Snap elections in Japan: Why Sanae Takaichi is taking big gamble - explained
Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi has called a snap election for February 8, dissolving parliament to seek a direct mandate from voters...
What to Know About M.L.K. Day
Since 1986, a federal holiday on the third Monday of January has celebrated the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Read full artic...
Trump Has an Offramp on Greenland. He Doesn’t Seem to Want It.
The strategic importance of Greenland is growing, and NATO has underinvested in Arctic security. But President Trump, intent on ownership, i...
Search of Reporter’s Home Tests Law With Roots in a Campus Paper’s Suit
The Stanford Daily lost a 1978 Supreme Court case over the search of its newsroom. But a bipartisan backlash prompted a federal law protecti...
Inside Minnesota Hospitals, ICE Agents Unnerve Staff
As federal agents swarm the Twin Cities, their presence has also grown in medical centers. Health care workers are pushing back.Read full ar...
Splits Emerge Among Venezuelans as Revolutionary Dream Fades
Supporters of former president Hugo Chávez, the anti-American socialist, are struggling to come to terms with their government’s pact with W...
At the Center of Trump’s Vision for Rebuilding Ukraine: BlackRock
The world’s largest asset manager has been enlisted to help build Ukraine’s recovery plan. Some fear it is part of a Trump administration ef...
Texas Schools Wait as Law on Ten Commandments Reaches Appeals Court
A state law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in every classroom has already divided Texas schools. Now a federal appeals court...
No Country Has Ever Been Held Responsible for Genocide. Can This Lawyer Change That?
Philippe Sands, one of the world’s pre-eminent human rights attorneys, is arguing the case against Myanmar at The Hague.Read full article
A Look Through a Century of Times Reporting From Antarctica
Generations of Times journalists have journeyed there with scientists. Their coverage traces humankind’s changing relationship with the most...