Juliette Gréco, Grande Dame of Chanson Française, Dies at 93
Juliette Gréco, the singing muse of bohemian postwar Paris who became the grande dame of chanson française and an internationally known actress, died on Wednesday...
Saudi King, in First U.N. Speech, Assails Longtime Nemesis Iran
At the United Nations General Assembly’s week of speeches this year, the diplomatic forum has felt more like a film playing to a largely empty...
In the Epicenter of Mexico’s Coronavirus Epicenter, Feeling Like a ‘Trapped Animal’
IZTAPALAPA, MEXICO — The man in the vegetable stall next to Christopher Arriaga’s died first. A longtime customer was next, then another. A few days...
As China Ages, a Push to Add Elevators Offers a New Kind of Economic Relief
GUANGZHOU, China — When China faced previous economic slowdowns, it favored pharaonic, multibillion-dollar construction projects to quickly pump money into the economy. A bullet train...
In Biden, China Sees an ‘Old Friend’ and Possible Foe
President Trump has brought China’s relations with the United States to their lowest point in years. Joseph R. Biden Jr. could prove, from the Chinese...
Can Luxury Fashion Ever Regain Its Luster?
This is usually a busy month for the luxury industry. Not long after glossy fashion magazines publish their all-important September issues, thousands of retail buyers,...
Pompeo’s Quest to Redefine Human Rights Draws Concern at U.N.
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is trying to drum up support at the United Nations for a new vision of human rights that...
U.N. Assembly, With Very Few Assembled, Marks 75th Year
With nods to its founding from the ashes of World War II, the United Nations officially celebrated the organization’s 75th year Monday in a somber...
‘Coloured Lives Matter’: A South African Police Shooting Like No Other
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The deadly encounter between the police and a young man from the projects, set off public outrage with all the familiar...
N.Y.P.D. Officer Is Accused of Spying on Tibetans for China
Federal prosecutors on Monday charged a New York City police officer with acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government, accusing him of providing...