They Came for Spiritual Revival, Only to Be Trapped in a Deadly Panic
One moment, a crowd of tens of thousands, almost all women, were singing and swaying in devotion to a revered holy man in front of them onstage, all packed under…
Robert Towne, Screenwriter of ‘Chinatown’ and More, Dies at 89
Robert Towne, whose screenplay for Roman Polanski’s “Chinatown” won an Oscar, and whose work on that and other important films established him as one of the leading screenwriters of the…
Women in India Face a Jobs Crisis. Are Factories the Solution?
Before her husband died, leaving her to raise their 2-year-old daughter alone, Sarika Pawar had never imagined working a regular job. Like her own mother and most of the women…
An Uproar Over a Chinese Doping Case, Except in China
In past years, when athletes from China have been accused of doping, the government has mobilized its propaganda apparatus of state-owned newspapers, television commentators and social media accounts to defend…
Special Counsel Is Said to Be Planning to Pursue Trump Cases Past the Election
The special counsel Jack Smith plans to pursue his two criminal cases against former President Donald J. Trump through the election and even up until Inauguration Day if Mr. Trump…
How China and Russia Compete, and Cooperate, in Central Asia
With Russia mired in a long war in Ukraine and increasingly dependent on China for supplies, Beijing is moving quickly to expand its sway in Central Asia, a region that…
China Seizes Taiwanese Fishing Boat in Latest Uptick in Tensions
China’s Coast Guard seized a Taiwanese fishing boat and its crew of five and forced it to a port on the mainland Chinese coast, in the latest move by Beijing…
Trump sentencing in hush-money case delayed until September
A New York judge has delayed Donald Trump’s sentencing until September as his lawyers seek to challenge his conviction after a Supreme Court ruling. Trump was initially scheduled to be…
Biden blames jet lag and travel for poor debate performance
11 hours ago By Kayla Epstein, BBC News Reuters President Joe Biden has blamed his poor debate performance last week on jet lag, telling reporters that he “wasn’t very smart” for “travelling…
RFK Jr pushes back on Vanity Fair, sexual assault allegation
Independent US presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr has described a Vanity Fair story as a “lot of garbage”, responding to several allegations including that he had sexually assaulted a…