Elon Musk’s DOGE Seeks Access to Americans’ Data, Alarming Government Employees
Last week, Michelle King, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, sought to reassure Democrats on Capi...
Alarmed by Trump’s Gaza Plan, Arab Leaders Brainstorm on Their Own
After President Trump shocked the Arab world last month by suggesting the entire population of Gaza be expelled from the terr...
The Cryptocurrency Scam That Turned a Small Town Against Itself
Jim Tucker could hardly believe what he was hearing. It sounded like fiction, a nightmare too outlandish for an unassuming to...
Cambodia’s Stolen Statues Are Coming Home to an Overflowing Museum
The four cavernous wings of Cambodia’s national museum are so packed with objects that visitors need to watch their elbows wh...
Pope Francis Has ‘Peaceful Night’ After Pneumonia Diagnosis, Vatican Says
Pope Francis, who has been diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs , slept well overnight and ate breakfast on Wednesday, the...
Bomber Given 10 Years in Prison for Attempted Murder of Japanese Premier
A court in western Japan sentenced a man to 10 years in prison on Wednesday after finding him guilty of attempting to murder ...
Wednesday Briefing
In the first major election night of 2025, two Trump-backed Republicans won special congressional elections in Florida, sho...
Jet-Skis in Rwanda. Bodies Ashore in Congo.
On one side of the lake, lovers glide on canoes, friends ride jet-skis and families pose for pictures in the hazy sunset. On ...
Nepal Took a Risk on a $500 Million U.S. Grant. It May Now Regret It.
Nepal, the small Himalayan nation bordering China, was negotiating with Beijing over a major injection of infrastructure fina...
Right-Wing Media Praises U.S.-Russia Talks as ‘Breath of Fresh Air’
News that the Trump administration had agreed with Russia to try to negotiate a peace settlement for Ukraine, without includ...