Pilgrim Deaths in Mecca Put Spotlight on Underworld Hajj Industry
The deaths of more than a thousand pilgrims in Saudi Arabia for the hajj have put a spotlight on an underworld of illicit tour operators,...
Monday Briefing: Among Some Israelis, Muted Sympathy for Gaza
Blame for Hamas and little sympathy for Gazans Some Israelis are struggling to show concern for the people suffering in Gaza, according to interviews conducted...
Gunmen Kill at Least 6 at Synagogue and Churches in Russian Republic
At least six police officers and a priest were killed in attacks in two cities in Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan after gunmen opened fire...
Ukraine Urges Allies to Allow Their Weapons to Target Russian Air Power
As bombs dropped by Russian warplanes tore through residential districts in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv this weekend, killing at least four people and injuring...
Israeli Military Says Troops Tied a Wounded Palestinian to a Vehicle
Israeli troops tied a wounded Palestinian to the top of a military vehicle on Saturday morning during an operation in the occupied West Bank, a...
After Escaping China by Sea, a Dissident Faces His Next Act
The dissident’s lone regret after his 200-mile escape across the Yellow Sea was not taking night vision goggles. Nearing the end of his jet ski...
In Germany, a Tournament Runs Smoothly, but the Trains Do Not
Niclas Füllkrug arrived early at the Adidas campus just outside Herzogenaurach, a picture-postcard town in Bavaria that was to host the German national team before...
Israel’s Defense Minister Heads to Washington Amid Tensions
Top news Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel aired new grievances on Sunday over the Biden administration’s supply of munitions for the war in Gaza...
A Times Reporter on His Father’s Years in Mao’s Army in China
I didn’t have much time. I was in the remote town of Altay in China’s far northwest region of Xinjiang, on the mountainous border with...
Blaming Hamas for Gazans’ Suffering, Many Israelis Feel Little Sympathy
The southern Israeli city of Netivot, a working-class hub for mystical rabbis about 10 miles from the Gaza border, escaped the worst of the Hamas-led...
The Nation Resurgent, and Borders, Too
At the heart of the rapid rise of the nationalist right, with its view of immigrants as a direct threat to the essence of France,...
The Man Softening the Ground for an Extremist Germany
From the small stage of a pub in a wooded town of eastern Germany, the right-wing ideologue Björn Höcke regaled a crowd of followers late...
Why Southeast Asia Is Crying Over This Movie
Daniel Nico Laudit says he does not cry easily. He decided to test his mettle this month in a movie theater in Manila, and documented...
A Tourist From New Mexico Is Killed by an Elephant in Zambia
A tourist from New Mexico was killed in Zambia when an elephant charged her, according to the police commissioner who investigated the incident. She is...