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Who Is the New Leader of Hungary?

New York Times Apr 18, 2026

Our reporter Andrew Higgins describes why Hungary’s voters chose Peter Magyar over Viktor Orban in a landslide, ending Orban’s 16 years in power.

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In Angola, Pope Leo XIV Faces the Legacy of Colonialism

New York Times Apr 18, 2026

His visit includes a trip to a shrine where enslaved Africans were baptized before being forced into the treacherous voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.

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More Displaced Lebanese Head Home as Cease-Fire Is Tested

New York Times Apr 18, 2026

The truce appeared to mostly hold even as Israel said it had carried out strikes on what it called “terrorists” approaching its forces in southern Lebanon. Separately, a U.N. peacekeeper was killed.

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A Mild-Mannered Pope Finds His Voice

New York Times Apr 18, 2026

Leo XIV has had a reputation for being cautious. But since President Trump attacked him at the start of his Africa trip, he has been more combative.

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A Potent Threat in Strait of Hormuz: Iran’s ‘Mosquito Fleet’

New York Times Apr 18, 2026

Although much of the regular Iranian navy is destroyed, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps can still deploy small, speedy boats to disrupt shipping.

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Reopening Strait of Hormuz Would Ease Oil Crisis but Only So Much

NYT Europe Apr 18, 2026

Analysts said energy and shipping companies would be reluctant to fully restore operations until they were confident that hostilities were over.

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Maduro’s Successor Is Purging Allies Who Kept Him in Power in Venezuela

New York Times Apr 18, 2026

The successor to Venezuela’s captured President Nicolás Maduro is purging the people who kept him in power.

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Trading Spaces

New York Times Apr 18, 2026

With spring comes the urge to spring-clean. It’s about so much more than just organizing your closet.

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Luca Guadagnino Wants a Difficult Opera to Break Free of Polemics

NYT Europe Apr 18, 2026

The Italian filmmaker hopes his staging of John Adams’s “The Death of Klinghoffer” will help audiences look past the controversies surrounding the work.

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Iran War Live Updates: Hopes for Peace Deal Rise After Iran Says Strait Is Open

New York Times Apr 17, 2026

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Thousands of Lebanese Try to Head Home After Israel-Lebanon Truce

New York Times Apr 17, 2026

Hezbollah politicians affirmed a “cautious commitment” to the 10-day cease-fire, which appeared to be holding on its first day. A truce could remove an obstacle in U.S.-Iran peace talks.

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‘I Just Want to Be Back’: Thousands Rush South in Lebanon Under Cease-Fire

New York Times Apr 17, 2026

Lebanese people who had been displaced by fighting expressed a mix of excitement and uncertainty about a pause in Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah.

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Rescuers Try to Save Timmy, a Whale Stranded Off Germany

New York Times Apr 17, 2026

A month of efforts to help a stranded humpback escape the Baltic Sea have culminated in a tourist and media spectacle, with no guarantee of success.

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New PEPFAR Data Show Worrying Declines in Testing and Treatment for H.I.V.

New York Times Apr 17, 2026

The numbers are the first to quantify the effect of the Trump administration’s shutdown and restarting of a program that has saved millions of lives worldwide.

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Trump Frames Iran War as All but Over in Optimistic Social Media Flurry

New York Times Apr 17, 2026

Iranian officials did not confirm most of Mr. Trump’s claims and disputed several of them.

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Amid Conflicting Messages From Trump and Iran, Hopes for Peace Deal Emerge

New York Times Apr 17, 2026

On a day when both Iran and the United States declared the Strait of Hormuz opened, hopes for an agreement rose. But statements from President Trump and Iranian leaders about negotiations were sometimes at odds.

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