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Six Months In, Iran’s Regime Stands and U.S. Goals Remain Unmet

President Trump’s replacement of a military war with a heightened economic one is not expected to alter Iran’s strategy.

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Why Many Iranians Are Losing Hope

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The War Has Jolted Oil, Gas, Stocks and More

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A man holding an Iranian flag in an apartment destroyed by US-Israeli airstrikes in Tehran earlier this year. — Arash Khamooshi/Polaris for The New York Times

A group of men are standing around parked yellow taxi cabs.

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New Nepal Flood Warning Clouds Desperate Search for Survivors

The Nepali police warned people to head for safety because of the threat of more water. But China said that the risk of a Tibetan lake overflowing had decreased.

Anupreeta Das, Atul Loke, Leila Medina, Rebecca Suner and Joey Sendaydiego

Disaster Experts Say Nepal Glacier Collapse Was Difficult to Predict

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Fed Chairman Seeks to Calm Concerns About Elevated Inflation

Kevin Warsh said that the Federal Reserve was chiefly responsible for quickly taming price increases. “We have work to do,” he said.

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In Trump’s Washington, Ballooning National Debt Stirs Little Action

The relative indifference to the news that the U.S. government now owes $40 trillion demonstrates how drastically the politics of deficit spending has changed.

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Kevin M. Warsh, the Federal Reserve chairman, used a closely watched speech in Jackson, Wyo., to assure the public the Fed is committed to tackling inflation. — Natalie Behring/Getty Images

Harald V, Norway’s King as Tradition and Modernity Collided, Dies at 89

His 35-year reign opened an ancient monarchy to marriages with so-called commoners and to an incendiary association with Jeffrey Epstein.

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King Harald in ornamental formal dress sits on an elaborate scarlet-and-gold throne. He wears white gloves and holds a ceremonial sword by his side. — Inge Gjellesvik/NTB, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

The Grand Ambitions of Grand Theft Auto VI

Of course you can steal cars in this Bonnie and Clyde story. In the series’s first game in 13 years, you can do almost anything else, too.

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‘The Sauna Is Hot and Uncomfortable’: Vote on Joining E.U. Makes Iceland Sweat

The usually genial country is been bitterly divided over a vote this weekend on whether to enter membership talks with the European Union.

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Some Scientists Have ‘Magic Hands’ in the Lab. This A.I. Is Learning Why.

Even the most adept researchers may not know exactly what they do to get successful results. An A.I. model is trying to figure it out by watching every move.

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As A.I. Money Floods the Market, San Francisco Renters Weigh Buyouts

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A.I. Brings Big Gains to Hurricane Forecasts, Google Researchers Say

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Analysis

Rachel Cusk Tried to Caricature Natalie Portman. She Only Caricatured Herself.

Her latest novel appears to savage a celebrity. But Cusk has, once again, managed to turn herself into the victim.

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Meet the Megadonors Who Have Spent $1.2 Billion on the Midterm Elections

The leaderboard of the top 20 donors and their close allies is dominated by the tech industry and ultrawealthy Republicans.

A Town Council Turns to a Deck of Cards to Break a Tie

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European River Cruises Are Upended as Drought and Low Water Take a Toll

The Danube and the Rhine are at record lows this summer, disrupting hundreds of cruises that are an increasingly popular part of Europe’s tourism industry.

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A wide river flows around a sandy island with a small, white and red castle. Low water levels expose broad sandbanks along the river and shores. — Torsten Silz/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

A woman wearing a head covering and black robes writes on a dry-erase board as students wearing black head coverings and robes watch from desks behind her. — Kiana Hayeri for The New York Times

Inside Afghanistan’s Secret Schools for Girls

The Taliban banned education for millions of Afghan girls. We look inside the classrooms where students, teachers and parents resist by defying the rules.

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Elian Peltier, Safiullah Padshah and Rebecca Suner

How the Foo Fighters Fill a 3-Hour Set List, Night After Night

Dave Grohl, the frontman of the Foo Fighters, tells us how he packs 31 years into three hours with something for fans of every generation.

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These U.S. Open Contenders Could Spoil Alcaraz’s and Sabalenka’s Repeat Bids

With the top-ranked Jannik Sinner sidelined through injury, the Grand Slam could be full of surprises.

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Carlos Alcaraz looks into the distance. — Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

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