NYT

Petah Tikva, in central Israel, suffered some of the worst damage after Iran fired a huge wave of ballistic missiles overnight.

The armored mammals are trafficked for their scales and meat.

Officials said they had found the cockpit voice recorder that may provide crucial clues about what caused the Air India flight to crash, killing at least 270 people.

Israel’s military said it had struck the headquarters of the Quds Force, which reports directly to Iran’s supreme leader. The claim could not be immediately confirmed.

Plus, the Dalai Lama’s succession.

China has long struggled to improve its image, especially in the West. It may be scoring some victories now.

The first woman to lead a Central American country, she served in the 1990s after the nation had been shaken by political strife.

In 2018, the president called for the group to embrace Russia and stormed out of the summit. Now he is seeking to shrink America’s military role abroad and embarking on a more expansive trade war.

To help shift the country away from its dependence on the United States, Canada’s prime minister plans to spend billions to revitalize its military and meet a NATO spending goal.

Three days after the crash, only 35 bodies had been handed over to relatives from an overall official death toll of 270.

Plus, the Dalai Lama’s succession.

The path to diplomacy appeared to narrow after officials called off talks that had been set for Sunday between Tehran and Washington on Iran’s nuclear program.

Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi was appointed to lead the group after his predecessor, Gen. Hossein Salami, was killed in an Israeli airstrike.

Administration officials secured a deal that will give the president unusual influence over a private company, and could serve as a model for other deals.

Since last year, Israel forces have repeatedly hit Iran’s defenses. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel had worked to “peel off the layers of protection” of Iranian defenses.

Eight families of Mennonites have moved from Mexico to Angola, in southern Africa, raising fears among some Angolans that they will be squeezed out by the new arrivals.