https://www.nytimes.com en-us Copyright 2026 The New York Times Company Mon, 29 Jun 2026 01:04:16 +0000 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:50:49 +0000 https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png https://www.nytimes.com https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/iran-us-strait-of-hormuz-peace-talks.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/iran-us-strait-of-hormuz-peace-talks.html Iran sees its control over the Strait of Hormuz as critical leverage in peace talks with the United States. It seems willing to risk the cease-fire to maintain that power. Erika Solomon Sun, 28 Jun 2026 21:48:31 +0000 US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) Iran-Israel War (2025- ) United States International Relations International Maritime Organization Iran Strait of Hormuz Israel Oman Araghchi, Abbas Khamenei, Mojtaba (1969- ) Vaez, Ali Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Boats anchored off Oman’s northern Musandam Peninsula near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/world/middleeast/iran-us-agreement-plan.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/world/middleeast/iran-us-agreement-plan.html The United States and Iran have engaged in rounds of attacks and counterattacks in recent days, eroding hopes for a quick return to normalcy in the Middle East. Aaron Boxerman Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:45:15 +0000 US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) Peace Process Iran Defense and Military Forces Nuclear Weapons Uranium Strait of Hormuz Ships and Shipping United States International Relations United States Defense and Military Forces Trump, Donald J Iran-Israel Proxy Conflict Israel Lebanon Hezbollah internal-open-access-from-nl Pool photo by Nathan Howard Vice President JD Vance after the United States and Iran held high-level talks at the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland on Monday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/europe/trump-lutnick-sons-kazakhstan.html An agreement between the U.S. and Kazakhstan has given a group of American investors with ties to the president and the commerce secretary access to one of the world’s largest untapped reserves of tungsten. Paul Sonne and Eric Lipton Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:52:38 +0000 United States Politics and Government United States International Relations Metals and Minerals Cantor Fitzgerald LP Dominari Securities LLC Lutnick, Brandon Lutnick, Howard W Tokayev, Kassym-Jomart Trump, Donald J Trump, Donald J Jr Trump, Eric F (1984- ) Kazakhstan United States internal-open-access-from-nl Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/asia/kazakhstan-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/asia/kazakhstan-trump.html The Central Asian nation is aggressively courting President Trump’s Washington to counterbalance its powerful neighbors, Russia and China. Paul Sonne Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:39:19 +0000 International Relations United States International Relations United States Politics and Government Politics and Government Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) Sovereign Wealth Funds Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline Tokayev, Kassym-Jomart Trump, Donald J Astana (Kazakhstan) China United States Russia Kazakhstan internal-open-access-from-nl Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/us/politics/trump-firings-workers-merit-systems-protection-board.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/us/politics/trump-firings-workers-merit-systems-protection-board.html Behind the scenes, the Trump White House went to extensive lengths to advance its theory of executive power, potentially giving the president remarkable leeway to install loyalists at nearly every echelon of government. Jonah E. Bromwich, Michael S. Schmidt and Rebecca Davis O’Brien Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:00:15 +0000 United States Politics and Government Presidential Power (US) Government Employees Executive Orders and Memorandums Appointments and Executive Changes Labor and Jobs Layoffs and Job Reductions Courts and the Judiciary Immigration and Emigration Trump, Donald J Kerner, Henry Sherk, James Harris, Cathy Ann Comey, Maurene Justice Department Merit Systems Protection Board (US) United States Office of Special Counsel America First Policy Institute Heritage Foundation Eric Lee for The New York Times The Trump administration maintains that the president can direct the actions of federal employees, including prosecutors and immigration judges. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/us/politics/federal-buildings-repair-backlog.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/us/politics/federal-buildings-repair-backlog.html After decades, deferred maintenance totals an estimated $50 billion. But getting repair funds from Congress is a laborious process. Eileen Sullivan and Rebecca Davis O’Brien Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:00:59 +0000 United States Politics and Government Accidents and Safety Workplace Hazards and Violations Government Employees Labor and Jobs Rats Water General Services Administration Hoses and plastic bags being used to manage a leaky roof in an Internal Revenue Service building on the Chamblee campus in Georgia. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/americas/caracas-venezuela-earthquake-rescue.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/world/americas/caracas-venezuela-earthquake-rescue.html Volunteers in a middle-class neighborhood in Caracas used drills, picks and hammers to break through concrete, trying to find anyone in need of rescue. Fabiola Ferrero and Julie Turkewitz Sun, 28 Jun 2026 22:33:49 +0000 Venezuela Earthquakes (June 24, 2026) Rescues Earthquakes Caracas (Venezuela) Venezuela Fabiola Ferrero for The New York Times Rescue workers at the Residencia Rita in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/27/world/americas/venezuela-earthquakes-doctors-rescues.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/27/world/americas/venezuela-earthquakes-doctors-rescues.html A medical team set out from the capital to rescue people in the hardest-hit part of the disaster zone, La Guaira. They found silence in the ruins instead. Fabiola Ferrero and Julie Turkewitz Sun, 28 Jun 2026 21:19:39 +0000 Rescues Doctors La Guaira (Venezuela) Caracas (Venezuela) Venezuela Earthquakes Venezuela Earthquakes (June 24, 2026) Dr. Zaira Medina, left, hugging a rescue worker outside her collapsed apartment building in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Friday. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/us/wildfires-utah-colorado-firefighters-deaths.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/us/wildfires-utah-colorado-firefighters-deaths.html Fires are raging in the arid Southwest after a warm winter. Forecasters say the fires may grow rapidly, and parts of Colorado have been ordered to evacuate. Bernard Mokam, Jack Healy, Nancy Lofholm and Maia Spoto Sun, 28 Jun 2026 23:05:36 +0000 Wildfires Fires and Firefighters Deaths (Fatalities) Forest Service Arizona Colorado New Mexico Cox, Spencer J (1975- ) Utah Gretel Daugherty The flag-draped body of one of the three wildland firefighters who died Saturday while battling a blaze was moved from a medevac helicopter to a waiting vehicle Sunday at Grand Junction Regional Airport. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/weather/heat-wave-usa-nyc-dc-philadelpha.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/weather/heat-wave-usa-nyc-dc-philadelpha.html Forecasters warned that temperatures could break records in some areas. The heat is expected to last into the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Nazaneen Ghaffar Sun, 28 Jun 2026 16:11:47 +0000 Heat and Heat Waves Weather New York City Northeastern States (US) Philadelphia (Pa) Washington (DC) Graham Dickie/The New York Times Pedestrians on the Brooklyn Bridge during a heat wave in 2024. New York City, Philadelphia and Washington are likely to have days above 100 degrees this week, forecasters said. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/arts/250-american-history-states-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/arts/250-american-history-states-trump.html As partisan tensions swirl around festivities in Washington, red and blue states alike are leaning into complex history — and their own stories. Jennifer Schuessler Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:08:34 +0000 United States Politics and Government United States Semiquincentennial (2026) Independence Day (US) (July 4) States (US) History (Academic Subject) Museums Trump, Donald J Moments That Made Us (Exhibit) Jason Hanson United States https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/27/upshot/airfares-jet-fuel-prices.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/27/upshot/airfares-jet-fuel-prices.html While prices are up overall, there’s a surprising pattern depending on your destination. Ben Blatt and Christine Chung Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:00:52 +0000 Travel and Vacations Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Airlines and Airplanes Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) Summer (Season) Inflation (Economics) The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/nyregion/nyc-pride-parade-march.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/nyregion/nyc-pride-parade-march.html The annual celebration on Sunday took place in a city where many in the L.G.B.T.Q. community are optimistic about their local leaders but face challenges from the Trump administration. Liam Stack and Eliza Shapiro Sun, 28 Jun 2026 20:03:48 +0000 Homosexuality and Bisexuality Transgender Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships Polls and Public Opinion Discrimination Heritage of Pride Inc Stonewall National Monument (Manhattan, NY) New York City Parades Demonstrations, Protests and Riots Lexi Parra/The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/opinion/the-hamptons-human-labor.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/opinion/the-hamptons-human-labor.html The people who want to visit can’t function without the people who have to live there. Kelly Nano-Miranda and Binyamin Appelbaum Sun, 28 Jun 2026 10:00:04 +0000 High Net Worth Individuals Foreign Workers Citizenship and Naturalization Hamptons (NY) New York City https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/opinion/celebrity-activism-donald-trump.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/opinion/celebrity-activism-donald-trump.html When speaking up actually means risking something, for once, it is more necessary than ever. Molly Jong-Fast Sun, 28 Jun 2026 10:00:22 +0000 United States Politics and Government Authoritarianism (Theory and Philosophy) Celebrities Freedom of Speech and Expression Trump, Donald J Fast, Howard McCarthy, Joseph R O'Donnell, Rosie https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/obituaries/phillipe-stern-dead.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/obituaries/phillipe-stern-dead.html In an era of electronic timepieces, he marketed $40,000 handmade watches as status symbols, breathing new life into a struggling industry. Trip Gabriel Sun, 28 Jun 2026 21:59:28 +0000 Watches and Clocks Luxury Goods and Services Deaths (Obituaries) Advertising and Marketing Patek Philippe SA Stern, Philippe Ullstein bild, via Getty Images Philippe Stern in 1992. He was the third generation of his family to run the luxury watchmaker Patek Philippe and helped the Swiss watch industry survive the “quartz crisis.”