Biden and Netanyahu Speak as Israel Weighs Retaliation Against Iran
The conversation carried the weight of the worst relationship between the United States and Israel in years.
Months Before Ethiopian Crash, Boeing Turned Aside Carrier’s Questions
Ethiopian Airlines appeared to foresee the deadly confusion its pilots would face if flawed software in the Boeing 737 Max failed. Boeing chose not to provide the guidance that the…
Kenya’s Police Battle Haitian Gangs While Understaffed and Lacking Money
Hundreds of Kenyan police officers are in Port-au-Prince, trying to take the capital back from gangs, but financing and personnel shortages have hampered the effort.
Months Before Ethiopian Crash, Boeing Turned Aside Carrier’s Questions
Ethiopian Airlines appeared to foresee the deadly confusion its pilots would face if flawed software in the Boeing 737 Max failed. Boeing chose not to provide the guidance that the…
As I Am: L.G.B.T.Q. in Japan
‘We don’t want to send the message to the younger generation that we’re people who have to hide ourselves.’
CBS Rebukes Anchor Over Tense Interview With Ta-Nehisi Coates
Executives said the interview, conducted by the morning show anchor Tony Dokoupil, had fallen short of network editorial standards.
So, Are You Pregnant Yet? China’s In-Your-Face Push for More Babies.
The government is again trying to insert itself into women’s childbearing decisions, knocking on doors and making calls with questions some find downright invasive.
Washington Worries the Israelis Will Bomb Iran’s Nuclear Sites. But Can They?
For 22 years, Israeli forces have planned for this moment. But it seems unlikely that they will strike Iran’s nuclear facilities in the next round of retaliation, or that they…
Michel Houellebecq Is Both Lauded and Reviled in France
Reviled as much as he is lauded, Michel Houellebecq holds up a mirror to a world we would rather not see.
Russia jails US citizen Stephen Hubbard, 72, on mercenary charges
A Russian court has sentenced a 72-year-old American citizen to almost seven years in jail for allegedly fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine. Prosecutors said Stephen James Hubbard was serving…