Facing an American president constrained by war and politics, China’s leader may seek to lock in a tactical truce while he shores up a fragile economy at home.President Trump and the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in May.
Manufacturers are struggling with constrained supplies as U.S. and Chinese officials negotiate over export restrictions with consequences for global industry.A display about rare-earth production at the National Museum in Beijing.
Japan’s prime minister will meet President Trump to discuss China’s economic and security pressure while also seeking to de-escalate tensions with Beijing.Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan in a meeting with President Trump, who is not pictured, in Tokyo last year. Ms. Takaichi remains focused o
Several companies tied to the data center industry have delayed their initial public offerings amid the increasing public backlash to these energy guzzling facilities.Meta’s new data center in Middleton Township, Ohio. Some companies are delaying plans to raise tens of billions of dollars in public
A corporate spat between two tech giants last week was just the latest volley in a conflict over whether dangerous mistakes are being made in A.I. training.Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft’s A.I. chief, argued in an essay published Wednesday that the tech start-up Anthropic was pushing its systems too ha
Diplomats, dignitaries and tech experts gathered amid the United Nations General Assembly to debate how to address the threats and harness the potential of artificial intelligence.The United Nations headquarters on Monday as world leaders convened in New York for the General Assembly.
A boycott of the White House press pool by the major networks deprives the president of the oxygen of screen time. But he is still finding ways to get on the air.Television is how President Trump’s allies and even his aides communicate with him.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani invited the president to his official residence in Manhattan, where the two spoke about policing, immigration and affordable housing.Mayor Zohran Mamdani hosted President Trump on Monday at Gracie Mansion.
The president, who has been dogged by the war in Iran and eroding alliances, is also expected to sign a security deal on Greenland and meet with world leaders.The 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly will start this week in New York City.
The decades have not lessened Earl Spencer’s anger over the House of Windsor’s treatment of the former Princess of Wales. King Charles comes in for special vitriol.Earl Spencer, during an interview with the BBC this month. His new book, “Swan Song: Diana, My Sister,” comes out on Tuesday.
“Swan Song,” Charles Spencer’s memoir of Lady Diana, is full of love and vengeance.Princess Diana
Nearly 30 years after Princess Diana died, her brother has written a book about her life, her marriage to Prince Charles and the suffering she endured at the hands of the tabloid press.
President Trump should demand that North Korea freeze, not eliminate, its nuclear weapons program, President Lee Jae Myung said in an interview.President Lee Jae Myung spoke with The New York Times for about 70 minutes at the Blue House, the presidential compound in Seoul.
The Massachusetts Institute for Technology pulled ahead on a set of criteria that are as contentious as they are influential.The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Mass., is now No. 1, according to U.S. News & World Report.
With the Alternative for Germany party close to power in a German state, federal officials are planning to limit the group’s access to classified intelligence.The State Parliament in Saxony-Anhalt, a state in eastern Germany where the AfD could soon take power.
A Venezuelan immigrant, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, was shot in Austin, Texas, on Sunday after a traffic stop. The shooting prompted calls from local officials for a transparent investigation.Police tape surrounds the location where local authorities say a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of
The former president and Texas senator are headlining a fund-raiser in Dallas for top Republican Senate candidates. Not included: Ken Paxton, the nominee in their own state.Senator John Cornyn of Texas, left, lost a costly and bitter Republican primary this year to Ken Paxton, the state attorney gen
The order may have little impact because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that blocked the congressional districts that favor Republicans.Secretary of State Denny Hoskins of Missouri, a Republican, said he believed redistricting was not eligible for a referendum.
Representative Mike Lawler, a Republican seeking re-election in a swing district in New York, was backed by Representative Jared Golden, Democrat of Maine.Representative Mike Lawler, a Republican, is trying to fend off a challenge from Cait Conley, a Democrat, in a critical House swing district in N
Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois, widely seen as a potential presidential candidate, revealed in an interview on “CBS Mornings” that he had been on a GLP-1 regimen since 2024.Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois is not the first potential presidential hopeful to make getting in better shape part of their campai
His “The Eat-a-Bug Cookbook” made a case for insects as food, while his boisterous cooking demonstrations brought tarantulas and crickets to TV.Mr. Gordon in 2012. Among his favorite dishes was deep-fried tarantulas.
The Trump administration’s policy of deporting migrants to third countries is undermining a bedrock notion of international law for the past 75 years.A man from Colombia sits in his hotel room in San José.
We should not give in to gloom.
As temperatures in the country continue to approach 90 degrees Fahrenheit, inmates have been sleeping on concrete cell floors. Even the guards have complained.Outside the Rebibbia prison in Rome. There are nearly 65,000 inmates in Italian detention facilities, crammed into cells built for less than
