Mamdani Burns Allies in Making a Big Bet for Congress and the Left
The strength of the mayor’s political brand will be tested on Tuesday, when his slate of leftist congressional candidates takes aim at Democratic incumbents.Read More
Oil Prices Fall as U.S.-Iran Talks Show Signs of Progress
Oil prices retreated after Iran’s foreign minister said there had been “major progress” toward ending the fighting in Lebanon during the first session of high-level talks.Read More
Oil Rises Amid Uncertainty Over Strait of Hormuz
Modest reactions in the oil and financial markets as Iran and the U.S. met in Switzerland for a first round of talks aimed at making a temporary cease-fire permanent.Read More
Uncertainty Remains Over the Strait of Hormuz
The United States and Iranian militaries have offered conflicting accounts over whether the crucial waterway is open.Read More
Israel Directs Its Military to Limit Its Actions in Lebanon, but Tensions Persist
It was not clear whether the new directive would resolve the friction that led to deadly clashes on Friday and Saturday and threatened to derail a preliminary U.S.-Iran peace deal.Read More
Israel directs its military to limit its actions in Lebanon, though tensions persist.
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A Diocese Tries to Protect Its 29-Foot Jesus From Trump’s Border Wall
In a battle of symbols, the Catholics of Las Cruces, N.M., argue that religious freedom should stop the wall from scarring a mountain that has attracted pilgrims for nearly a century.Read More
Israel directs its military to limit its actions in Lebanon, though tensions persist.
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Trump Administration Shuttered a Criminal Probe Into Fraudster’s Clemency
Federal prosecutors had been examining the circumstances behind the commutation of David Gentile’s sentence. He was aided by a Catholic priest friendly with the president.Read More
While the World Scrambles for Oil, China Sits on Full Tanks
The possible reopening of the Strait of Hormuz may not prompt China to return quickly to prewar levels of oil purchases from the Persian Gulf.Read More