| Lawrence Summers: This Law Made Me Ashamed of My Country
- A focus on economics misses the human brutality that is the most problematic aspect of this legislation.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:12:43 +0000
|
| Stock Markets Rise After Trump Extends Tariff Deadline
- The president noted that U.S. negotiators remained open to offers from trading partners, suggesting that tariffs could be reduced by — or even after — the deadline on Aug. 1.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:11:17 +0000
|
| ‘Playing the Man’: Global Diplomacy in the Trump Era Is All About Flattery
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel handed a letter to President Trump nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize. But it’s not clear whether stroking the president’s ego has long-lasting effects.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:03:01 +0000
|
| Trump Hires Scientists Who Doubt the Consensus on Climate Change
- The three scientists joined the administration after it dismissed hundreds of experts who were assessing how global warming is affecting the country.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:48:21 +0000
|
| Dan Osborn to Seek Pete Ricketts’s Nebraska Senate Seat, Stressing Class Issues
- A steamfitter and former union leader, running as an independent but with Democratic support, will take on the Republican incumbent, a billionaire’s son.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:37:01 +0000
|
| Land Mines, a Cold War Horror, Could Return to Fortify Europe’s Borders
- Five countries plan to revive the use of a weapon prohibited by treaty for more than a quarter of a century, hoping to strengthen their defenses against any Russian attack.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:36:22 +0000
|
| How Do Israel and Hamas Negotiate in Qatar?
- The ongoing presence of negotiators from Hamas and Israel in the Qatari capital, Doha, suggests that both sides are serious about clinching a deal.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:33:43 +0000
|
| The Wild Russian Plot to Burn a London Restaurant and Kidnap Its Owner
- Court proceedings revealed how a criminal gang in Britain were directed to target Yevgeny Chichvarkin, a dissident Russian who owns Hide, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Mayfair.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:18:58 +0000
|
| Man Dies at Milan Airport After Being Sucked Into Jet Engine, Official Says
- The man was neither an airport employee nor a passenger. Milan Bergamo Airport did not say how he had accessed the runway where the plane was.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:49:06 +0000
|
| Trump’s U-Turn on Weapons Leaves Ukrainians Hopeful but Cautious
- After President Trump’s announcement that the United States would send more military aid, some were grateful, others were skeptical, mindful of his seesawing policy.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:39:49 +0000
|
| How Do You Self-Identify? For Many Americans, Checking a Box Won’t Do.
- The New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani said that his background doesn’t fit neatly into simple categories. Others say they’ve struggled with the same issue.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:13:43 +0000
|
| Trump’s New Trade Threats Set Off Global Scramble to Avoid Tariffs
- Many countries thought they were negotiating in good faith. The White House renewed its “reciprocal” tariff plan anyway, giving countries until Aug. 1 to make offers.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 13:59:19 +0000
|
| Netanyahu Nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel praised President Trump’s role in his country’s establishment of diplomatic relations with some Arab states. But Mr. Trump has supported Israeli actions that have strained those ties.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 12:25:48 +0000
|
| Macron’s U.K. State Visit: Migrants and the War in Ukraine Are on the Agenda
- President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Britain, which began Tuesday, will be heavy on pageantry. But both he and Prime Minister Keir Starmer hope for practical results.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:57:11 +0000
|
| ‘Diddy Parties’ Became a Meme. The Combs Case Was About Something Else.
- The sweep of graphic lawsuits accusing Sean Combs of sex abuse led to a sense that his criminal case might examine celebrity debauchery in the music industry. It did not.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:44:04 +0000
|
| Trump Pledges to Send More Weapons to Ukraine
- “They have to be able to defend themselves,” the president said, appearing to signal a reversal after his administration paused some weapons transfers just last week.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:19:22 +0000
|
| A Lost Summer Idyll
- We explore the particular horror of a disaster at a summer camp.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:02:45 +0000
|
| Sweden’s Secret to Well-Being? Tiny Urban Gardens.
- Known as koloniträdgårdar, they provide city dwellers access to nature, fresh produce and community.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:11:31 +0000
|
| Europe Needs Rare Earth Metals. Can a Factory in Seaside France Supply Them?
- The continent wants to reduce the risks of depending so heavily on China for the valuable minerals. The question is how.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:04:20 +0000
|
| Trump Wants to Close the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
- The White House is planning to eliminate the board, a small agency that investigates chemical disasters to understand what went wrong.
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:01:31 +0000
|
