Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to present a deal mediated by U.S. and French diplomats to end the fighting. The Israeli military kept up the pressure with heavy strikes in and around Beirut.
Published: 2024-11-26 16:48:09
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 15:52:40
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
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
The assault, which the Ukrainian Air Force said involved 188 drones, came as both sides intensify air bombardments.
Published: 2024-11-26 11:10:38
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 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
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: 2024-11-26 13:09:00
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
Long-running legal battles culminated in a ruling that preserves public housing benefits and inheritance rights in the territory.
Published: 2024-11-26 08:58:13
The crash near Vilnius Airport sparked a fire in a residential area, officials said. One person on board was killed and three others were hospitalized.
Published: 2024-11-25 21:31:56
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
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
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
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
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 13:58:58
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 15:57:10
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
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
After a campaign notable for the amiable tone from both sides, Yamandú Orsi was named the winner.
Published: 2024-11-25 02:56:13
As negotiators inch toward a cease-fire deal, the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon has intensified.
Published: 2024-11-25 14:04:34
Plus, photographing the world’s food.
Published: 2024-11-25 13:58:33
Many nations hope to reduce the half a billion tons of plastic made each year. But pushback from plastic and oil producers, and Donald Trump’s election, could scuttle an agreement.
Published: 2024-11-25 01:23:11
The waves of attacks on Sunday came amid diplomatic efforts to reach a cease-fire in the conflict.
Published: 2024-11-24 23:25:14
When a blogger criticized Cairo’s airport, Egypt’s government fired back, citing security footage, threatening legal action and asking, “Is it reasonable for a passenger to visit two lounges before a single flight?”
Published: 2024-11-24 15:46:20
Many have used an old word to refer to recent events. Is it accurate?
Published: 2024-11-24 10:02:52
A recent song’s explicit lyrics have prompted criticism that the music promotes harmful stereotypes about Colombia.
Published: 2024-11-24 10:01:58
Torrential rains in Valencia, in eastern Spain, caused flooding that killed more than 200 people. The deluge started inland. It took the authorities hours to warn those downstream.
Published: 2024-11-24 10:01:06
West Bank residents say Israeli forces are adopting tactics similar to the ones they are deploying in Gaza, including airstrikes and the use of Palestinians as human shields.
Published: 2024-11-24 15:26:10
The Israeli authorities called the killing of Rabbi Zvi Kogan an act of terrorism. The Emirati government said it had arrested three people in connection with the murder.
Published: 2024-11-24 22:02:24
“Laapataa Ladies” and “All We Imagine as Light” have both captivated audiences at home. But only one was able to get India’s nod for the best foreign film Oscar.
Published: 2024-11-24 17:19:36
Operation Car Wash, which started in Brazil, revealed a bribery scheme that spanned at least 12 countries. Brazil’s Supreme Court has reversed much of its impact.
Published: 2024-11-25 15:34:18
Tragedies in Papua New Guinea are often followed by accusations of sorcery and unspeakable acts of violence. That cycle has become more brutal in recent years.
Published: 2024-11-24 05:01:14
The financing plan, which calls for $300 billion per year in support for developing nations, was immediately assailed as inadequate by a string of delegates.
Published: 2024-11-24 22:21:04
A Calgary Zoo staff member mistakenly activated a door that struck the western lowland gorilla named Eyare, a report found.
Published: 2024-11-23 20:35:02
Humiliated by a Nazi officer as a teenager, she joined the French Resistance. By the time she was 20, she had killed a German soldier, survived torture and captured a supply train.
Published: 2024-11-25 22:01:19
Tit-for-tat moves this week included the use of American-made ballistic missiles to strike inside Russia, and new nuclear threats from Moscow. Neither appear to have influenced the war on the ground.
Published: 2024-11-23 21:35:57
The South African government said that nearly 900 people, many children, had fallen sick since September.
Published: 2024-11-25 00:59:28
The clashes overnight between Sunni and Shiite tribes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province came a day after gunmen ambushed a convoy of vehicles in the area.
Published: 2024-11-23 16:37:57
Understanding what’s “for you” or “not for you” is part of refining taste. But what if it’s also closing you off to pleasure and connection?
Published: 2024-11-23 11:13:21
The provincial government abruptly purged the board and senior leaders of Alberta’s pension fund, defying a long-held principle that funds should be free of political interference.
Published: 2024-11-23 11:00:06