Kim Beom-su, the billionaire behind Kakao, was taken into custody on allegations of stock manipulation during a bidding war over a K-pop agency.
European nations imposed temporary taxes in the 2022 energy shock when Russia invaded Ukraine, but whether they can effectively help households is up for debate....
As risk has escalated, central banks have bought more gold to stash in reserve. A widening Middle East war could add to the urgency....
The secretary was also questioned over civilian deaths, an accusation of antisemitic remarks and women in combat....
Lawyers representing the abuse survivors warned their clients that the archdiocese would most likely file for bankruptcy if they did not agree to the settlement....
The defense secretary testified on the eve of the 60-day mark of the war, a major statutory deadline for the president to withdraw forces or seek approval from Congress to continue the fight....
Gross domestic product expanded at a 2 percent annual rate in the first three months of the year, a period including first weeks of conflict in the Middle East....
The Lebanese militant group is attacking Israeli troops with explosive drones controlled by fiber-optic cables, like those commonly used in the war in Ukraine....
Strong earnings and economic data buck fears that prolonged disruption to Middle East fuel supplies will eventually dent economic growth....
The expected flood of new congressional maps is likely to produce fewer competitive districts, fewer ways for voters to hold elected officials accountable and more polarized politics....
Officials are investigating similar attacks across Europe, all claimed by a shadowy Islamist group that may be using low-cost, unsophisticated methods to sow fear in Jewish communities....
The Bank of England and European Central Bank held interest rates steady on Thursday, as officials search for signs of possible longer-term damage and warn of the impact of a prolonged energy shock....
A research lab in Washington State tracks ecological changes in a warming climate and provides scientific guidance for forest managers. It is one of 57 such facilities being shuttered....
The British police said the attack on Wednesday was being treated as terrorism, and they warned of rising antisemitic hate crimes....
If President Trump flies to China as planned in May, the primary topic will clearly be the rippling economic effects of a war that Beijing has made clear it viewed as unnecessary....
The United Arab Emirates is walking away from OPEC this May. The New York Times’ energy reporter, Rebecca Elliott, breaks down how the war with Iran provided the perfect opening for the Emirates to go solo....
More than a year of similar conversations have failed to bring the country any closer to peace, so Ukrainians have stopped hoping they will....
Despite the fragile cease-fire in the Middle East, many Africans say they are bracing for tougher times ahead and making difficult decisions about the future....
A Jewish security group told police an attack on the community was “likely” because of heightened antisemitism, days before December’s mass shooting in Sydney....
It was Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first public appearance before Congress since Operation Epic Fury began in late February....
During his first public appearance on Capitol Hill since the war began, the defense secretary lashed out at lawmakers in both parties who have questioned the conflict....
Jerome H. Powell on Wednesday announced he would stay on as a governor at the central bank as internal divisions sharpen about the policy path forward....
Also, the Pentagon estimates the Iran war cost at $25 billion. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday....
In the Iran war, we have two overconfident administrations facing off, each believing that time is on its side....
The continent, which is warming faster than the global average, saw wildfires, floods and a sub-Arctic heat wave, the European State of the Climate report said....
Crude oil prices hit a fresh high since the start of the war in Iran, as energy supplies from the Middle East remain disrupted....
Previous truces have broken down amid competing accusations of violations, and it is not clear that Ukraine will agree to Moscow’s terms....
He transformed the Missouri Botanical Garden into an international research hub and laid out the existential threats posed by deforestation and unchecked development....
The absence of tanks and other heavy military vehicles on Red Square will highlight the heavy toll of the war in Ukraine....
Arab digital creators on social media are turning out edgy material to cope with the conflicts and bring levity to a pain that often feels too raw....
Throughout the war in Iran, Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, did all he could to keep President Trump happy. This week, Mr. Merz appeared to lose patience....
23/07/2024 08:07
New York Times
