Spain’s Old Ways May Show How to Keep Cool

The tradition of the siesta is no accident. Spain has been living with extreme heat for centuries, and its people have ways of coping.Read More
As Heat Waves Intensify, Paris Plans for Record Temperatures

City planners say the day when temperatures as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit, or 50 Celsius, could stall the French capital is not far off. They are already starting to prepare.Read More
The Case for or Against Exercise: A Reader’s Quandary

Turning to books for workout inspiration is probably a terrible idea.Read More
Protests Highlight Growing Discontent With Netanyahu and the Gaza War

Many Israelis feel that freeing the hostages cannot happen if the government refuses to come to terms with Hamas and pursues its policy of trying to eliminate the group militarily.Read More
Takeaways From The Times’s Investigation Into Syria’s Missing Children

The Assad regime took hundreds of children away from their parents and hid them in orphanages.Read More
They Were Treated Like Orphans. But They Knew the Truth.

In Syria, the Assad regime took hundreds of children away from their parents. A Times investigation reveals the workings of the operation — and how one family fought to reunite.Read More
For D.C.’s Homeless, Strained Lives Become More Unstable

Some on the street have been forced to move, while others are fearful they could be next. Many face an even more uncertain future.Read More
Trump Wants to Fight Democrats on Crime. They’re Treading Cautiously.

Democrats see the federal takeover of Washington as a way for President Trump to stoke fear for political gain. But they are mindful that issues of public safety continue to resonate with their own supporters.Read More
Zelensky Brings Backup to the White House, and Why Young Firefighters Are Getting Sick

Plus, selling your likeness for $750.Read More
Putin’s Proposal for Land Deal, Made to Trump, Shifts Pressure to Zelensky

In Alaska, the Russian leader proposed that Ukraine hand over the remainder of the Donbas region to Moscow to stop the fighting.Read More