2025-01-13T03:20:53-05:00

With South Korea in Crisis, Eight Justices Will Decide President’s Fate The Constitutional Court, an arbiter in a polarized nation, is about to consider whether Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment for declaring martial law was justified.

2025-01-12T16:49:51-05:00

Druse Leader Aims to Secure Place for Syrian Minorities Despite assurances from the rebels-turned-leaders, members of some religious groups worry what life will be like for them in a post-Assad Syria.

2025-01-12T10:53:36-05:00

Italian Justice Ministry Moves to Release Iranian Man Sought by the U.S. The request to revoke the man’s arrest came only days after Iran released an Italian journalist. Iranian state news said the man was now in Tehran, but Italy has not confirmed that.

2025-01-12T07:46:57-05:00

Israeli Security Chiefs Join Critical Talks for a Cease-Fire in Gaza Pressure is on to reach a deal that would see Hamas release at least some hostages before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.

2025-01-12T05:00:48-05:00

Syria Confronts an Immense Challenge: Justice for Assad Regime Crimes The rebel alliance that took power has vowed to prosecute senior figures from the ousted government, but accountability will be hard to achieve in a vulnerable, divided and battered country.

2025-01-12T05:00:48-05:00

The Mafia’s Grip on a Brazilian Lottery Seemed Invincible. Until the Apps Came. Digital gambling could spell the end for a lottery run by criminal gangs that has been a fixture of Brazilian life for decades.

2025-01-12T05:00:30-05:00

This Part of Mozambique Was Like Paradise. Now It’s a Terrorist Hotbed. Islamic State militants have rampaged across the northern Cabo Delgado Province for more than seven years. The government says the situation has stabilized. Residents tell a different story.

2025-01-12T05:00:20-05:00

Battling Militants Backed by Islamic State in Mozambique For more than seven years, an insurgency backed by the Islamic State has raged across Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, completely upending life in this coastal province rich with natural resources. John Eligon, The New York Times Johannesburg bureau chief, traveled across the province to speak with people trying to rebuild their lives.

2025-01-12T00:01:09-05:00

Hams in the Belfry: How a Cash-Poor French Cathedral Fixed Its Organ A dispute over a project to cure hams in a bell tower underscored the difficulties that churches in France face trying to pay for restorations.

2025-01-11T18:00:16-05:00

Sudan’s Military Recaptures Key City From Paramilitary Accused of Genocide Celebrations erupted in military-controlled areas, stoking hopes the victory might be a turning point in Sudan’s ruinous civil war.

2025-01-11T09:01:37-05:00

Ukraine Says It Captured 2 North Korean Soldiers Fighting for Russia President Volodymyr Zelensky said the soldiers were captured in the western Kursk region, where Ukraine has been fighting to hold on to territory it seized last summer.

2025-01-11T06:52:45-05:00

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Meets With Syrian Leader The visit by Prime Minister Najib Mikati was the first official trip by the Lebanese leader to meet with the new government of Syria.

2025-01-11T06:00:06-05:00

Out in the Cold With Justin Trudeau The prime minister’s celebrity helped bring him to power. Even after his popularity collapsed, it still drew crowds.

2025-01-11T05:09:32-05:00

Jeju Air Flight Recorder Stopped Working 4 Minutes Before Plane Crash The missing data deepens the puzzle of what caused the deadly air disaster in Muan, South Korea, late last month.

2025-01-11T05:01:01-05:00

Israel’s Campaign in Syrian Border Area Prompts Fears It Plans to Stay Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s order for Israeli troops to “take over” a buffer zone with Syria upended decades of relative calm along the de facto border between the two countries.

2025-01-11T05:00:44-05:00

The Painting, the Photograph and the War for Ukraine’s Culture An image depicting a famous 19th-century painting of Cossacks, with current Ukrainian soldiers standing in for the warriors, has struck a chord as Kyiv battles to assert its identity.

2025-01-11T00:01:10-05:00

Why Singapore’s First Family Is Locked in a Bitter Feud Over a House A son of the country’s founding father says he has been persecuted by the government because of a feud with his older brother, who until May was prime minister.

2025-01-10T16:40:39-05:00

ISIS Says It Inspired New Orleans Attack, but Doesn’t Claim Responsibility The attacker who killed 14 pedestrians on Bourbon Street was “influenced by the discourse and messaging of the Islamic State,” the terrorist group said in a bulletin dated Thursday.

2025-01-10T16:06:08-05:00

Vatican Allows Italian Gay Men to Train to Be Priests, if They Remain Celibate Candidates for the seminary should not be disqualified based on sexual orientation, according to new church guidelines in Italy.

2025-01-10T12:45:19-05:00

Mauro Morandi, Italy’s Robinson Crusoe, Dies at 85 He was the sole resident of Budelli, an undeveloped sliver of paradise off the northern coast of Sardinia. He embraced the solitude, until he was evicted.