Fake Bomb Threats Baffle the Police Across Asia
The threatening emails and faxes bear the signature of a man who says he is being impersonated. The police in five nations have failed to stem them.
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How Pakistan’s Spending Blitz Helped Win Over Trump and Flip U.S. Policy
As Pakistan has hired lobbyists with close ties to President Trump, it has also received favorable tariff treatment and unique access in Washington.
Bird Flu Ravaged the World’s Largest Elephant Seal Population, Study Finds
After the H5N1 virus hit the remote island of South Georgia in 2023, more than 50,000 breeding females may have disappeared.
Of Books and Men
My colleague, the book critic Dwight Garner, tells us about “Flesh” by David Szalay, this year’s Booker Prize winner.
A.I. Cheating Rattles Top Universities in South Korea
As many elite colleges struggle to adapt to the technology, the nation’s most prestigious universities said dozens of students used artificial intelligence tools to cheat.
Former Prince Andrew and Another Prominent Briton Come Up in the Epstein Emails
Newly released files from Jeffrey Epstein include correspondence with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson, the former British ambassador to Washington.
Carney Accelerates Economic Plan for Canada to Rely Less on U.S. Amid Trade War
Prime Minister Mark Carney fast-tracked mines and other natural resource projects to the dismay of some Indigenous groups and many environmentalists.
Trump Administration Revokes Biden Ban on Drilling and Mining in Alaska Wilderness
The decision to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s ecologically sensitive North Slope has the support of the state’s governor and senators.
What the U.S. Absence at COP30 Tells Us
new video loaded: What the U.S. Absence at COP30 Tells Us World leaders are meeting at the COP30 this week to discuss climate. The U.S. was not part of this meeting. Somini Sengupta, our international climate reporter, discusses what this absence means. By Somini Sengupta, Katrin Bennhold, Christina Thornell, Leila Medina and Stephanie Swart November…
Justice Dept. Memo Blessing Boat Strikes Is Said to Rely on Trump’s Claims About Cartels
Accounts of a secret Justice Department memo offer a window into how administration lawyers approved the president’s desired course of action.