Former Colonies Want France Out. This African Nation Says, Bienvenue!
After decades of wielding political, military and economic power across Africa, France is scaling back its presence on the continent as it faces significant resentment...
How Support for Britain’s Conservative Party is Collapsing
The Conservatives have dominated British politics for 14 years, holding onto power through crisis after crisis, including some of their own making. Now, as unhappy...
Philippines Drops Charges Against Leila de Lima, Prominent Duterte Critic
Leila de Lima, a former senator in the Philippines who was detained for six years after she criticized President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, was...
Deadly Fire Breaks Out at South Korean Lithium Battery Plant
Deadly Fire Breaks Out at South Korean Lithium Battery Plant...
Monday Briefing
Monday Briefing...
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...