The dozen board members of the prestigious Fulbright program that promotes international educational exchanges resigned on Wednesday because of what they said was political interference by the Trump administration in their operations, according to a draft board memo obtained by The New York Times. The members are concerned that political appointees at the State Department,…
Israel’s opposition parties said they would bring a motion to dissolve Parliament to a vote on Wednesday, presenting the most serious challenge yet to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government and raising the specter of early elections. If the motion passes, it is unlikely that the government will fall immediately. The parliamentary process before any…
A second night of rioting and disorder struck the town of Ballymena in Northern Ireland on Tuesday, as anti-immigrant protests spread to several other areas and the police warned of “hate-fueled acts.” Homes, businesses and vehicles were again attacked in the Clonavon Terrace area of Ballymena, where several properties were set on fire on Monday…
An overnight Russian drone barrage that targeted Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday killed three people, set cars and buildings on fire and sent exhausted residents running to bomb shelters, according to the local authorities. Russia has been increasing the scale of missile and drone attacks for months, with nightly attacks on various regions and cities in…
South Korea on Wednesday switched off loudspeakers that had been broadcasting K-pop songs, news and other propaganda into North Korea for the past year — one of the first concrete steps taken by the newly elected leader, Lee Jae-myung, to improve inter-Korean ties. Mr. Lee ordered his military to turn off the high-powered loudspeakers on…
Game 1 of this year’s N.B.A. finals had a spectacular finish, with the Indiana Pacers completing a 15-point comeback over the Oklahoma City Thunder to stun the crowd in Oklahoma City. The victory was punctuated by a near-miraculous buzzer beater by Tyrese Haliburton of the Pacers, who drained the winning shot with only 0.3 seconds…
Even though school is out for at least a week, students kept coming on Wednesday morning, the day after a deadly school shooting in Austria stunned the country. Instead of going into the modern buildings of their high school, they walked across the street to a protected gathering spot, well cordoned off from mourners, well-wishers…
The screech of air-raid sirens, the buzzing of drones, first approaching, then fading. The rattle of machine guns and the roar of air defense missiles being launched. Explosions in the sky. These are the sounds of Kyiv, night after night, including on Tuesday, when Russia attacked Ukraine with 315 drones and seven missiles, Ukrainian officials…
Images from Los Angeles this week of demonstrators throwing rocks and police officers spraying tear gas mirror scenes of other recent confrontations between protesters and the authorities from around the world. Los Angeles has been convulsed by public outrage since the Trump administration launched a series of immigration raids on Friday. In response to the…
