Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Plus, an unusual World Cup reversal.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Live Updates: Crowds Gather in Tehran for Ayatollah’s Funeral Procession (nytimes.com/live/2026/07/06/world/iran-funeral-khamenei) , by The New York Times
China Tests Long-Range Ballistic Missile in the Pacific, Angering Neighbors (nytimes.com/2026/07/06/world/asia/china-pacific-nuclear-missile-launch.html) , by Victoria Kim and Chris Buckley
White House Criticizes Smithsonian Museum for ‘Extreme Political Activism,’ (nytimes.com/2026/07/05/arts/design/white-house-smithsonian-american-history-museum.html) by Graham Bowley, Robin Pogrebin and Jennifer Schuessler
Prosecutors to Detail Case Against Man Accused of Killing Charlie Kirk (nytimes.com/2026/07/06/us/charlie-kirk-hearing.html) , by Jack Healy, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Robert Draper
Trump Asked FIFA to Review U.S. Player’s Suspension. Now He’s Eligible to Play. (nytimes.com/2026/07/05/us/trump-fifa-balogun-world-cup.html) , by Tyler Pager and Tariq Panja
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Plus, an unusual World Cup reversal.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Live Updates: Crowds Gather in Tehran for Ayatollah’s Funeral Procession (nytimes.com/live/2026/07/06/world/iran-funeral-khamenei) , by The New York Times
China Tests Long-Range Ballistic Missile in the Pacific, Angering Neighbors (nytimes.com/2026/07/06/world/asia/china-pacific-nuclear-missile-launch.html) , by Victoria Kim and Chris Buckley
White House Criticizes Smithsonian Museum for ‘Extreme Political Activism,’ (nytimes.com/2026/07/05/arts/design/white-house-smithsonian-american-history-museum.html) by Graham Bowley, Robin Pogrebin and Jennifer Schuessler
Prosecutors to Detail Case Against Man Accused of Killing Charlie Kirk (nytimes.com/2026/07/06/us/charlie-kirk-hearing.html) , by Jack Healy, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Robert Draper
Trump Asked FIFA to Review U.S. Player’s Suspension. Now He’s Eligible to Play. (nytimes.com/2026/07/05/us/trump-fifa-balogun-world-cup.html) , by Tyler Pager and Tariq Panja
Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com (mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com) .
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