Taliban Appears to Free American Woman Detained in Afghanistan
An American woman detained in Afghanistan has been released by the Taliban, according to a social media post on Saturday by a former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan and Iraq, just…
Partial Eclipse Captivates Much of the Northern Hemisphere
As the sun rose in the Northern Hemisphere on Saturday, the moon cut across Earth’s orbit and took a bite out of the sun. The partial solar eclipse, which occurs…
Death Toll in Myanmar Quake Rises to Nearly 700: Live Updates
Myanmar’s long isolation and its internal instability are likely to complicate the global humanitarian aid response to the earthquake that struck on Friday, despite a rare plea for outside help…
Pope Francis Came Near Death in Hospital, His Doctor Says
The pope’s doctors did not think he was going to make it. “It’s terrible,” Pope Francis gasped during a breathing crisis last month. The pope, his hand bruised with needle…
For John Green, It’s Tuberculosis All the Way Down
Nolen: The first TB patient that I sat down with in Nairobi was a man who had extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, or XDR-TB — essentially there’s a just a very slim…
Friday Briefing – The New York Times
U.S. auto tariffs raised the risk of a global trade war President Trump’s plan to impose a 25 percent tariff on cars and parts has sent a shudder through the…
King Charles Briefly Hospitalized After Side Effects From Cancer Treatment
King Charles III was briefly hospitalized on Thursday after suffering side effects from his cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace said in a statement. The palace said Charles, 76, had since returned…
E.P.A. Offers a Way to Avoid Clean-Air Rules: Send an Email
Last year, the Biden administration required coal- and oil-burning power plants to greatly reduce emissions of toxic chemicals including mercury, which can harm babies’ brains and cause heart disease in…
European Leaders to Try to Hammer Out Ukraine Support Plans
European leaders will convene in Paris on Thursday to shore up support for Ukraine, a “coalition of the willing” that wants to help the war-torn country fight back against Russia…
Thursday Briefing: More Signal Texts Released
Newly released Signal texts showed what was at stake More messages were released yesterday from a Signal group chat between President Trump’s top security officials laying out plans to strike…