UK Election Night: When to Expect Results and What Comes Next
It’s been 14 years since an opposition party won a general election in Britain. Opinion polling strongly suggests that streak is about to be broken...
U.K. 2024 Election Updates: Live Results
Status: Waiting for data … The first results are expected after 6:30 p.m. Eastern. Read the latest on what’s happening here. Seats needed for majority...
F.B.I. and Justice Department Open Criminal Investigation in Chinese Doping Case
The F.B.I. and Justice Department have opened a criminal investigation into how antidoping authorities and sports officials allowed elite Chinese swimmers who had tested positive...
Some Countries Are Trying a Four-Day Workweek. Greece Wants a Six-Day One.
As the rest of the world zigs toward a four-day workweek, Greece is opting to zag. On Monday, a law came into effect that allows...
Hurricane Beryl Passes Cayman Islands on Way to Mexico: Live Updates
In yet another dire warning about the coming Atlantic hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday predicted that this year could see...
Why More French Youth Are Voting for the Far Right
In the 1980s, a French punk rock band coined a rallying cry against the country’s far right that retained its punch over decades. The chant,...
This English Naval City is a Bellwether Seat. How Do Voters Feel?
Voters streamed into a polling station in Portsmouth, a city nestled along England’s southern coast that is known for its naval base and historic dockyard,...
First African-Born Member of German Parliament Won’t Seek Re-election
Germany’s first African-born member of Parliament said this week that he would not seek office again in next year’s general elections. Although he played down...
Israeli Leaders to Discuss Hamas Response on Cease-Fire Proposal
Israeli ministers were set to meet Thursday evening to discuss Hamas’s response to a new proposal for a truce in Gaza and the release of...
Netflix Show Earns Its Saudi Creator Plaudits, and a Prison Sentence
From the outside, the past few years looked like the peak of Abdulaziz Almuzaini’s career. As the head of an animation studio in Saudi Arabia,...
Fight Over Seabed Agency Leadership Turns Nasty
Allegations of possible payments to help secure votes. Claims of abuse of agency funds by top diplomats. A possible job offer to entice a candidate...
On Canada’s Coastal Islands, a Win for Indigenous Rights
The Raven, the story goes, alighted on the beach and heard sounds coming from a giant clamshell. He found creatures cowering inside but, ever the...
India’s Cable News Predicted a Big Modi Win. How Did They Get It So Wrong?
Through the months of India’s sprawling national election season, the country’s hundreds of cable news outlets all seemed to be trying to outdo each other:...
Thursday Briefing
Thursday Briefing...