Scenes from China’s 2024 Dragon Boat Festival
Recent images from dragon-boat festivals in several Chinese cities
Israel’s Wartime Government Just Collapsed. Does It Matter?
The political math favors Netanyahu, with or without Benny Gantz.
What America Owes the Planet
Climate reparations would hold the globe’s biggest polluters—including the United States—responsible for their actions. They might also be the best hope those nations have for saving themselves.
Why Russia Is Happy at War
A centuries-long tradition of authoritarian rule and disregard for individual rights underpins Vladimir Putin’s imperial project.
Photos of the Week: Baby Jumping, Rain Vortex, Rickshaw Nap
Two rocket launches from the southern United States, flooding rivers in southwestern Germany, commemorations on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France, and much more
Photos: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings
Images of recent events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Allied forces’ D-Day landings on June 6, 1944
China Is Losing the Chip War
Xi Jinping picked a fight over semiconductor technology—one he can’t win.
India Is Starting to See Through Modi’s Nationalist Myth
The prime minister claimed the support of a Hindu god. His country didn’t buy it.
The Failing State Next Door
Mexico has its first woman president. But her big win may be a bigger danger to democracy and security.
What Europe Fears
American allies see a second Trump term as all but inevitable. “The anxiety is massive.”
Biden’s Bold Gaza Cease-Fire Gambit
The president has pushed events as far as he can, but even American presidents have their limits.
Photos of the Week: Beer Toss, Pike Battle, Sea Pods
Warrior horse racing in Japan, a new volcanic eruption in Iceland, a Memorial Day display in Boston, an anti-drone-technology display in Ukraine, a performance by AC/DC in Italy, and much more
The Saudi Deal the U.S. Actually Needs
The United States and Saudi Arabia seem fated to deepen their partnership. We should make that partnership as functional as possible.
An Island Community Displaced by Climate Change
Residents of a tiny Panamanian island threatened by rising sea levels begin to relocate to a new development.
The 2024 Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling Race
Images of racers running and tumbling down a very steep hill—pursuing a large wheel of cheese
What If Iran Already Has the Bomb?
For the first time, Iranian officials are openly threatening to build a nuclear weapon—and even intimating that they already have.
I Carried Out the Strike That Killed Soleimani. America Doesn’t Understand the Lesson of His Death.
Inside the decision to assassinate Iran’s ruthless general
Photos of the Week: Victorian Picnic, Flamingo Flight, Shadow Puppets
An airline for dogs in New York, horse racing in Baltimore, the Olympic torch relay in southwestern France, a tornado’s path of destruction in Iowa, and much more
Photos: Ukrainians Fight to Defend Kharkiv From Russian Attacks
Ukraine’s second-largest city and nearby villages have come under intensifying attacks from Russia’s invading forces.
The British Prime Minister Bowed to the Inevitable
Why did Rishi Sunak just call a surprise election?