As rising fuel costs clobber their economies, the Philippines and other developing countries in Asia are pushing to build strategic petroleum reserves to cushion against future shocks.A road in Manila. After the start of the war in Iran, gasoline prices doubled and diesel prices tripled in the Phili
The Israeli military was withdrawing from a village under a U.S.-brokered deal to transfer control of occupied areas to Lebanon after months of war. The Israeli military did not immediately comment.Lebanese army troops in Zawtar al-Gharbiya, southern Lebanon, after Israeli forces withdrew from the a
Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, the 17th service member to be named, was killed during the disposal of a drone in northern Iraq.The announcement by the Pentagon on Tuesday came one day after it released the names of two other soldiers killed in the war in recent days.
The president’s new tariffs on a top U.S. trading partner aim at gaining concessions, but the Canadian government, and the public, have been bracing for the escalation.Steel coils at the Algoma Steel facility in Ontario in July. U.S. tariffs on goods such as steel, aluminum and vehicles have hit sen
New research also shows that children and high-risk adult populations have been particularly affected.A health clinic in Johannesburg that was closed in 2025, following cuts in U.S. aid.
Cameron Hamilton defended the agency last year when President Trump talked about eliminating it. Emergency managers hope for more stability if he’s confirmed as administrator.Just over a year after being fired, Cameron Hamilton is on the brink of assuming the helm of FEMA once again.
With anger high over the firing of the defense minister, the president’s office is signaling an openness to compromise.A photograph released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on Monday showing President Volodymyr Zelensky meeting with Gen. Mykhailo Drapaty, the commander of the Joint Force
The models include one that is the company’s most powerful and another that is fine-tuned for cybersecurity, as Google competes with rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic.The Google campus in Mountain View, Calif.
Lots of men are geeking out over very expensive clothes — and I became one of them.
Troy Jackson, who is expected to become his party’s nominee in the state’s marquee Senate race, has long been an economic populist, but his positions on social issues have changed markedly over time.Troy Jackson is expected to become Democrats’ new nominee for the U.S. Senate after his quick consoli
Troy Jackson, who is set to become the party’s nominee, also said in an interview that he was not sure he wanted the support of Senator Chuck Schumer in the general election.Troy Jackson, a former president of the Maine Senate, has little time or money to build a campaign after Graham Platner’s unex
Arizona primary voters will choose nominees for governor, secretary of state and for key races that could determine control of the House.A polling site in Phoenix in 2024.
Their resolve for freedom hardened during the pandemic, when they lived through a crippling food shortage and were forced to witness frequent public executions.Kim Yu-mi, right, defected with a group that included her two children and her mother. Life in South Korea has not been quite what they imag
People in Sandpoint, Idaho, don’t know how to characterize a woman’s brush with a transgender woman in a Y.M.C.A. locker room, but the emergency call that followed is still reverberating.
The large number of cases suggests that excrement entered the food system on a “surprising scale.”These cyclospora oocysts were found in a stool sample. The parasite infects the small intestine, causing frequent watery diarrhea that carries its oocysts, or eggs.
The changes are costing homeowners money. But they also reflect a changing grid — and the need for home batteries.
The Trump administration is undoing fuel-saving efforts even as war in Iran, data centers and heat waves are pushing up gasoline and electricity costs.A dishwasher at a General Electric plant in Louisville, Ky. The Energy Department has moved to repeal 17 standards for dishwashers, washing machines,
Volunteers are reuniting pets with families, offering Venezuelans comfort amid loss and devastation.A firefighter rescuing a dog from a building in Caracas that collapsed after twin earthquakes last month.
A new nonprofit wants to streamline gene therapy for diseases often avoided by pharmaceutical companies — making treatment more like a routine procedure than a bespoke drug.
Genetic prediction models are poised to revolutionize medicine. But because they have been trained on European DNA, they threaten to widen health care disparities.
Israel has not been held accountable for its actions in Gaza. The nation and the individuals and countries enabling it to escape punishment may only benefit.
On top of everything else, the president is inept.
We look at the American casualties in the war with Iran.Pvt. Isabella Gonzales and First Lt. Tyler James Feehan.
Eighteen Americans were isolated for weeks in a Nebraska quarantine facility after being exposed to the deadly virus on a cruise ship. Many found the experience traumatic.Dr. Steve Kornfeld, who was quarantined because of hantavirus exposure, at his home in Bend, Ore., last month.
