Global Economic Output Looks Slower for 2026, IMF Says

The I.M.F. projected world output growth would fall to 3 percent for the year, a number pushed down by high commodity prices.Buildings destroyed by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes in Tehran in March. Despite dark clouds, the global economy has proved relatively resilient, buttressed partly by demand for A.I

A Alan Rappeport

As Israel Loses Support in the U.S., Rahm Emanuel Criticizes Netanyahu

The former Chicago mayor, a Democrat exploring a 2028 presidential run, is in Tel Aviv calling for an end to unconditional U.S. support of Israel.Rahm Emanuel, the former Chicago mayor and White House chief of staff, is trying to chart a course between the anti-Israel left and the pro-Israel right.

D David M. Halbfinger

Midtown Neighborhood Has to Cope in a Troubled Building’s Shadow

Travelers were shut out of major hotels, and work ground to a halt for some on Tuesday after a building partially buckled in Manhattan.East 44th Street in Manhattan on Tuesday, as evacuations continued after a high-rise office building on 42nd Street was at risk of partial collapse.

C Caitlyn Freeman

These Maine Democrats Might Replace Graham Platner in the Senate Race

Mr. Platner has not yet withdrawn from the race after a rape allegation, but Democrats in the state and nationally are already exploring potential alternatives.A wide range of Democrats, including many former allies, have called on Graham Platner to end his campaign for Senate in Maine.

B Bayliss Wagner

The Unknown Universe Inside Your Gut

The human microbiome is essential to our health, but scientists have only begun to understand why. Two researchers set out to map this largely uncharted terrain.

J Jeneen Interlandi

The Alluring Albanian Island Inspiring Ivanka’s Fantasy

A former military base in the Adriatic Sea, the island is in a beautiful setting but it is strewed with snakes, crumbling buildings and land mines.A view of Sazan Island, once the site of Italian, Soviet and then Albanian military bases, now in ruins.

A Andrew Higgins

How Revolutionary Was the American Revolution?

Many historians have recently seen it as a tame, even disappointing affair. But in the Trump era, the old question of its radicalism is taking on a fresh charge.Re-enactors in Lexington, Mass., preparing for the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord in April 2025.

J Jennifer Schuessler

A Cease-Fire in Doubt

We have the latest on renewed strikes in the Middle East.Mark Rutte, the NATO secretary general, and President Trump.

S Sam Sifton

For Rebels in Congo, Ebola Could Help Strengthen Their Rule

A violent militia that controls large swaths of Congolese territory in the east may use the virus to try to bolster its authority.A church member distributes food to displaced people at the Kigonze camp. The camp is home to more than 25,000 people in Bunia, Ituri province, the epicenter of the Ebola

R Ruth Maclean and Justin Makangara