The Rise of the Brutal American
This is how the bad guys act.
Russia Is Not Winning
At the current rate, Russia will control all of Ukraine in about 118 years.
Photos of Carnival 2025 Around the World
Images from some of this year’s varied Carnival parades and celebrations
The Man Who Would Remake Europe
Germany’s incoming leader is an unlikely force for change.
The Putinization of America
Trump’s deference to the Russian dictator has become full-blown imitation.
What Trump Is Really After in the Middle East
Don’t let “Trump Gaza” fool you.
The Hostage I Knew
Oded Lifshitz would have said to look unflinchingly on Israeli and Palestinian pain.
Winners of the 2025 Underwater Photographer of the Year Contest
A collection of some of this year’s winning and honored underwater images
Hamas’s Theater of the Macabre
The terrorist group has dragooned its hostages, Jewish and not, into perverse performance art.
The Axis of Resistance Keeps Getting Smaller
Iran may be losing its grip on Iraq, too.
How America Wasted Its Most Powerful Economic Weapon
If world leaders had been clearer about the sanctions Putin would face, they might have deterred his invasion of Ukraine.
Putin’s Three Years of Humiliation
The Russian president can’t win his war against Ukraine unless he persuades its allies to betray it.
A Man Who Actually Stands Up to Trump
Zelensky’s very presence reprimands everyone who surrendered to Trump.
Canada Is Taking Trump Seriously and Personally
Sometimes sporting events really are bigger than the game itself.
Brazil Stood Up for Its Democracy. Why Didn’t the U.S.?
Jair Bolsonaro was made to answer for trying to overturn an election.
MAGA Has Found a New Model
The leading figures of the Trump administration have fallen for a far-right party in Germany.
Winners of the 2025 World Nature Photography Awards
Some of the top nature photography featured in this year’s competition
Germany’s Anti-Extremist Firewall Is Collapsing
The far-right AfD seems destined for a strong showing in Sunday’s federal parliamentary election.
Photos of the Week: Goat Grabbing, Flying Fox, Elephant Orphanage
Widespread flooding in Kentucky, a Russian drone attack at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, a mask festival in Latvia, Carnival costumes in Venice, and much more
The Trump Backers Who Have Buyer’s Remorse
With every new policy and offhand remark, Trump belies the imaginary versions of himself that inspired many of his supporters.