Berlin Potato Festival Sparks New American-Born Ties
The annual Kartoffelfest was a chance to update family traditions, with an American baby born abroad.
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Diplomat Skewed Reports to Paint Israel in Rosy Light
A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times.
3 Killed, Dozens Injured as Houthis Strike Saudi Airports
Residents of Saudi Arabia’s capital reported hearing booms on Thursday, a day after the Saudi government said two women and a Sudanese man died in strikes on two airports.
Cockroach Party Leader Channels Gen Z’s Wild Demands
Abhijeet Dipke started the movement as a joke. But after ousting a minister over a dysfunctional college entrance exam system, India’s youth say they now want to save democracy.
Gen Z School Sit-Ins Ignite Gen Alpha Protests
India’s youngest students are staging sit-ins and protesting the run-down conditions of their schools, drawing inspiration from the Gen Z protests that roiled the country this summer.
Siberian Lab Worker Death Fuels Plague Rumors
The death of a Russian lab worker has spawned rumors. Here are the facts.
SHOCK: Far-Left Fuels Student Uprisings for Power
Far-left leaders are cheering on the students. Government officials accuse them of stirring up the unrest for political gain.
Twin Hostages Grapple with Freedom After Year-Long Captivity
Gali and Ziv Berman were taken hostage when their kibbutz was attacked on Oct. 7, 2023. They were freed a year ago but are still adjusting to freedom and trying to rebuild their lives.
EU Prepares Tougher China Trade Measures as Beijing Talks Loom
The European Union is weighing tougher trade measures as negotiators prepare to meet Chinese officials in Beijing, with surging exports from China pressuring key industries in Europe.
EXPOSED: Gaza’s Fragile Rebirth One Year After War
Nearly a year after Israel and Hamas agreed to end the war in Gaza, Saher Alghorra, a photographer for The New York Times, documents how residents are coping and working to rebuild their lives.
SHOWDOWN at Paul Éluard: Crumbling Classrooms Spark Blockade
Angered by poor classroom conditions, students at Paul Éluard High School in a suburb of the capital were among the first to blockade their campus during an ongoing round of unrest.
Ukraine Halts Russian Push, Holds Donbas ‘Fortress Belt
Moscow says its capture of the region is inevitable. But Kyiv has so far stymied Russian efforts to encircle Ukrainian “fortress belt” cities.
CANADA BANS Assisted Death for Mental Illness Alone
People who have mental illness alone will not qualify for assisted death, but patients who have other conditions and expect to have a cognitive decline can make an advanced request.
FURY: Rubio Calls Europe to ‘Rise from Slumber’ and Lead
In Greece, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Western nations must embrace an earlier ethos of exploration and conquest as part of their civilization, to remain ‘at the head of the world.’
UK’s Powell Rushes to Israel as Jerusalem Consulate Faces Shutdown
Jonathan Powell, Britain’s national security adviser, visited Israel last week to try to negotiate over the looming closure of his country’s consulate in Jerusalem, according to three officials.
HORROR: Russian Plague Lab Death Sparks Silent Outbreak Fears
Russian authorities aren’t saying much about the death of a woman who worked in a lab studying plague. But experts say any risk of contagion would be limited.
Teen Rescued After AI-Guided Hike to ‘Widowmaker’ Ledge
Bryce Vincent Gowryluk used Claude, Anthropic’s A.I. chatbot, to help him chart a course for the top of Crown Mountain, north of Vancouver, British Columbia. Things did not go as planned.
Russia Declares No Plague Emergency After Lab Worker Death
New information around the death of a lab worker, including a statement that she had been vaccinated against the plague, came as U.S. officials demanded more data.
BREAKTHROUGH? Delays Threaten Vital HIV Research Funding
The networks also develop treatments and preventions for other infectious diseases and were instrumental in testing the Covid vaccine.