Margrethe, the longest-serving monarch in Europe, announced during her New Year’s speech that she would abdicate her th…

Jan 01, 2024. Weight loss could be more achievable in 2024 because of recently-approved drugs. from Breaking News Eng…

President Evariste Ndayishimiye also railed against Western governments that he said had conditioned providing aid on a…

Our correspondents ventured to some of the world’s most remote, and dangerous, locales to report stories that reveal a …

Under the withering attacks, 165 people were killed in the past 24 hours, Gazan officials said, while Israel said it ha…

A surprise attack by Hamas put Israel and the group that controlled Gaza at war. Here are images from the assault and w…

An account of being held for 55 days in Gaza has touched a particular nerve in Israel. from NYT > World News https…

Many residents feel that no place is safe after an airstrike in an area of southern Gaza where Israel had ordered peopl…

In the latest disclosure on the shooting by Israeli soldiers of three hostages, the military said 15 minutes elapsed be…

Donald Trump’s former fixer had sought an early end to court supervision after his 2018 campaign finance conviction. He…

The convoy, whose vehicles were marked with U.N. insignia, was returning from delivering aid, including flour. No one w…

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The F.A.A. said it was monitoring inspections after an airline discovered a bolt with a missing nut in the plane’s rudd…

The Dutch chess player, who received an official warning, said she did not intend to violate the dress code when she wo…

Life expectancy averages may be falling, but you might not have been able to tell that from reading the obituaries this…

The plan, which was disclosed without details before the Israel-Hamas war, would create thousands of jobs and begin ope…

Israel says some 12,000 rockets have been fired from Gaza starting on Oct. 7. They have killed 15 people in Israel. f…

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General Mousavi, who was killed on a farm outside Damascus, was said to have been involved in arming Hezbollah. Israeli…

A proposed export terminal on the Louisiana coast highlights the tension between economic growth, geopolitics and the e…

The Ukrainian success, possibly owed to Western-supplied Patriot missiles, was offset by Russia’s statement that it now…

The accusations made by Russia’s ambassador to Serbia were the latest efforts by Moscow to thwart a diplomatic campaign…

Dec 25, 2023. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says we need to populate our solar system with a trillion people. from Breaki…

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church formally changed the date for celebrating to Dec. 25, departing from the Russian traditio…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said 15 Israeli soldiers had been killed since Friday, but vowed to keep fighting. …

Great holiday reads and a look back at the year. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/l0EjebB

More than $5 million in bonuses were orally promised but never paid, according to the suit. A judge denied the company’…

The stakes for Russia in the presidential vote are large. Other adversaries also might try to deepen divisions among Am…

An Australian high court allowed the release of dozens of detained people who are now subject to curfews and monitored …

Issam Al Mughrabi had worked at the U.N. Development Program for 30 years. Officials said he died along with his wife, …

The arrest of the 50-year-old driver highlighted the strict law in Japan against harming the birds, even if they take o…

She is best remembered for importing reindeer to the Scottish Highlands centuries after they were hunted to extinction.…

With fighting still raging in several parts of the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces are pushing deeper into central Gaza, and…

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The Health Dept. is looking into the public hospital’s use of unlicensed technicians during some bariatric surgeries. …

Despite legal reservations, policymakers are weighing the consequences of using $300 billion in Russian assets to help …

The top political leader of Hamas is in Egypt to meet with mediators, a sign that the two sides might be inching toward…

Journalists have been targeted for harassment, and some women are only allowed to speak to the press if they have a mal…

Airbnb admitted in Australian court that it had made “false or misleading representations,” charging customers in U.S. …

The United States requested the delay to allow more time for negotiations, according to diplomats. from NYT > Worl…

Using laser communication, NASA streamed a cat video from almost 20 million miles away, or 40 round trip flights to the…

The meeting came as pressure mounted over his government’s plans to bring them home. from NYT > World News https:/…

Icelanders had been girding for an eruption. When it happened, they wanted to see it. from NYT > World News https:…

Plus corporate succession in South Korea. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/3a6bz4W

After a weekend of bipartisan negotiations, lawmakers were still short of a compromise and Republicans said they were r…

Long-term memories may have been vital to our own evolution, suggests a new study of chimpanzees and bonobos. from NY…

The move, which comes after a ruling by the International Trade Commission, could create a run on watch sales in the we…

The killing of three hostages in Gaza by Israeli soldiers adds domestic pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu as he resists in…

Plus a dance protest craze spreads in Iran. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/ihXxYvl

He escaped as a teenager and later became one of the Ritchie Boys, a secret Army program that recruited refugees to gat…

The vessel set off with 86 people on board, the International Organization for Migration in Libya said, and women and c…

The military said the mistaken killing of the three men, who had been shirtless, was a violation of its rules of engage…

We want to hear from families about their experiences and medical bills in the past five years. from NYT > Science…

The case raised questions about financial mismanagement at the highest levels of the church, and about Pope Francis’ po…

The F.D.A. is investigating the sources of cinnamon and other ingredients produced outside the U.S. as the possible cau…

There are ways to persuade Israel to shift its strategy in Gaza, but each option carries a political and diplomatic cos…

John Kerry said major oil-exporting countries’ willingness to acknowledge that the era of fossil fuels must come to an …

The city’s $26 million contract with Talkspace makes mental health care very accessible. But some worry it is ‘a Band-A…

The trial, held under stringent security conditions and expected to last months, caps one of the gravest espionage scan…

A newly passed measure directs the National Archives to collect documents related to U.F.O.s and disclose confidential …

Alex Batty, who is from Oldham, England, was found by a delivery driver. His mother and grandfather are wanted in conne…

The country accused Russia of resuming an effort to funnel mostly African and Middle Eastern migrants into Finland in a…

Nia Wilkerson has spent years hearing that she looks like the girl from “The Polar Express.” On TikTok, she’s leaning i…

The government avoided extra borrowing for 2024, but must make cuts in programs to address climate change. from NYT &…

Nia Wilkerson has spent years hearing that she looks like the girl from “The Polar Express.” On TikTok, she’s leaning i…

Prime Minister Donald Tusk is sworn in and vows to try to invigorate flagging European support for Ukraine and push for…

Observations from researchers and residents, published annually in a report by NOAA, reveal a region grappling with rap…

Observations from researchers and residents, published annually in a report by NOAA, reveal a region grappling with rap…

Plus, the debate over who’s a “colonizer.” from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/iX8lHys

The NASA astronaut Frank Rubio grew a tomato in space, but then it disappeared. Suspicion trailed Mr. Rubio for months,…

The European Union and Sweden have called for the immediate release of Johan Floderus, who has been detained in Tehran …

Scammers have used QR codes to steal personal information by imitating legitimate companies or sending deceptive emails…

Despite government efforts to silence her, Dr. Gao drew global attention to an epidemic that devastated rural China and…

The company has publicly released its latest technology so people can build their own chatbots. Rivals like OpenAI and …

It was the first call in weeks between the two leaders, whose relationship has been strained since the start of the Isr…

As fighting surged in the territory, Arab leaders condemned the move as a “mark of shame,” one that will haunt the Unit…

Some of the strikes targeted the southern Gaza Strip, where the Israeli military has ordered civilians to go to avoid b…

It is the first time the Biden administration has declared an emergency to expedite arms shipments to the Middle East, …

Arab countries said they were frustrated that the United States had not voted to end Israel’s military campaign, which …

There is no clear path for African patients to get access to the treatments, which have multimillion-dollar price tags …

The director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said in a speech that he was “was happy to see” Palestinians …

A “muon shot” aims to study the basic forces of the cosmos. But meager federal budgets could limit its ambitions. fro…

A “muon shot” aims to study the basic forces of the cosmos. But meager federal budgets could limit its ambitions. fro…

A “muon shot” aims to study the basic forces of the cosmos. But meager federal budgets could limit its ambitions. fro…

There is little agreement among regulators and lawmakers around the world on how artificial intelligence should — or ev…

The Justice Department also said it had begun investigating the “murder of more than 30 Americans” by Hamas fighters du…

Dr. Murphy’s safe, reliable container replaced breakable glass bottles used in transfusions in the Korean War. He also …

President Volodymyr Zelensky’s briefing, via a video call, will come a day after the White House warned that aid to his…

The warning was a reflection of how anger is spreading internationally over Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack and the Israeli milit…

As acts of violence spike in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, American officials say they will take action against dozen…

Officials in Europe, where a majority of the world’s olive oil is produced, charged 11 people with selling low-quality …

The preserved insects, from a cache of Lebanese resin, appear to be male but have mouth parts that are found only on mo…

Israel has accused Hamas of committing abuses against large numbers of women. Hamas denies the allegations. from NYT …

The man, identified as Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab, was known to French intelligence services for Islamist extremism and…

Plus Israel’s campaign in Gaza. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/VY3brZ4

A Pentagon official said the U.S.S. Carney and several commercial ships nearby came under fire on Sunday, but did not s…

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Hostages who were recently released thanked demonstrators for continuing to pressure their government. from NYT > …

The vice president’s statement came after a daylong meeting with Arab leaders in Dubai, where she was attending the U.N…

The Israeli media and The New York Times published damaging revelations suggesting that senior officers had ignored or …

Pedro Barrientos, 74, was charged in the kidnapping, torture and killing of the popular folk singer Víctor Jara days af…

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The company in recent weeks organized several in-person meetings between its top executive and Jewish groups and busine…

The U.S. secretary of state said he also believed Israel was taking steps in this next phase of war to protect civilian…