Another Deadly Earthquake, and a Cascade of Problems for Afghanistan
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:58:41 +0000 A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Mazar-i-Sharif, a northern city known for its magnificent Blue Mosque, which suffered damage.: In Israel, an Unfamiliar Word Is Heard: Peace
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 15:47:39 +0000 A new kind of Mideast peace process is underway, as a determined Trump administration and its allies in the Muslim world seek to broaden a tenuous cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.: Arrests in Louvre Heist Show Power of DNA Databases in Solving Crimes
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:55:58 +0000 France’s trove of DNA profiles has helped solve high-profile crimes and was used to find some of the Louvre suspects, and it is growing. The police can also access other countries’ databases.: After Fleeing a Massacre, Survivors Encountered Still More Gunfire and Abductions
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:00:34 +0000 Thousands of people who witnessed atrocities have tried to escape El Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region since paramilitary fighters seized that city in late October.: A Celebrated French Writer Loved Russia. War Forced a Reckoning.
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 15:01:38 +0000 Emmanuel Carrère’s best sellers on Russia grew out of a deep affection. Since Moscow invaded Ukraine, he has traveled to the war-torn country to rethink his views.: India Wins Women’s Cricket World Cup
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 18:19:31 +0000 A team that faced seemingly insurmountable odds wins its first championship, with wider ramifications for the role women play in public life.: Medieval Tower in Rome Partially Collapses, Trapping Worker Who Died After Rescue Efforts
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 23:45:43 +0000 Rescuers at the tower near the Colosseum worked for 11 hours before removing the man who had been pinned under rubble and debris. He later died in the hospital.: Louvre Heist: What to Know About the Suspects and Investigation
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:38:58 +0000 Three of the four people whom the police believe carried out the theft have been arrested. But the jewelry is nowhere to be found.: Hegseth Vows Stronger Ties With a Vietnam Skeptical of U.S. Commitment
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 11:51:48 +0000 After months of uncertainty over U.S. aid, the defense secretary pledged that Washington would keep funding programs that help address the wounds of the Vietnam War.: In Switzerland, The Alps Are Melting Amid Climate Change, but Villagers Won’t Be Moved
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 10:00:31 +0000 Switzerland is racing to rebuild Blatten, which was crushed by a glacier. It’s a sign of the economic and emotional costs of a warming Europe.: U.K. Police Investigate Possible Link Between Train Attack and Stabbing of 14-Year-Old
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:33:16 +0000 The police are examining whether the suspect in the stabbing spree on a London-bound train on Saturday was connected to three other incidents involving a knife.: For Day of the Dead, One Mexican Town Digs Up Its Dead
Sun, 02 Nov 2025 21:52:09 +0000 Pomuch, Mexico, is one of the last places where residents clean their relatives’ bones. Now they are grappling with a new challenge: tourists.: Canadians Mourn a Loss by Underdogs Who Brought a Nation Together
Sun, 02 Nov 2025 15:08:21 +0000 The Blue Jays, Canada’s only M.L.B. team, were a salve for a country hit by President Trump’s threats and tariffs. Then the Dodgers ended their thrilling postseason run.: Defense Lawyers Demand Dismissal of Abuse Case Against Israeli Soldiers
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 03:04:37 +0000 The chief legal officer of Israel’s military resigned after authorizing the leak of a video in the case involving grave abuse of a Palestinian detainee. That further politicized a fraught case.: Mail-In Ballots Solidify Narrow Win for Dutch Centrist Party
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 22:21:42 +0000 The center-left D66 party edged the far-right party of Geert Wilders in the popular vote, giving it the first crack at forming a new government.: A Big Moment for Women in India
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:36:23 +0000 My colleague Mujib Mashal writes about how a huge victory on the cricket ground could change the lives of women and girls.: After Hurricane Melissa, a Seaside Town in Jamaica Picks Up the Pieces
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:15:37 +0000 The devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa in Black River, Jamaica, reflects the broader destruction and rebuilding facing many Jamaican communities.: Halloween Becomes Another Target of the Kremlin’s Culture Wars
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:03:37 +0000 The Russian authorities canceled a festival in St. Petersburg, branding it “Satanist,” as part of a larger assault on anything viewed as a Western influence.: What to Know About Trump’s Threat of Military Action in Nigeria
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:00:53 +0000 The president said he would halt all aid and go in “guns-a-blazing” to target militants.: The Jamaican Families Torn Apart by Hurricane Melissa
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:11:13 +0000 Days after a powerful hurricane made landfall in Jamaica, thousands of residents are now homeless and trying to make sense of how they narrowly survived. The New York Times traveled to the storm’s center in Black River, and found a community destroyed — without food or clean water — where families are desperate and still traumatized after being cut off from the outside world.: 7 Climbers Are Killed After Avalanche Hits Base Camp in Himalayas
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:41:21 +0000 Another four were missing, officials in Nepal said. The avalanche followed heavy snowfall produced by Cyclone Montha.: The Netherlands Will Return Looted Pharoah-Era Artifact to Egypt
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:19:08 +0000 The 3,500-year-old artifact, likely stolen from Egypt during the Arab Spring in 2011 or 2012, was found at an elite European art fair in Maastricht.: La Scala Stages New Vision of Shostakovich’s Original ‘Lady MacBeth’
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 15:56:38 +0000 Banned for decades in the Soviet Union for its dissonance and bawdiness, the opera returns as La Scala’s season opener amid the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death.: La Scala’s First ‘Ring’ in a Decade Passes the Wagnerian Flame
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 15:47:21 +0000 Two conductors — a mentor and a protégé, both trained as pianists — bring precision and lyricism to the first new staging of Wagner’s epic in a decade.: Inspired by Rome’s Pantheon: Antony Gormley and Tadao Ando’s Art Cave
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 10:00:25 +0000 The British sculptor Antony Gormley and the Japanese architect Tadao Ando designed an installation evoking the ancient Roman dome. Building it was complicated.: A Massacre Unfolding in Sudan
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 05:39:51 +0000 My colleague Declan Walsh writes about the humanitarian crisis in Darfur — and how the world is now largely looking away.: 5 German Climbers Are Killed by Avalanche in Italian Alps
Sun, 02 Nov 2025 20:04:11 +0000 The climbers were in two groups in northern Italy on Saturday night when an avalanche struck. Two people survived.: British Man Charged After Stabbing Rampage on Train
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 13:18:30 +0000 U.K. officials said they did not believe the attack on a train to London was connected to terrorism. One of the 11 people injured remains in critical condition, the police said.: The New Host of The Morning
Sun, 02 Nov 2025 12:54:37 +0000 I’m Sam Sifton. Before we get to the news today, I’d like to tell you a little about myself. You ought to know who’s writing to you.: Meet Your News Friend, the New Host of The Morning
Sun, 02 Nov 2025 12:55:33 +0000 Sam Sifton wants readers to know: Everything is going to be all right, and you’re not alone.: That Time Xi Jinping Joked About Espionage
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 07:51:23 +0000 Xi Jinping gave two cellphones to South Korea’s president, who asked how secure they were. “You can check if there’s a backdoor,” he said with a laugh.: Cleaning Bones for Day of the Dead
Sun, 02 Nov 2025 10:01:16 +0000 Practitioners of an annual ritual to clean deceased relatives’ bones are grappling with a new challenge: tourists. Jack Nicas, our Mexico City bureau chief, visits Pomuch, a town in Eastern Mexico that celebrates Día de Muertos unlike any other place.: The Economic Crisis in Egypt Raises Another Dilemma: Tipping
Sun, 02 Nov 2025 10:01:01 +0000 Waiters and deliverymen receive tips. But so do receptionists, government clerks and hospital nurses. And with Egypt stuck in an economic crisis, even the cost of tipping is inflating.: Outspoken Mexican Mayor Who Declared War on Cartels Is Killed
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 18:15:08 +0000 Mayor Carlos Manzo of Uruapan had criticized President Claudia Sheinbaum’s approach to crime. He was shot at a Day of the Dead celebration.: Communities in Hurricane-Ravaged Jamaica Still Cut Off as Death Toll Climbs
Sun, 02 Nov 2025 16:10:29 +0000 The authorities have yet to reach dozens of areas in Jamaica, raising the question of how many people really died in last week’s storm.: An Outlier in Irish Politics Has Become the Country’s President
Sun, 02 Nov 2025 04:01:18 +0000 Propelled by anti-establishment fervor, Catherine Connolly was elected last week with a landmark popular mandate.: See How Thailand’s Pets Become Speed Eating Contest Champions
Sun, 02 Nov 2025 04:01:17 +0000 Speed eating contests are part of a growing list of pet-related events in Thailand that also include competitions for skateboarding dogs and felines that look like cows.: Fire in Hermosillo, Mexico, Kills at Least 23 at Waldo’s Store
Sun, 02 Nov 2025 16:23:13 +0000 The fire ripped through a store in Hermosillo, a city in Sonora State. Officials said minors were among the victims.: 2 Arrested After Stabbing on Train Near Cambridge, England
Sun, 02 Nov 2025 01:30:47 +0000 Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain denounced the attack, which the police said left nine victims with “life-threatening injuries.”: Trump Threatens Military Action in Nigeria Over Protections for Christians
Sun, 02 Nov 2025 00:31:09 +0000 Accusing Nigeria of not doing enough to protect Christians from violence, President Trump said he had ordered the Pentagon to prepare for action.: Two More Suspects Charged in Louvre Heist Case
Sat, 01 Nov 2025 18:25:22 +0000 In addition to the two main suspects, who partially admitted to the robbery, two others have been charged by the Paris prosecutor overseeing the case.: Juan Ramón Matta Ballesteros, 80, Dies; Cartel Kingpin Fed Cocaine Boom
Sun, 02 Nov 2025 14:36:35 +0000 Before being imprisoned in the late 1980s, he made a fortune as a Honduran power broker connecting Colombian and Mexican cartels.: Can South Korea Manage the Competing Needs of the U.S. and China?
Sun, 02 Nov 2025 02:52:47 +0000 The country’s new president rolled out the red carpet for China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and President Trump this week, but the superpower rivalry is making it harder to balance relations.: Quality Time
Sat, 01 Nov 2025 10:19:39 +0000 Daylight saving time ends tomorrow. The decrease in daylight can be destabilizing — and clarifying.: Spurned by Trump, Carney Begins Thawing Canada’s China Connection
Sat, 01 Nov 2025 10:00:07 +0000 The meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, came after a long period of tension and estrangement.: Far Right Targets Similarities Between Zohran Mamdani and Sadiq Khan
Sat, 01 Nov 2025 09:17:35 +0000 Zohran Mamdani, the leading contender in the Nov. 4 New York election, and Sadiq Khan, London’s mayor, are liberal and Muslim, but they’re navigating varied politics, communities and cities.: Putin Brandishes Menacing Nuclear Weapons as Talks With U.S. Falter
Sat, 01 Nov 2025 14:02:00 +0000 Touting new weapons tests, Moscow signals to Washington that it must contend with the Kremlin’s power and negotiate.: Saudi Prince Plans Ambitious U.S. Visit, but Opening Ties With Israel Is Unlikely
Sat, 01 Nov 2025 10:00:15 +0000 The crown prince of Saudi Arabia is pushing for a security pact and a nuclear deal with the United States yet is not expected to recognize Israel soon, despite President Trump’s wishes.: Air Pollution Could Be Contributing to Your Slower Marathon Time
Sat, 01 Nov 2025 19:53:53 +0000 Marathon runners consistently finished slower in cities with higher levels of dangerous particles in the air, researchers found.: He Stayed in Belarus for His Imprisoned Wife. Now He’s Locked Up, Too.
Sun, 02 Nov 2025 05:06:26 +0000 Two journalists, both in detention for their work, show how President Aleksandr Lukashenko’s repressive machine grinds on despite warming ties with the U.S.: Working Past 100? In Japan, Some People Never Quit.
Sat, 01 Nov 2025 09:00:20 +0000 We met five remarkable people who’ve lived for more than a century and have yet to retire. For them, a working life is a richer one.: Carney Says He Apologized to Trump Over Reagan Ad
Sat, 01 Nov 2025 08:43:09 +0000 The Canadian prime minister also said that he had asked the province of Ontario not to air the ad that later prompted the president to end trade talks.: After Days of Protests, Tanzania’s President Is Declared Election Winner
Sat, 01 Nov 2025 18:50:11 +0000 Election monitors and members of the European Parliament have questioned the election’s integrity, and violent protests have rocked the country.: Twenty Years Later, Atrocities Haunt Darfur Again
Sat, 01 Nov 2025 02:12:44 +0000 The world seems unable, or unwilling, to do much to stop a new struggle on an old battlefield, as atrocities sweep villages and towns.: Tanzania Racked by Deadly Protests After Election
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 23:34:49 +0000 The United Nations said at least 10 people had been killed. Opposition leaders claimed the death toll could be in the hundreds, and one official called for the military to step in.: In One Jamaican Town, Hurricane Melissa Left Behind Floodwaters and Dead Livestock
Sat, 01 Nov 2025 15:26:45 +0000 The Category 5 storm ravaged western Jamaica and drenched the small community of New River, where residents were coping with a massive clean up. At least 19 people have died nationwide, officials said.: Will the Unmaking of Prince Andrew Be the Making of King Charles?
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:13:29 +0000 The decision by King Charles III to strip the title of his brother Prince Andrew showed a level of accountability rarely applied to royals.: Selma van de Perre, Dutch Jew Who Resisted Nazis, Dies at 103
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 18:41:03 +0000 “It is impossible not to marvel at her steadiness and courage,” one reviewer wrote after reading her memoir.