Russian Strikes on Western Assets in Ukraine Send an Ominous Message

Hitting an American-run factory and European diplomatic offices, the Kremlin appeared to signal that it would resist Western efforts to make peace and protect Ukraine, analysts and officials said.Read More
How Trump Could Overhaul the Fed

The president wants to pack the central bank’s Board of Governors with loyalists, which would grant him greater sway over an institution that is supposed to be independent from the White House.Read More
Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Trump’s Attacks on Science

Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed science as a rival for social influence. Experts see President Trump as borrowing some of their tactics.Read More
Why Black Women Are Seeing Job Losses

Black women have been among the groups most affected by President Trump’s federal work force cuts this year. Erica L. Green explains why this is happening and what it could mean for the larger economy.Read More
In Trump’s Federal Work Force Cuts, Black Women Are Among the Hardest Hit

President Trump has cut hundreds of thousands of jobs from the federal work force, disproportionately affecting Black employees.Read More
Protesters in Indonesia Focus Rage on Politicians, Ransacking Their Homes

After a week of demonstrations, protesters on Sunday directly targeted the people they blamed for economic challenges and police brutality.Read More
America Closed Malls, but China Kept Building Them. Now It Has Too Many.

The first closing of an Apple Store in mainland China hints at broader troubles facing the country’s shopping malls as developers open more of them despite a glut.Read More
A City Reinvented: Paris Is Now Greater Paris

The periphery of the French capital is more vital than ever, and its creativity and dynamism have blurred old boundaries.Read More
Trump Says He Will Sign Executive Order Mandating Voter I.D.

He also wants to restrict mail-in voting and allow only paper ballots. The Constitution doesn’t give the president explicit authority over election law.Read More
Over 15 Killed in Gaza City, One Day After Israel Ends Daily Pauses for Aid

One attack was an effort to assassinate Abu Obeida, one of Hamas’s best-known spokesmen, Israeli officials said. It was not immediately clear if that succeeded.Read More