Dr. Shafik, who also goes by Minouche, is facing criticism from multiple sides over how she is handling protests over the war in Gaza on her campus.
A negotiated settlement to end the fighting remains distant, in part because of the maximalist positions of Israel’s leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, and of Hamas....
Three times as many people in cities and towns died from severe heat as would have done in a world without human-caused warming, scientists said....
Ukrainian and European officials, analysts and entrepreneurs keep asking privately, “What’s up with Trump?”...
Progressives need a cure for political desperation and despair....
Erika McEntarfer, in her first appearance since she was ousted from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, cautioned that “economic data must be free from partisan influence.”...
The Trump administration ordered a famous Civil War-era war image removed from a National Park Service site in Georgia as it moves to promote what it considers a more positive view of American history....
Poland suggested such a zone after a major Russian incursion. But political hesitance and military shortcomings pose clear obstacles....
War crime investigators at Yale discovered a program of re-education and military and police training that was larger than estimated earlier....
Tariffs triggered a plunge in China’s exports to the United States, but its global trade surplus is larger because sales to other regions are surging....
Antiwar Russians are being sent back as part of President Trump’s immigration crackdown, despite facing imprisonment and other dangers....
In earlier reports, the commission found that Israel had committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in its conflict with Hamas, but stopped short of calling it genocide. Israel denounced the accusation as “fake.”...
Spontaneous gas explosions appear to be increasing in northern Russia because of climate change and some specific local conditions....
The Venezuela leader, Nicolás Maduro, said that the Trump administration was trying to start a war in the Caribbean....
The invitation by Belarus came as its autocratic leader has been trying to improve relations with the Trump administration, which has been receptive....
The remarks were a departure for former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who trails Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayor’s race....
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to discuss President Trump’s desire to see the war in Gaza end soon....
Fury at the country’s politicians had led earlier this year to a failed royalist uprising, which may have been an unheeded warning of the popular discontent that exploded on the streets this month....
Popular products from Britain and the European Union show how uneven and unpredictable U.S. tariffs have become, even when part of trade deals....
The current collision course was never inevitable, and Trump’s penchant for defying norms could help ensure peace....
It was the second time in less than a week that a Russian drone had flown through a NATO member’s airspace. Last week, NATO scrambled fighter jets to shoot down Russian drones in Polish airspace....
Pope Leo XIV said that while popes can be advocates for peace, it was less “realistic” for them to serve as mediators....
The secretary of state is visiting Israel to consult with officials on security issues including the war in Gaza, which is testing relations with the United States....
Ukraine is struggling to defend itself against the growing number of attack drones that Moscow has started using in its onslaughts....
America’s cancer research system, which has helped save millions of lives, is under threat in one of its most productive moments....
The diplomat will consult with Israeli officials about their coming military offensive in Gaza City, as President Trump’s efforts to end the Gaza war appear stalled....
Drones in Poland and GPS jamming attributed to Russia have intensified a debate over whether the West should impose stiffer penalties for such “hybrid warfare.”...
It was the latest in a series of new conditions that President Trump had announced on punitive action against Russia for its war against Ukraine....
Increased air patrols, air defense systems and other protections will be mobilized over Eastern Europe....
The secretary of state is shaping what could be the most consequential military actions of President Trump’s second term....
Contraceptives bought by U.S.A.I.D. have been in limbo in a Belgian warehouse. The U.S. government said the products were destroyed, but local authorities found them....