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The family of Declan Coady grieved the loss of their son and brother. The 20-year-old was one of the four American service members that federal officers identified as having been killed by an Iranian drone attack in Kuwait.

James Talarico defeated Representative Jasmine Crockett to win the Democratic primary for Senate in Texas. On the Republican side, Senator John Cornyn faces a runoff against Ken Paxton. Our national political correspondent Shane Goldmacher explains what to know after the consequential first night of primaries in the 2026 midterms. #elections #Texas #midterms #primary #JamesTalarico

Voters in Nepal expressed hope for their country as people head to the polls on Thursday. It's the first election since a Gen Z revolution against corruption toppled the government, and young Nepalis have considered Balendra Shah, the millennial rapper, as the change candidate. #GenZ #Nepal

U.S. officials reaffirmed on Wednesday that there would be no letup in American and Israeli strikes on Iran. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the U.S. military operation was intensifying and that more warplanes were arriving. #Hegseth #Iran #Trump

U.S.-Israeli airstrikes have killed several military leaders and senior officials in Iran, including Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s supreme leader. Erika Solomon, our bureau chief for Iran and Iraq, explains what we know about who is in charge of Iran’s government during the war. Video by Erika Solomon, Nikolay Nikolov, Jon Miller, Stephanie Swart, Rafaela Balster, Samuel Granados and Christina Shaman/The New York Times #iran #khamenei

Hundreds of thousands of stranded travelers for days have been rushing to find ways out of the Middle East amid a widening conflict after the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran. Airlines began operating repatriation flights on Tuesday, and thousands of travelers have left through border crossings. #Iran #EU #Trump

President Trump’s decision to go to war with Iran was fueled by allies like Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, who pushed the president to end diplomatic negotiations and strike a decisive blow against Iran’s theocratic government. Few of Trump’s advisers voiced opposition. Our investigative reporter Mark Mazzetti explains what led up to Trump’s official order to strike Iran. Video by Mark Mazzetti, Leila Medina, Sutton Raphael, Joey Sendaydiego, Jon Hazell and Rafaela Balster/The New York Times #trump #netanyahu #iran #israel #war

Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, repeatedly declined to apologize on Tuesday for suggesting that two U.S. citizens killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, were domestic terrorists. #ICE #immigration #KristiNoem

James Talarico, a state representative and seminarian, won the Democratic Senate primary in Texas on Tuesday, prevailing over Representative Jasmine Crockett in a race that drew record turnout and was roiled by Election Day rule changes. #elections #Texas #midterms #primary #JamesTalarico

Texas voters flocked to polling sites on Tuesday, the first day of primaries in the 2026 midterms and the first election since Texas Republicans redrew congressional maps to add five more GOP-leaning seats. #Texas #midterms #elections #primary #senate

As the war in the Middle East expands, President Trump on Tuesday acknowledged the deep uncertainty about what comes next in Iran, saying that officials whom the United States had eyed as potential new leaders had been killed in the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign. #iran #trump #US #israel

A global market sell-off intensified on Tuesday, as Iran expanded its retaliatory attacks around the Persian Gulf region, and American and Israeli officials signaled that strikes on Iran could continue for weeks. Stocks fell as inflation worries, stemming from a sharp rise in energy prices, mounted. #iran #stockmarkets #US #israel

The House Oversight Committee on Monday released full deposition videos of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Here are seven takeaways. #BillClinton #HillaryClinton #JeffreyEpstein

A limited number of flights at Dubai International Airport resumed on Monday night after the airport shut down because of airstrikes in the region. #Dubai

A suspect wearing a sweatshirt with the words “Property of Allah” opened fire outside of a bar in downtown Austin early Sunday morning, killing at least two and injuring 14 others. The FBI is now investigating the incident as a potential act of terrorism. #austin #texas