Israel Faces Tough Balancing Act on Russia and the West
Israel, though heavily dependent on support from the United States, Germany and other Western nations, has been noticeably out of step with them when it comes to relations with Russia…
Oprah Takes on Weight Stigma in the Ozempic Era
Oprah Winfrey, a longtime figure in the national conversation about dieting and weight bias, devoted an hourlong prime-time special on Monday to the rise of weight loss drugs. Her goal,…
Belgium or Brooklyn? 5 Bold New Places to Eat in Brussels.
Brussels, long the realm of stuffy French restaurants packed with gray-flannel-suited diplomats, has suddenly gone bold and bright. Thanks to a crop of young chefs with iconoclastic ideas about flavor…
Opinion | What Schumer and Biden Got Right About Netanyahu
One of my ironclad rules of journalism is this: When you see an elephant flying, don’t laugh, don’t doubt, don’t sneer — take notes. Something very new and important is…
Hong Kong Security Law Could Damage City’s Standing as Financial Hub
Paul Chan, the top finance official of Hong Kong, traveled to Paris, London, Frankfurt and Berlin last September to lure foreign investors. Last month he abolished taxes on foreigners’ purchases…
Trump’s Violent Language Toward EVs
Former President Donald J. Trump says that his recent warning of a “blood bath” if he is not elected president in November was made in the context of electric vehicles…
Democrats Are Meddling in Republican Primaries
In the final days of a notably nasty Republican Senate primary race in Ohio, a conservative candidate is getting an unusual boost from the Democratic Party. As my colleague Michael…
One Thing Most Countries Have in Common: Unsafe Air
Only 10 countries and territories out of 134 achieved the World Health Organization’s standards for a pervasive form of air pollution last year, according to air quality data compiled by…
Barren Fields and Empty Stomachs: Afghanistan’s Long, Punishing Drought
They awake in the mornings to find another family has left. Half of one village, the entirety of the next have departed in the years since the water dried up…
United Airlines addresses air travel safety fears
The head of United Airlines tells customers incidents have “sharpened” the company’s safety focus.