Trump Envoy Witkoff Is Set to Visit Gaza as Aid Crisis Deepens
Steve Witkoff is set to visit the enclave on Friday amid growing pressure on Israel to ease the hunger crisis. Hamas said the trip would be a “propaganda show.”Read More
Art Spiegelman, John Waters and Other Banned Artists on How Censorship Changed Them
Nine artists on how American censorship changed their work and their lives.Read More
In Delhi and New York, Hindu Right Wing Lines Up Against Mamdani
As Zohran Mamdani gets within striking distance of becoming New York’s first Muslim mayor, he is drawing fire from supporters of India’s populist prime minister, who accuse him of being anti-Hindu.Read More
An Ex-Stone Says the Met Has His Lost Guitar. The Museum Says No Way.
Representatives for Mick Taylor, the Rolling Stones’ former guitarist, said the Les Paul was stolen from him decades ago. The museum says he never owned it and has not made a claim.Read More
Fleeing Domestic Violence, and the Russian Advance
“I wanted something decent,” said a woman at a shelter near Ukraine’s border with Russia. “But this is how it turned out.”Read More
Trump Sharpens Sanctions Threat on Russia, While Admitting It May Not Work
“We’re going to put sanctions,” the president said, even before a deadline he had given Russia this week to engage in cease-fire negotiations had passed.Read More
Corruption Scandal Puts Mexico’s President on Defense Against Trump
Mexico’s president, battling U.S. accusations that the cartels have gripped her government, is facing a scandal in which two former officials are on the run and their old boss is now a top senator.Read More
The New Tariff Twist, and a $250 million A.I. Job Offer
Plus, your Friday news quiz.Read More
Judge Extends Protections for Migrants From Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua
In blocking the end of deportation protections for more than 60,000 migrants, the judge said the Trump administration’s language surrounding the program had strayed into racist conspiracy theories.Read More
Trump Gives Mexico a Reprieve but Slams Canada With Higher Tariffs
The imbalance in President Trump’s treatment of America’s closest trading partners may come from his desire to make Canada the 51st state, some Canadians believe.Read More