Orwell, Kafka, Keller:a new book taps a dystopian-fiction boom
The Dream Hotel. By Laila Lalami. Pantheon; 336 pages; $29. Bloomsbury; £16.99 HOW DO YOU concoct a plausible fictional near-...
Catch up:global stockmarkets slide; Duterte arrested in the Philippines
Stockmarkets around the world plunged as concerns grew about Donald Trump’s economic agenda. In America the S&P 500 fell ...
What Slowdown? Xi Says China Must Win the Global Tech Race.
Throughout China’s annual legislative meeting, the national leader Xi Jinping made clear that he wants nothing to hold back h...
With U.S. Aid Cuts No Longer a Threat, Rwanda Bets Big on Soft Power
Since an armed rebel group backed by Rwandan troops launched a major offensive in the Democratic Republic of Congo, professio...
Solar Energy, Criticized by Trump, Claims Big U.S. Gain in 2024
The U.S. power grid added more capacity from solar energy in 2024 than from any other source in a single year in more than tw...
As Ukraine and U.S. Cease-Fire Talks Near, Gulfs Remain
When Ukrainian and American officials sit down in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for their first high-level meeting since an Oval Of...
Rodrigo Duterte, Philippine Ex-President, Is Arrested on I.C.C. Warrant
Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, was arrested on Tuesday in Manila, after the International Criminal...
Asian Markets Slide as Global Sell-Off Continues
Fears over the future health of the global economy are continuing to rattle markets around the world, as investors grapple wi...
G.O.P. Spending Bill Would Force $1 Billion Cut to D.C. Budget
The stopgap spending bill that Republicans are pushing to avert a shutdown at the end of the week would effectively slash the...
Can Mark Carney, Canada’s New Leader, Negotiate With Trump?
Mark Carney, Canada’s soon-to-be prime minister , weathered two era-defining implosions in his career as a central banker: t...