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The cleric has ruled for more than three decades, spearheading a policy of backing proxy groups to wield influence across the Middle East.

The Gaza health ministry said that more than 50 Palestinians were killed on Tuesday, and 20 on Monday, as they waited at food distribution sites.

For years, Israel contained its conflicts with Tehran, Hamas and Hezbollah. The broad assault on Iran highlights a shift in strategy.

For years, Israel contained its conflicts with Tehran, Hamas and Hezbollah. The broad assault on Iran highlights a shift in strategy.

As President Trump’s tariffs close off the U.S. market, Chinese goods are flooding countries from Southeast Asia to Europe to Latin America.

The leader of China’s central bank made a clear though indirect critique of the dollar’s role as the world’s main currency.

Evidence continued to grow that the United States was considering joining Israel’s bombing campaign. Israel’s latest attacks followed two rounds of Iranian missiles fired into Israel.

Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini, a descendant of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, told The Times that the legacy of his family name was at stake in the conflict.

Fears of a wider war in Iran.

Thousands of North Korean laborers are already toiling in Russia. A new contingent is headed to the region where North Korean troops fought Ukraine.

Spiritual practitioners fear that legislation imposing prison time for vaguely defined occult services could cast a wide net.

Chinese investors have poured their savings into gold, attracted by promises of rising prices. One company’s sudden closure is a cautionary tale.

President Trump spent the first months of his term holding back Israel’s push for an assault on Iran’s nuclear program. With the war underway, his posture has gyrated as he weighs sending in the U.S. military.

Only the U.S. military has the 30,000-pound bomb capable of reaching the facility and the bomber that can carry it.

The company, xAI, has installed several dozen turbines in Memphis without proper permits, the group said, polluting a nearby community.

The decision to launch a full-on attack on Iran would be in the gray area between the president’s powers as commander in chief and the Constitution’s mandate that only Congress can declare war.

The budget cuts threaten global progress on everything from heart disease to H.I.V. — and could affect American drug companies, too.

Iran has sharply reduced its missile fire on Israel, possibly signaling a shift to a drawn-out, lower-intensity conflict

American commanders have put troops on high alert throughout the region as fears of a wider war grow.