A shooting at a U.S. Consulate has thrust a neighborhood with a troubled past into the center of an emerging criminal phenomenon: young guns for hire as gig workers in the underworld economy.

16 Aug 2026 12:50 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

Immigrants have long eased labor shortages on farms and factories in Italy. But churches also need foreign-born priests, like the Rev. Vincent Souly of the Ivory Coast.

16 Aug 2026 13:42 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

Civil war and military rule have weakened Myanmar’s health care system, while heavy monsoon rains have increased the risk of waterborne disease.

16 Aug 2026 08:44 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

Jason Arday, the school’s youngest Black professor, was found dead on Friday. The school ignored a series of warnings about his life story and his work.

15 Aug 2026 17:31 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

Azad, a popular online debate program, has tackled topics that push the limits of Iran’s authoritarian system. Some question how it has remained on air.

15 Aug 2026 09:30 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

Musab Abu Rukbah, a former police chief, left Austria after appealing his eight-year sentence for crimes committed during Syria’s civil war.

15 Aug 2026 15:28 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES

Mr. Hoekstra has been President Trump’s faithful messenger in Canada amid a historic low in relations. More than 190,000 Canadians want him gone.

16 Aug 2026 14:44 ✍️ RSS NEW YORK TIMES