Italy’s Meloni Seemed Unbeatable. A Referendum Defeat Has Dented Her Aura.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had led one of Italy’s most stable postwar governments. Now she’s under pressure after failing to convince Italians to back a judicial overhaul.

Iranian Missile Attack Damages Residential Buildings in Tel Aviv

An Iranian missile attack on Tel Aviv damaged residential buildings and injured several people, Israel’s national emergency service said.

The U.S. Military Said It Helped Bomb a Drug Camp in Ecuador. It Was a Dairy Farm.

The Times visited a village where the United States and Ecuador said they destroyed an armed group’s training camp. Residents said it was actually a dairy farm.

Qatar Is Not Mediating U.S.-Iran Talks, Foreign Minister Says

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry warned that the regional security system has been shattered, as the war has destroyed trust between Gulf countries and Iran.

Reopening the Strait of Hormuz will be difficult without a deal with Iran.


Why President Trump Has a Big Oil Problem

Our national security correspondent David E. Sanger looks at President Trump’s trouble handling retaliatory attacks by Iran that have largely choked off the Strait of Hormuz.

Russian Oil Shipment Puts Focus on Kremlin Spy Outpost in Cuba

Moscow may be challenging President Trump’s effort to choke Cuba’s economy. China also has suspected listening posts on the island.

Iran’s New Security Chief Is a Hard-Line Former Guards Commander

Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr replaces Ali Larijani, who was killed last week in an Israeli strike. He has a history of expanding the Guards’ reach into Iran’s politics.

Israel Plans to Control Large Parts of Southern Lebanon, Defense Minister Says

Israel Katz, the Israeli defense minister, suggested that Israeli troops might remain in parts of Lebanon even after the fighting there winds down.

Mel Schilling, Dating Expert on ‘Married at First Sight,’ Dies at 54

Ms. Schilling, an Australian psychologist, was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2023. Two weeks ago she said the disease had spread to her brain.