Panama Canal Ship Pilot Navigates Tricky Waters, and Trump
Hanging from a ladder attached to the hull of a giant, bobbing tanker, Capt. Efraín Hallax began his climb up to the crew awaiting him atop the Athina, a ship…
Red Carpet for an Accused War Criminal: Why Is the I.C.C. Under Fire?
There aren’t a lot of countries Israel’s prime minister can visit without risking arrest. Which makes the red-carpet treatment Benjamin Netanyahu received in Hungary — Europe’s only proud “illiberal democracy”…
Russian Strike Kills 18, Including 9 Children, Ukraine Says
A Russian missile strike Friday on Kryvyi Rih, a city in central Ukraine, killed at least 18 people, including nine children, and wounded more than 60, local officials said. It…
Tuesday Briefing: Trump’s Tariff Threat to China
Trump threatened China with even bigger tariffs President Trump yesterday told China to rescind its retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. or face additional tariffs of 50 percent starting tomorrow. The…
Trump Tariffs Live Updates: Stocks and Global Markets Waver as Trade War Intensifies
President Trump’s global trade war has significantly raised the bar for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, as tariffs risk worsening an already knotty inflation problem while also damaging…
China Tries to Downplay the Trade War’s Effects on Its Economy
China’s leaders have sent a clear message about the effects of the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs: Things will be painful, but it is nothing that the country cannot handle. A…
Eyewitnesses Recount Deadly Israeli Attack on Medics in Gaza
Mr. Abed said he was relieved when the Israelis brought another Red Crescent paramedic, Asaad al-Nasasra, still alive, over to the group of detainees. In handcuffs and a blindfold, Mr.…
Trump, Tariffs and Carney: Canada Polls Show Liberals With Early Election Lift
Though Canada’s election began in earnest only late last month, public opinion polls have captured a gripping political narrative that has been unfolding since the start of the year. Between…
Syria Likely Has Over 100 Chemical Weapons Sites, Inspectors Say
More than 100 chemical weapons sites are suspected to remain in Syria, left behind after the fall of the longtime president, Bashar al-Assad, according to the leading international organization that…
Israel Says Its Account of Rescue Workers Killed in Gaza Was Partly ‘Mistaken’
The Israeli military on Saturday acknowledged that the initial accounts from troops involved in the killing last month of 15 people in southern Gaza — who the United Nations said…