U.S. Sends a Top General to Israel Amid Fears of Iranian Strikes
The United States dispatched its top military commander for the Middle East to Israel on Thursday, after President Biden stated that, despite recent friction, American...
Even Before the Olympics, a Victory Lap for a Fast-Moving French Mayor
The mayor grew up in a building so decrepit — filthy hallways, no private toilets, no showers — that his friends in nearby concrete towers...
Friday Briefing
Fears of an Iranian strike drew a U.S. general to Israel The U.S. sent its top military commander for the Middle East to Israel to...
Indigenous Authors and the Challenge of Telling Their Own Story
The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. This week’s issue is written by Julia...
Friday Briefing: U.S. General Visits Israel Amid Fears of Iranian Attack
A U.S. commander went to Israel amid fears of Iranian attack A senior U.S. military commander traveled to Israel yesterday to coordinate with top officials...
In Ancient Pompeii, Dinner Surrounded by Myth
Archaeologists working at the ancient site of Pompeii unveiled their latest find on Thursday: a formal dining room that offers a glimpse of how some...
The Push for a Better Dengue Vaccine Grows More Urgent
The outbreak of dengue fever that has unfolded in Latin America over the past three months is staggering in its scale — a million cases...
Mexico’s 2024 General Election: What to Know
Why does this election matter? Mexico’s vote on June 2 will be a landmark election in several ways. It will be the country’s largest election...
Assange’s Wife Expresses Cautious Hope as Biden Suggests U.S. Might Drop Case
Five years after Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, was first imprisoned in a high-security facility in Britain while fighting a United States extradition request, the...
A Conversation With Deborah Feldman, an Unorthodox Voice in Germany
The writer Deborah Feldman has been rattling expectations ever since she published “Unorthodox,” a 2012 memoir of her departure from her Hasidic community in New...
Israel Announces New Attack on Hamas After Killing Top Leader’s Sons in Airstrike
The Israeli military announced what it called a precise operation to kill members of Hamas in Gaza on Thursday, a day after a strike there...
Stinging Election Loss Leaves South Korean Leader at a Crossroads
In political banners, campaign slogans and everyday conversations, South Koreans used two words to convey the high stakes of this week’s parliamentary election: “Judgment Day.”...
Ukraine’s Parliament Passes a Politically Fraught Mobilization Bill
After months of political wrangling, Ukraine’s Parliament passed a new law on Thursday that aims to replenish the nation’s exhausted and depleted fighting forces, which...
What a Terror Attack in Israel Might Reveal About Psychedelics and Trauma
One Israeli said that being high on LSD during the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7 prompted a spiritual revelation that helped him escape the carnage...