U.S. Says Decision to Turn Back French Scientist Had Nothing to Do With Trump

The Department of Homeland Security said the academic was denied entry because he had “confidential” data from an American lab, not because of his views on the president’s policies.Read More
Russian Energy Sites Burn as Kyiv and Moscow Trade Accusations of Blame

Russia and Ukraine are preparing to discuss a potential cease-fire on power infrastructure, and each is seeking to portray the other side as untrustworthy ahead of talks.Read More
Germany, ‘Orphaned’ by U.S., Shakes Off the Shock and Stirs to Action

No country in Europe is as much a product of enlightened postwar American diplomacy. Now adrift, it has begun to reckon with a new world.Read More
How ‘Severance’ Uses Old Tricks to Make Its Office Hell

Clocks, elevators and cubicles become dystopian signifiers in the television show, which invokes and inverts workplace cinema.Read More
Trump and China Clash Over Panama Canal in Test of Hong Kong’s Status

Beijing’s threat to stop a tycoon’s sale of his ports business has dealmakers wondering if they can still operate without political interference.Read More
China’s Tax Revenue Declines as Its Leaders Brace for Trump’s Tariffs

Tax revenues have fallen, leaving the government with less money to help consumers or exporters as Beijing braces for President Trump’s tariffs.Read More
Heathrow Airport Closure Wreaks Havoc on Travelers Worldwide

Flights for thousands of passengers were disrupted by the shutdown on Friday at London Heathrow, one of the world’s busiest airports.Read More
A China War Briefing for Musk, and London’s Heathrow Shuts Down

Plus, one of the most problem-plagued movies in Disney history.Read More
Food Banks Left in the Lurch as U.S.D.A. Shipments Are Suspended

A representative of a nationwide food pantry network, said U.S.D.A. officials had informed him that some food aid distributed by the federal government was under review.Read More
‘It Sounds Strange, Doesn’t It?’ Trump Muses About Gutting the Education Dept.

President Trump signed the executive order in the East Room of the White House, which was packed with jittery children.Read More