Category: World

C.I.A.’s Chatbot Stands In for World Leaders

The spy agency is trying to give its teams better tools and make it easier for the private sector to develop technology for their ...

Why the Supreme Court Upheld a Ban on TikTok

A unanimous Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that effectively bans the wildly popular app TikTok in the United States starting...

Trump Has Promised Another Immigration Crackdown. ...

The hard-line policies in his first term were a significant shift that reframed the national conversation on immigration and helpe...

Support for Trump’s Policies Exceeds Support for T...

A new poll found the public is sympathetic to the president-elect’s plans to deport migrants and reduce America’s presence oversea...

Joe Biden’s Presidency in Six Photos

How did he get those photos? Doug Mills, senior photographer in Washington for The New York Times, tells the stories behind six of...

Under Trump’s Big Tent, Republicans Are Starting t...

Donald J. Trump won his battle with establishment Republicans. Now, it’s disputes over immigration, taxes and foreign policy that ...

U.S. Spy Chief Took on Role of Negotiator in Gaza ...

As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him back into hi...

How Antony Blinken, America’s Top Diplomat, Became...

President Biden’s longtime aide rallied scores of nations to defend Ukraine but then became a villain to the many critics of U.S. ...

A Big, Bold TikTok Ban

Banning the popular app is audacious. It’s also a sign that officials really believe the alternative is unacceptable.

Russia Attacks Kyiv With Ballistic Missiles

At least three people were killed in the attack on the capital, which Ukrainian officials said involved ballistic missiles and dro...

When the U.S. Hit Canada With Steep Tariffs Before...

But economic, political and technological changes have left Canada with few ways to handle trade restrictions now.

How the Oct. 7 Attacks Transformed the Middle East

With an Israel-Hamas cease-fire set to begin, the shock waves from their war have reshaped the region in unexpected ways.