How Taiwan’s Election Fits Into the Island’s Past, and Its Future
Taiwan’s election on Saturday has big implications not only for the 23 million people who live on the island, but also for China’s superpower rivalry with the United States. Voters…
Volcano Erupts in Iceland After Series of Earthquakes
A volcano in Iceland erupted on Sunday after hundreds of earthquakes shook the Reykjanes peninsula, prompting evacuations in a town near where a fissure opened up and spewed lava last…
‘Would a Call From Tammy Help?’ Pressure Grows in Race to Oust Menendez
The College Democrats of New Jersey were preparing to make an endorsement in one of the country’s most closely watched U.S. Senate primaries when calls began to come in from…
Hit Men Are Easy to Find in the Movies. Real Life Is Another Story.
It’s a scene as old as celluloid: a shadowy figure named Luca Brasi or John Wick or Barry Berkman lurking in the darkness, outfitted with sinister intent and nifty weapons,…
Much of Houthis’ Offensive Capability Remains Intact After U.S.-led Airstrikes
The United States-led airstrikes on Thursday and Friday against sites in Yemen controlled by the Houthi militia damaged or destroyed about 90 percent of the targets struck, but the group…
What’s Going On in There?
On This Week’s Episode: Often, we see someone’s situation from the outside and think we know exactly what’s going on. In this episode, stories that go inside a situation and…
Russell Hamler, Last of World War II’s Merrill’s Marauders, Dies at 99
The soldiers’ mission was as dangerous as it was audacious: a trek of more than 500 miles through mountainous jungle in northern Burma to seize a Japanese-held airfield in World…
Opinion | Our Kids Are Living in a Different Digital World
Do you know what a Zynbabwe is? Or an upper-decky lip pillow? OK, here’s an easier one — how about just Zyn? If you are scratching your head, don’t feel…
Johnson Says He’ll Stand by Deal to Avert Shutdown, Spurning Hard-Right Demands
Speaker Mike Johnson said on Friday that he stood by the spending deal he negotiated with Democrats to avert a government shutdown, spurning demands from ultraconservatives who have pressured him…
‘A Lifelong Nightmare’: Seeking Justice in India’s Overwhelmed Courts
When the armed men stormed into the village of lower-caste Indians, fanning out through its dirt lanes and flinging open the doors of its mud homes, Binod Paswan jumped into…