Encounters with other world leaders reveal a side of China’s leader that the public rarely sees, and offer clues to how he will approach President Trump in Beijing.

13 May 2026 13:03 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

The promise of Keir Starmer’s Labour Party in 2024 was renewed stability — but that now appears to be under threat.

13 May 2026 12:51 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

Dozens of Gulf citizens have been accused of belonging to Iran-linked terrorism cells as the war accelerates a shift toward deeper authoritarianism in the region.

13 May 2026 08:55 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

Temporary truces have become a tool of performative diplomacy, an end in themselves rather than a prelude to a lasting settlement, analysts say.

13 May 2026 09:03 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

Wolder, near the Belgian border, is waiting to see if the skeleton it dug up in a church is Count d’Artagnan, from Alexandre Dumas’s tale.

13 May 2026 09:01 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

Before leaving Washington on Tuesday, the president reiterated threats to decimate Iran if it doesn’t agree to a deal to resolve the conflict.

13 May 2026 15:04 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

King Charles III read out Keir Starmer’s legislative agenda in the traditional manner, even as the British prime minister’s leadership remained under pressure.

13 May 2026 14:41 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES