Syrian Officers Who Hid in Plain Sight Face War Crime Charges in Austria
The trial, Austria’s first against Assad regime officials, will be a rare chance for Syrian witnesses to confront two men they have accused of torture...
U.S. Says It Hit More Military Targets in Southern Iran
The U.S. military said it carried out ‘self-defense strikes’ over the weekend. Iran’s military said it had targeted a military base in retaliation for...
Taiwan Criticizes China Over Expulsion of Times Reporter
The Taiwan president’s spokeswoman said China used “baseless pretexts” to punish journalists, which she called evidence that Beijing was a “troublemak...
Brooklyn Rivera, Nicaraguan Indigenous Leader, Dies in Government Custody
Brooklyn Rivera, 73, one of the most prominent Miskito political leaders in recent history, was arrested by the government in 2023. His family and oth...
The country has spent decades perfecting a surveillance state at home. Now it’s promoting its ideology of state control, and the technology to enforce...
Israel Captures Crusader Castle That Symbolized Its Long Lebanon Occupation
The seizure of Beaufort in southern Lebanon called up bitter memories in both countries amid a widening Israeli conflict with Hezbollah that seems far...
Ukraine’s Military Doesn’t Always Welcome Criticism. But That’s Her Job.
Olha Reshetylova has been tasked by the government with overseeing soldiers’ rights. Some commanders resent her, but she says her work makes the armed...
India’s Hindu Right Has a New Hero: A 17th-Century Warrior King
Statues of Shivaji are rising everywhere. The founder of the Maratha empire who fought against the Mughal dynasty is now a symbol for nationalists rem...
Joby Demonstrated its Air Taxi in Manhattan, but You Can’t Fly in It Yet
Aviation start-ups and the Trump administration want to replace helicopters with electric aircraft, but the new vehicles still have to pass arduous te...
As Deaths From U.S. Boat Strikes Pass 200, Locals Tally an Even Greater Cost
Residents of coastal communities in Colombia and Ecuador said the airstrike campaign was making many reconsider anything involving the ocean as a live...
Millennials who yearn for a bygone era of dancing that feels pure and more organic are bringing back the basement jam, popularized decades ago by Toro...
A Big Bang, a Fire and Panic as War Enters Romanian Homes
When a drone crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania, residents were reminded that the Russia-Ukraine war makes for a dangerous neighbor...
Our chief Africa correspondent, Declan Walsh, walked inside an Ebola ward where both adults and children were being treated, and where someone had rec...
Middle East on Edge as Trump Mulls Decision About Iran Deal
The president has wavered on whether to move ahead with an agreement with Iran to end the war. On Friday, he vowed to make a “final determination” soo...
Ye and Travis Scott Concerts Canceled in Italy Over Security Fears
The events were canceled “to ensure public order and safety,” the authorities said. Jewish leaders had objected to the concert by Ye, formerly known a...
Hegseth’s Message to Asian Partners: Do More to Get More
At a security conference in Singapore, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Asian military leaders how they could get to “the front of the line” for U....
The Russian Drone That Hit Romania Also Hit European Confidence
The failure to protect NATO territory further increased anxiety about alliance solidarity, Russia’s intentions and Washington’s commitment to collecti...
