Israel-Hamas War: Live Updates – The New York Times
Israelis expressed growing concern on Sunday that President Biden’s shaky debate performance could spur on the country’s Middle Eastern foes at what many view as...
Iranians Say Elections Bring Little Change, So Why Vote?
Except for the fraying posters of Iran’s presidential candidates plastered on highway overpasses, there were few signs this weekend that the country had held a...
French Far Right Scores Big in a First Round of Voting, Polling Suggests
The National Rally party won a crushing victory in the first round of voting for the French National Assembly, according to early projections, bringing its...
Can Japan’s First Same-Sex Dating Reality Show Change Hearts and Minds?
Japan is the only country among the world’s wealthiest democracies that has not legalized same-sex unions. Few celebrities are openly gay. Conservative groups oppose legislative...
Taliban Talks With U.N. Go On Despite Alarm Over Exclusion of Women
Taliban officials attended a rare, United Nations-led conference of global envoys to Afghanistan on Sunday, the first such meeting Taliban representatives have agreed to engage...
Russia Maintains Punishing Pace of Deadly Strikes on Ukrainian Cities
A Russian missile attack on a small town in southeastern Ukraine and the fiery inferno that followed killed at least seven civilians, including three children,...
As Thousands Protest in Israel, a Rescued Hostage Speaks Out
Thousands of anti-government protesters gathered on Saturday outside the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, renewing calls for the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Scientists in Japan Give Robots a Fleshy Face and a Smile
Engineers in Japan are trying to get robots to imitate that particularly human expression — the smile. They have created a face mask from human...
At Least 18 People Killed in Multiple Suicide Bombings in Nigeria
At least 18 people were killed and dozens of others were wounded in a series of suicide bombings on Saturday afternoon in northeastern Nigeria, including...
India Wins Cricket World Cup, Stamping Its Domination of the Sport
India won the men’s Cricket World Cup on Saturday, defeating South Africa to end a dry spell in tournament victories that had lasted over a...
Brazil’s Pabllo Vittar is the World’s Next Big Drag Queen
São Paulo’s main avenue was packed this month with thousands of people draped in the yellow and green of the Brazilian flag and captivated by...
Brazil’s Pabllo Vittar is the World’s Next Big Drag Queen
São Paulo’s main avenue was packed this month with thousands of people draped in the yellow and green of the Brazilian flag and captivated by...
Four Takeaways From Iran’s Presidential Election
Iranian voters signaled their disenchantment with Iran’s system of clerical rule in the country’s presidential election on Friday, going to the polls in record-low numbers...
How Science Went to the Dogs (and Cats)
These early studies “highlighted both the potential that we could learn from dogs, but also that we were going to need bigger sample sizes to...