronting high ticket prices for the games at Madison Square Garden.

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Where Time Is Always 15 Minutes Apart From Everywhere Else

In Nepal, a nation wedged between India and China, a unique time zone is just one expression of a singular national identity.

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Deal or No Deal With Iran

A deal to end the current blockade is merely an enticement for the next blockade and the one after that.

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A Powerful H.I.V. Drug Lands in Zambia. But Will It Reach Those Who Need It?

Lenacapavir, which protects people from H.I.V. infection with twice-yearly shots, is arriving in a country where the health system has been hollowed out by American aid cuts.

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‘A Dangerous Bluff’: Carney Likens Alberta Referendum to Brexit

The Canadian prime minister, who was the governor of the Bank of England when Britain voted to leave the European Union, said the Alberta referendum on separating from Canada could backfire.

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UK Heat Wave Could Break May Temperature Record

Forecasters warned that temperatures could climb to the highest level ever recorded in the month of May, reaching 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) in some areas of England.

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