The Most Powerful Arab Ruler Isn’t M.B.S. It’s M.B.Z.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, the 29-year-old commander of the almost negligible air force of the United Arab Emirates, had...
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The Doctor Who Stayed Behind to Save Babies in His Long-Suffering Homeland
ImageAt the only pediatric hospital in the Central African Republic, children are being treated for malnourishment, not gunshot wounds and bombing injuries. That’s a sign...
‘Why Are So Many of Our Girls Dying?’ Canada Grapples With Violence Against Indigenous Women
WINNIPEG — In the 24 hours before the disappearance of Tina Fontaine, a 15-year-old from the Sagkeeng First Nation in Canada, she was seen by...
Britain Vowed Big Changes After Grenfell Tower Burned. Why Are Thousands Stuck in Firetraps?
When things go wrong, those in power often promise to make it right. But do they? In this series, The Times is going back to...
30 Years After Tiananmen, a Chinese Military Insider Warns: Never Forget
BEIJING — For three decades, Jiang Lin kept quiet about the carnage she had seen on the night when the Chinese Army rolled through Beijing...
European Parliament Elections: 5 Biggest Takeaways
BRUSSELS — The most prominent takeaways from the results of the elections for the European Parliament are fragmentation and polarization. Fragmentation, because traditional mainstream parties...
What to Watch For in the European Parliament Election Results
BRUSSELS — With more than 400 million Europeans across the 28 countries of the European Union entitled to vote in the European Parliament elections that...
In Parliament Elections, Populists Seek to Break the E.U. From Within
REGGELLO, Italy — The stage was set for war. Literally. Inside a small Tuscan theater with a mock-up of a World War I trench, Susanna...
Brexit ‘Red Lines’ Became a Trap for Theresa May
LONDON — An iconic image of Theresa May appeared this week, as Britain readied for the news that she would step down. It showed her...
India Election Results: Modi and the B.J.P. Make History
Here’s what you need to know: Modi declares his win a victory for ordinary Indians. Exceeding all predictions, Modi’s party is winning a majority of...