Latest

List of Latest articles

A damaged residential building is seen on fire following a drone strike in Ukraine.

Russia Launches Massive Aerial Bombardment of Ukraine

The operation was retaliation for Kyiv’s devastating drone offensive against Russian strategic cruise missile carriers.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump listen to a question from reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 30.

The Economics of Trump’s Budget and Policy Bill

Pushing millions off Medicaid will help offset tax cuts. This article has an audio recording

An illustration depicts the lead in the TV show Careme, dressed as a chef, putting a Napoleon shaped hat on a tower of desserts. He flicks whipped cream with his other hand and winks.

The French TV Show That Turns Souffle Into Statecraft

“Carême” gives an international audience what it wants: rich food, lusty romps, and Napoleon.

A black and white family photo shows a father kneeling down next to two small children.

Xi Jinping’s Family Fortunes

A new biography explores the tangled politics of a revolutionary father.

A grid of 12 new fiction book covers on a blue and beige field

The Novels We’re Reading in June

Peculiar forms of criminality, as seen from front-line Ukraine and Lagos.

Eleven migrants are seen criss-crossing on a white stairway at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Other Side of Deportation

What it looks like when Mexican deportees from the United States are forced to return home.

Paris Saint-Germain defender Marquinhos and head coach Luis Enrique celebrate with the team a day after it won the UEFA Champions League, at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris.

What in the World?

Test yourself on the week of May 31: Poles go to the polls, the Dutch government collapses, and an earthquake rocks Pakistan.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum casts her vote at a polling station during Mexican judicial elections in Mexico City on June 1.

The Aftermath of Mexico’s Judicial Elections

Sunday’s vote handed more influence to the ruling party—and shook investor confidence.

The first batch of the Ukrainian-made Peklo drone missile is delivered to a Ukrainian Armed Forces facility in Kyiv on Dec. 6, 2024.

The Ukrainians’ New Way of War

The audacious drone attack deep into Russia’s rear fits a larger pattern of wartime innovation.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington.

Trump’s Travel Ban Returns

The new policy will deny or restrict entry for citizens from 19 countries.

Displaced Palestinians walk along a road to receive humanitarian aid packages from a U.S.-backed foundation in Rafah, located in the southern Gaza Strip, on June 5.

Deadly Aid Chaos in Gaza

Critics say the new aid system in Gaza is designed to displace Palestinians.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a welcoming ceremony in Beijing.

Trump and Xi Break the Silence With Phone Call

The leaders claimed progress on thorny issues, but it remains to be seen if the rhetoric will translate into reality.

A man is seen from a short distance as he walks through a parking lot outside a fence surrounding a big corrugated metal building at a steel plant. An American flag flies from a pole in front of the building. The man grips a plastic bag; his posture is slumped, and he looks toward the ground.

Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Fix the Steel Industry

Making steel and aluminum more expensive won’t help domestic mills much, but it will hammer factories.

A member of the Iraqi forces walks past a mural bearing the logo of the Islamic State (IS) group in a tunnel that was reportedly used as a training centre by the jihadists, on March 1, 2017, in the village of Albu Sayf, on the southern outskirts of Mosul. Iraqi.

Syria’s Islamic State Is Surging

As a new regime gets settled in Damascus, it faces a rising threat from an old foe.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C.

Can America’s Global Reputation Survive Trump?

Silicon Valley Rep. Ro Khanna is cautiously optimistic.

Loading graphics