The United States’ loss of its last triple-A credit rating and mounting concerns about government debt are threatening to disrupt the relative calm in financial markets that has prevailed since President Trump…
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U.K.-E.U. Summit: What to Know as Officials Gather to Talk Defense, Trade and More
Top officials from the European Union and Britain are gathering in London on Monday, as the two allies pivot toward a post-Brexit future. The gathering has been billed as a major reset…
Russia Beefs Up Forces Near Finland’s Border
Russian forces have been beefing up bases and building military infrastructure near the Finnish border, according to recent satellite imagery, in moves that could reveal their strategy for what happens after the…
South Africa’s President to Challenge Trump on Afrikaner Refugees
South Africa has been a focus of President Trump’s criticism in his second term. Mr. Trump has made debunked claims that white farmers in South Africa are being killed in a genocide….
2 Dead and 1 Missing After Train Strikes Pedestrians in Ohio
At least two people were killed and at least one person was missing in Fremont, Ohio, on Sunday night after a train struck multiple pedestrians, according to the authorities. Danny Sanchez, the…
What a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Like Biden’s Means for Patients
Prostate cancer experts say that former President Joseph R. Biden’s diagnosis is serious. Announced on Sunday by his office, the cancer has spread to his bones. And it is Stage 4, the…
Inside a Plan to Shut Down Pro-Palestinian Activism
What is Project Esther? Katie J.M. Baker, a national investigative correspondent for The New York Times, explores the Heritage Foundation’s plan to shut down pro-Palestinian activism, as well as actions taken by…
The Global Happiness Curve Is Collapsing. What Does That Mean?
For decades, research showed that the way people experienced happiness across their lifetimes looked like a U-shaped curve: Happiness tended to be high when they were young, then dipped in midlife, only…
Can Trump Really End Birthright Citizenship?
For more than a century, there was broad consensus that the 14th Amendment established birthright citizenship for children born in the United States. But President Trump has challenged that precedent. Abbie VanSickle,…
3 Deals in 3 Countries on Trump’s Trip
Three countries on President Trump’s Middle East tour this week are also the sites of recent investments in Trump businesses that benefit the president. Eric Lipton, an investigative reporter for The New…