Priya Nair
World and Diplomatic Affairs Correspondent
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Priya Nair reports on world affairs and diplomacy for The NE Times, explaining how global events and shifting alliances affect readers around the world.
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Northwest Indiana Is Still Without Power. Why Is Recovery Taking So Long?
Northwest Indiana entered a second week of outages after the 11 August storm, disrupting food, schools, communications and daily life across Gary.
Alisa Goods Was Found Near Las Vegas Airport. How Did the Search Miss Her?
Police say surveillance shows Alisa Goods fell near Las Vegas airport and later collapsed, while mystery texts were likely sent by spoofing scammers.
Texas Is Baking Above 100F. Why Does a 112F Heat Index Matter More?
Texas faces dangerous triple-digit heat, with Houston heat-index readings forecast as high as 112F and extreme heat warnings around Dallas.
Tokyo and Kanto Shaken by Magnitude 5.9 Quake as 37 Are Injured
A magnitude 5.9 quake under southern Ibaraki injured 37 people and rattled Tokyo, with JMA urging caution for similar shaking this week.
Seven Die on the A66 After Wrong-Way Passat Collides With Police Car
Seven people, including two Cleveland Police constables, died after a wrong-way Volkswagen Passat struck a marked police vehicle on the A66.
Iran Says Its Military Doctrine Has Shifted From Defensive to Offensive
Iran’s army says its doctrine has moved towards an offensive posture, a shift that may alter response planning without automatically meaning pre-emption.
Pezeshkian Claims Iran Has Defeated the United States as Tehran Tries to Define the War
Iran’s president says global opinion has accepted Tehran’s victory over the US, casting control of Hormuz and resistance as the measure of success.
Pope Leo XIV Holds Up San Marino as a Small-State Model of Freedom and Human Dignity
Pope Leo XIV praised San Marino’s republican tradition while warning that political and economic power must remain subordinate to human dignity.
The US Military Takes Its Counter-Narcotics Campaign From Boats to Land in Latin America
More than 200 people have died in over 60 boat strikes. Pete Hegseth now says Washington will seek the same effect on land, with partners signed up.
Ukrainian Drones Set Fire to the Novokuibyshevsk Refinery and an Ozon Warehouse in Samara Oblast
Overnight strikes 900km from the front line halted a Rosneft refinery and forced 500 workers out of Russia's second-largest online retailer's hub.
Turkey Issues an International Arrest Warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu Over the Gaza Flotilla Interception
Justice minister Akin Gurlek says Ankara will ask Interpol for a Red Notice against the Israeli prime minister over the May interception.
Scott Bessent Promises the Toughest Sanctions in History as Washington Widens Operation Economic Fury Against Iran
The Treasury secretary told CNBC that companies trading with Tehran will face the full force of the United States, as the war nears its sixth month.
At Least 47 People Die When an Overloaded Boat Capsizes on a River in Nigeria's Sokoto State
The vessel was carrying more than 80 farm workers, most of them women and children, across a river in Goronyo when it went down on Thursday.
Russian Missiles and Jet-Powered Drones Kill 18 Across Ukraine as Kyiv's Interceptor Stocks Run Down
A nine-hour overnight barrage and daytime strikes brought down a nine-storey block in Kyiv, with air defences firing off scarce Patriot rounds.
Seven Governments Tell Israel to Withdraw the E1 Settlement Tender in the Occupied West Bank
Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Canada call the 1,234-home tender unacceptable and warn businesses against bidding.
FBI Charges an Albany Woman Over an Alleged Islamic State-Inspired Plot Against the New York State Capitol
Prosecutors say Jessica Bowie surveilled the building for weeks and bought bomb components with money supplied by confidential sources.
A Tornado Tears Through a Long Island Beach Club as Storms Pummel the Northeast and Nassau County Declares an Emergency
A suspected twister destroyed around 50 cabanas at Atlantic Beach as flooding and storm damage spread across the region, with one minor injury reported.
The Manhunt for Karen Solomon Enters a Third Day After a Veteran Worcester Police Officer Is Found Dead in His Home
Police say the wife of 31-year veteran officer Kurt Solomon is armed and dangerous, as divers, dogs and federal agents scour the area around Coes Pond.
Russia Puts Conor Kennedy on Its International Wanted List Over His Service With Ukraine's Foreign Legion
A Moscow court authorised the arrest in absentia of RFK Jr's son, who fought on the Kharkiv front in 2022, on a charge carrying up to 10 years.
A Magnitude 6.7 Earthquake Shakes Peru's Southern Andes, Rattling Ayacucho, Ica and Arequipa but Sparing Lives
The quake struck 38km northwest of Upahuacho at a depth of 67km, the USGS said, triggering landslides but no immediate reports of deaths or injuries.
A Tornado Watch Covers Washington and Baltimore as Severe Storms Race Up the I-95 Corridor With 75mph Gusts Forecast
The watch ran until 10pm across six states and DC, with forecasters warning of a couple of tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds along the East Coast.
North Korea Fires a Barrage of Ballistic Missiles Hours After Kim Yo-jong Dismisses Trump's Offer to Meet
Pyongyang launched more than ten short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea as Kim Jong-un's sister said she was unaware of talks with Washington.
SLB and Hunt Oil Sign Venezuela's First US Production Deals of the Post-Maduro Era
Texas firms signed the first contracts with PDVSA since Maduro's capture, as Caracas courts Houston with fields it says are waiting to be discovered.
A Cessna Pilot Is Killed in a Midair Collision With a Pennsylvania State Police Helicopter at Carlisle Airport
A small plane struck a state police Bell 407 during a training flight in central Pennsylvania, killing the plane's pilot and injuring two troopers.
Helicopter Crash in Northern Kenya Kills All Seven Aboard, Including a Telemundo Executive and Ecuador's Intelligence Chief
Five Americans, an Ecuadorian official and their Kenyan pilot died when the aircraft went down in the foothills of Mount Ololokwe in Samburu County.
Body of Missing Teenage Hiker Lily Hooper Found in the NSW Southern Highlands, After the Premier Wrongly Said She Was Alive
The 18-year-old was found after an eight-day search of Nattai National Park involving Defence personnel and hundreds of SES volunteers.
A Projectile Strike on a Cargo Ship Leaving Hormuz Kills a Crew Member, as Trump Insists the Strait Is 'Open and Operating'
UKMTO said a projectile hit the vessel's engine room as it exited the strait near Khasab, Oman; crossings have fallen to their lowest since May, per Kpler.
Lake Mead Falls to Its Lowest Level in 90 Years, Five Feet From the Line Where Hoover Dam's Turbines Start Shutting Down
America's largest reservoir broke its 2022 record low and keeps falling; at 1,035 feet, Hoover Dam would lose most of its generating capacity.
Trump Pauses the 50% Canada Tariffs for Three Days as Ottawa and Washington Say a Deal Is Close
The duties on about US$20bn of Canadian goods were suspended less than two hours before they were due to take effect.
US and South Korea Cut Ulchi Freedom Shield From Eleven Days to Five After Trump Orders a Reduction
Seoul says it learned of the order only hours before the exercise began, and the counterattack phase has been cancelled outright.
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