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Smoke from wildfires burning in the US and Canada creates a thick, hazardous haze while workers examine the center drain of a dry Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington, DC, on Friday, July 17. Allison Bailey/NURPHO/Associated Press

Wildfire smoke disrupts lives, events across the US on final weekend of World Cup

Iran's hardliners accuse leaders of staging 'coup' as US truce collapses

New supreme leader remains hidden as radicals demand renewed war with Washington

As Trump Scraps With Meloni, His Envoy to Italy Is at Sea

Tilman J. Fertitta, the U.S. ambassador to Rome, is summering on his superyacht as President Trump squabbles with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy.

Workers at the construction site of the new helipad on July 15. Salwan Georges for The New York Times

Trump Is Building a White House Helipad. He Sought No Approvals.

House Backs Making Daylight-Saving Time Permanent

Legislation to end twice-yearly clock change faces uncertain future in Senate

Norwegian soccer player Erling Haaland and his partner Isabel Haugseng Johansen at the Dolce

Has Erling Haaland dethroned David Beckham as the most glamorous soccer star?

Argentina late show sinks England and sets up World Cup final against Spain

Argentina's Enzo Fernandez and Lautaro Martinez struck late goals to snatch a 2-1 win over England in the World Cup semi-final to send Lionel Messi's reigning champions into the weekend showpiece match against Spain.

Stripe, Advent offer to buy PayPal for more than $53 billion, sources say

Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have made a joint offer to acquire PayPal Holdings Inc for $60.50 per share, in a deal that would value the payments company at more than $53 billion, two people familiar with the matter said.

Box Office Bounces Back

Paramount-WBD: Emergency Motions, A Showdown Hearing And Next Steps

On July 15, 2006, a new era of provocative hot takes, kneejerk reactions and random thoughts on social media ushered itself in with the public debut of Twitter, after a soft launch that March.Credit...Thor Swift for The New York Times

From Twitter to X: 20 Years of Memes, Movements and Hot Takes

The first tweets from the public appeared on July 15, 2006, several months after a soft launch. It was rebranded as X after being acquired by Elon Musk.

US targets ICC in new offensive

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reopened a diplomatic campaign on Monday aimed at dismantling the ICC by combining sanctions, putting pressure on member states and seeking allies among major powers hostile to the institution.

Ariana Grande left fans screaming at her latest live concert. Picture: Getty.

Ariana swiftly moves on with surprise man

Didier Deschamps comforts France's captain Kylian Mbappé after their crushing semi-final defeat against Spain. © Lars Baron, Getty Images via AFP

Golden era ends for Deschamps’ France as Midas touch deserts Les Bleus

France’s crushing semi-final defeat at the hands of their nemesis Spain adds a bitter endnote to Didier Deschamps’ record-setting tenure with Les Bleus. But the coach with the Midas touch will be remembered above all as the manager who led France to their second world title in 2018, two decades after captaining them to their first on home soil.