Amsterdam Tries to Dim the Glare on Its Red-Light District
It has been a goal sought after by Amsterdam for years: dissuading rowdy, brawling tourists from overtaking the red-light district. The Dutch city announced new...
About Those July 4 Fireworks and Air Pollution
The American practice of setting off fireworks on July 4 stretches back to the first Independence Day celebration in Philadelphia in 1777. Today, it’s a...
How ‘Barbie’ Landed in Hot Water in Vietnam
There will be no “Barbie” world in Vietnam this summer. The Southeast Asian nation has banned the release of “Barbie,” the upcoming film directed by...
Hong Kong Offers Bounties as It Pursues Dissidents Overseas
Hong Kong’s top leader said Tuesday that eight dissidents who had fled overseas would be “pursued for life” with large rewards being offered in exchange...
Your Tuesday Briefing – The New York Times
Scenes from the Russian Embassy in Washington Every few weeks, a light show featuring the blue and yellow Ukrainian flag — and occasionally a Ukrainian-language...
Israel Launches Biggest Air Attack on West Bank in Nearly Two Decades
Israel launched its most intense airstrikes on the occupied West Bank in nearly two decades on Monday, and sent hundreds of ground troops into the...
Zelensky Accuses Russia of Trying to Kill Georgia’s Former President Saakashvili
President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia on Monday of using Georgia’s government to kill the former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili, who sought to distance his country...
Senegal’s President Rules Out a Divisive Third Term
President Macky Sall of Senegal said on Monday that he would not seek a third term in office, putting an end to months of tensions...
Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Is Just One of Innumerable Problems for Its Neighbors
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, keeps warning of an impending nuclear tragedy. His military intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov, recently said the Russians have “drafted and approved”...
Russia Says It Is In Touch Over Possible Prisoner Swap After U.S. Official Meets Evan Gershkovich
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russia and the United States were in contact over the possibility of a prisoner swap, an apparent reference to...
Your Tuesday Briefing: Israel’s Assault on Jenin
Good morning. We’re covering Israel’s most intense strikes in the occupied West Bank in decades and Janet Yellen’s upcoming trip to China. A major assault...
France Police Shooting and Riots: What to Know
Riots convulsed French cities over several days after a police officer shot and killed Nahel Merzouk, a 17-year-old boy who was driving away from a...
Everyone Knew the Migrant Ship Was Doomed. No One Helped.
From air and by sea, using radar, telephone and radio, officials watched and listened for 13 hours as the migrant ship Adriana lost power, then...
A Timeline of France’s Protests After Police Fatally Shoot a 17-Year-Old
The fatal shooting of a French teenager of Algerian and Moroccan descent by a police officer has set off days of violent protests that have...