Iranian attacks and the stoppage of seaborne transit have paralyzed Qatar’s vital gas exports, stalling the economic pivots intended to anchor the country’s growth.Qatar has tried to transform itself into a tourist destination and a hub for international business and finance.
Israel spent over a year preparing a covert site in Iraq for its operations against Iran, regional officials say. Iraqi officials later confirmed the existence of a second base.A shepherd with his herd in the Najaf desert in southwestern Iraq on Tuesday. Israel operated at least two secret outposts
The president has never pretended to be an ordinary American, but a recent “truth bomb” has opened him to criticism that he doesn’t grasp the economic strain of his war with Iran.President Trump made remarks on Tuesday at the White House, ahead of departing for his trip to China.
After President Trump hinted that weapons sales to Taiwan could figure in negotiations with China, officials emphasized their island’s strategic importance.President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan on Sunday. He called Taiwan a guardian of “peace and stability.”
The day-long prayer event featured speakers from President Trump’s cabinet and a program that drew connections between the nation’s founding and Christianity.People rose their hands in worship during Sunday’s event in Washington, which organizers called “Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer,
Prosecutors in Spokane, Wash., are trying three activists who they say conspired to impede federal officers. Legal experts call it a stretch.Protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown have taken place across the country, including in Spokane, Wash. and Seattle (above).
One fateful decision 100 years ago created parallel lives. How does a family broken by the bizarre rules of racism heal itself after three generations apart?Susan Saulny, granddaughter of George DeGrange, and Christine DeGrange and Laura Oswald, granddaughters of Edward DeGrange, at the building tha
Gov. Jared Polis’s decision to commute the sentence of Tina Peters came after months of tense discussions, including one with President Trump.Tina Peters speaking at a Trump rally in Wyoming in 2022.
Representative Julia Letlow at her election watch party in Baton Rouge, La.
Our simulations debunk the notion that the act created artificial minority districts that wouldn’t otherwise exist.
Peter Gelb, the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, said he is not going anywhere as he struggles with financial crises and opera’s place in a changing arts landscape.
The dream of clean hydrogen has tantalized energy experts for years, but producing it has been tough. Many start-ups think the answer could lie beneath our feet.
Terakeet, a reputation management firm, used online tricks to downplay the friendship of the Goldman Sachs general counsel, Kathryn Ruemmler, with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It wasn’t enough.
Here is what we know about the sexual predator whose secrets spurred an international reckoning over money, power and complicity. Check back for updates.
The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency after about 80 people died from the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo.A motorcycle taxi driver at a hospital in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday.
A deal, involving the utilities in Florida and Virginia, would come as demand for power is soaring, largely because of the rapid growth of A.I. data centers.A wind farm owned by NextEra Energy in Texas. Peak electricity demand in coming summers and winters is expected to rise more than 20 percent na
Seattle voters elected Mayor Katie Wilson as tensions rose over wealth inequality, but as Starbucks, one of the city’s most iconic companies, expands in Nashville, she is finding her limits.Starbucks workers were among many union workers at the annual May Day rally and march celebrating Internationa
From the Trump administration to online influencers, the hormone is increasingly seen as the key to achieving a new male ideal.
Where do battle tanks and military trucks go when their service has ended? Enthusiasts and professionals put them to work for search and rescue, marketing and just having fun.Westen Champlin in his 1962 Centurion battle tank. He breaks it out for parades and “doing cool stuff” with, he said.
Lessons from the first graduating A.I. class.
A new collection of photographs gives us a new picture of the Holocaust in France.
What you should know about the federal government’s pilot program offering GLP-1s solely for weight loss.The list of GLP-1s that can be prescribed for obesity includes Eli Lilly’s Foundayo, Wegovy in injectable and tablet forms, and Eli Lilly’s Zepbound KwikPen.
As a rising star of the 1960s, she dated Paul Simon, brooded with Nick Drake and drew Barbra Streisand’s envy. Then she sank into an abusive marriage.Beverley Martyn in 1999. As a promising young singer, she performed at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 and met stars like Peter Fonda and Janis Jopl
Video shared on social media showed the jets striking each other and spinning toward the ground. Four crew members safely ejected before the planes crashed, officials said.The U.S. Air Force demonstration squadron Thunderbirds at the Gunfighter Skies air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho
