A U.S.-backed truce between Israel and Hezbollah raised hopes of an end to the yearlong conflict that forced over a million Lebanese people from their homes.
Published: 2024-11-27 13:26:27
Hamas is unlikely to compromise in Gaza, despite the decision by its ally, Hezbollah, to stop fighting. A deal in Gaza would also be harder for Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister.
Published: 2024-11-27 11:12:08
Dominique Pelicot invited men to rape his wife, whom he had drugged. The French media call them “Mr. Every Man” because they come from such ordinary backgrounds.
Published: 2024-11-27 05:01:07
The weapon used for the first time against Ukraine last week is capable of carrying nuclear weapons.
Published: 2024-11-27 10:04:05
Thousands of demonstrators seeking the release of Imran Khan, the jailed ex-prime minister, fled the capital. Four civilians were killed during the unrest.
Published: 2024-11-27 13:21:53
Voters head to the polls on Wednesday in the latest test for one of southern Africa’s liberation parties, which have been rebuked at the ballot box this year.
Published: 2024-11-27 05:01:06
As lawmakers prepare to vote on legalizing assisted suicide for the terminally ill in England and Wales, an intense public discussion has unfolded.
Published: 2024-11-27 05:01:13
For Chan Po-ying, a labor rights leader, life is one of constant police surveillance, even on hikes. But she finds solace from tiny gestures of support.
Published: 2024-11-27 05:00:07
Top diplomats from the Group of 7 nations tried to project unity on Ukraine while discussing differences over Israel and anticipating the return of Donald J. Trump.
Published: 2024-11-27 00:29:34
President Claudia Sheinbaum responded to President-elect Trump’s threat to impose high tariffs, saying such a move would inflict damage on both countries.
Published: 2024-11-26 20:29:41
For Volodymyr Nikulin, being a wartime police officer means aiding evacuees, surviving a shrapnel wound and tackling looters. It also means quickly switching cities when one falls to the invaders.
Published: 2024-11-26 05:01:13
Both countries claim the cornbread as their own. But where does it really come from? And who makes it better?
Published: 2024-11-26 10:00:35
The president-elect’s pledge to use tariffs to stem the flow of opioids from China could backfire if Beijing responds by ending counternarcotics cooperation.
Published: 2024-11-26 15:53:13
A fumbled meeting with a voter may dent Simon Harris’s popularity. But his coalition government’s main opposition, the nationalist party Sinn Fein, will likely remain locked out of power.
Published: 2024-11-26 09:06:45
Under the agreement, Israel will gradually withdraw its forces from Lebanon over the next 60 days, and Hezbollah will not entrench itself near the Israeli border.
Published: 2024-11-27 13:16:40
Small unmanned craft were seen flying over four bases in England, the U.S. Air Force in Europe said in a statement. The Pentagon noted that there had not been “any significant mission impact.”
Published: 2024-11-27 12:32:22
With a truce between Israel and Hezbollah taking hold, Gazans are losing hope that Israel’s war in the enclave will end anytime soon.
Published: 2024-11-27 12:15:05
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor accused Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing of crimes against humanity toward the country’s Muslim Rohingya.
Published: 2024-11-27 12:14:51
Even as President Biden brokers a cease-fire in Lebanon, President-elect Donald J. Trump is running his own foreign policy without waiting to be sworn in.
Published: 2024-11-27 10:04:20
Documents leaked from an industry group show how plastics companies are pushing back against a “tide of anti-plastic sentiment.”
Published: 2024-11-27 10:02:50
The heaviest November snowstorm on record in the South Korean capital was a nuisance to commuters, and a delight to tourists, children and dogs.
Published: 2024-11-27 09:13:08
A cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah.
Published: 2024-11-27 05:01:29
The president-elect’s opening salvo in trade and border talks with the United States’ neighbors is casting a harsh light on the North American alliance.
Published: 2024-11-27 00:23:48
President Biden said the 60-day truce, which the United States helped broker, would take effect early Wednesday, and was intended to become permanent, ending Lebanon’s deadliest war in decades.
Published: 2024-11-27 03:57:33
With a deal to end more than a year of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, the president turns his attention back to stopping the war in Gaza before leaving office.
Published: 2024-11-27 00:22:24
Plus, Mexico reacts to Trump’s tariff threats.
Published: 2024-11-26 21:23:58
A handful of oil-producing nations ensured that a United Nations General Assembly resolution on climate change steered clear of a call to transition away from fossil fuels.
Published: 2024-11-26 21:19:00
The president-elect’s threat to hit Canada, Mexico and China with new tariffs is already rocking business and diplomatic relationships and could topple the trade pacts he signed in his first term.
Published: 2024-11-26 23:01:08
After the Israeli government delayed a formal investigation into the Hamas attacks, an alliance of survivors and victims’ families set up their own inquiry. Their scathing findings were released on Tuesday.
Published: 2024-11-26 20:52:10
The attack struck in the heart of the Lebanese capital after a series of evacuation warnings — the first for the city center during the war.
Published: 2024-11-26 21:44:30
Blue Yonder, which provides supply chain management software for thousands of companies, said a cyberattack had disrupted some services.
Published: 2024-11-27 10:09:24
He wrote poetry in Afrikaans and prose in English in his fight against apartheid, an effort that landed him in jail for seven years and in Paris as an expatriate.
Published: 2024-11-26 16:05:29
On Tuesday, Ukraine also reported enduring an immense Russian air assault overnight that involved nearly 200 drones, as both sides intensified air attacks.
Published: 2024-11-26 17:02:48
The vessel was hit by a large wave in a part of the Red Sea coast that is known for diving and snorkeling.
Published: 2024-11-26 14:26:21
Scenes from the violent clashes between the security forces and protesters who are demanding the release of Imran Khan from prison.
Published: 2024-11-26 11:57:52
Gianni Infantino has tied his legacy to the 32-team tournament, even inscribing his name on the trophy. Its success is far from guaranteed.
Published: 2024-11-26 10:04:18
Helena Norberg-Hodge founded Local Futures with a mission of strengthening local economies and ending the most wasteful aspects of the global trade system.
Published: 2024-11-26 10:01:55
Cows and pigs produce a large share of planet-warming methane. A new tax is part of a plan to clean that up.
Published: 2024-11-26 10:00:50
Long-running legal battles culminated in a ruling that preserves public housing benefits and inheritance rights in the territory.
Published: 2024-11-26 08:58:14
Soldiers were ordered to defend government buildings with gunfire if needed, as supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan demanded his release from prison.
Published: 2024-11-27 00:33:47
Japan is off to a shaky start in its efforts to break into the space rocket market dominated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
Published: 2024-11-26 07:57:30
Rescue workers trekked overnight across a remote mountain forest carrying a woman who had survived a crash that killed five of the six people aboard.
Published: 2024-11-26 18:28:04
The country is home to thousands of years’ worth of antiquities. Some have already been damaged or destroyed in the war, alarming the conservationists trying to protect them.
Published: 2024-11-26 14:48:33
The president-elect said that he would impose the across-the-board tariffs on Day 1 and that they would stay in place until Canada, Mexico and China halted the flow of drugs and migrants.
Published: 2024-11-26 17:58:08
Plus, a possible cease-fire deal in Lebanon.
Published: 2024-11-25 20:55:07
Supporters of the ex-prime minister marched toward Islamabad, the capital. Clashes with the police left at least one officer dead, the authorities said.
Published: 2024-11-26 00:40:41
Israeli authorities say the abduction and killing of Rabbi Zvi Kogan was an act of antisemitic terrorism, but investigators have not yet stated a motive.
Published: 2024-11-25 21:53:45
A surge in gang violence over the past two weeks has led international aid organizations to rethink their staff levels in Haiti.
Published: 2024-11-26 00:25:42
Daisy Harris, an A.I.-generated English granny, has been stymying scammers with meandering, time-wasting conversations. But can she actually make a dent in the flood of fraud?
Published: 2024-11-25 16:55:24
Russian state media reported that a British volunteer for the Ukrainian Army was captured amid fighting in the Kursk region.
Published: 2024-11-25 15:03:57
Torrential rain doused most of the country, stymying travel and leading to flooding, landslides, fallen trees and power outages.
Published: 2024-11-26 10:56:40
The United States is pushing Israel to reach a deal with the Lebanese militia by Thanksgiving, even as key details remained unresolved, Israeli officials said.
Published: 2024-11-26 01:23:49
Every night, dozens gather at the hillside to watch airstrikes rain down on the city’s southern suburbs. The ritual offers a window into the war — and proof that the once unimaginable is really happening.
Published: 2024-11-25 10:38:38
Political turmoil has escalated after Vice President Sara Duterte claimed to have arranged for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s assassination if she is slain.
Published: 2024-11-25 12:23:58
Calin Georgescu, who had been widely dismissed as a fringe candidate, won the most votes on Sunday with 22.9 percent. He will face a more centrist opponent in the second round on Dec. 8.
Published: 2024-11-25 22:20:30