Authorities in the Dominican Republic on Thursday ended their search for bodies trapped in the Jet Set nightclub, where a roof collapsed during a concert, killing 221 people. Although officials had repeatedly declined to say how many people were inside the club, on Thursday they said that with 221 fatalities and 189 people rescued, everyone…
Hundreds of reservists and retired officers in Israel’s air force signed a letter on Thursday urging the Israeli government to agree to a deal with Hamas to return hostages, even at the price of stopping the war in Gaza. The letter, which was signed by roughly a thousand people, including a former chief of staff…
An American citizen has been released from Russian custody in a prisoner swap, officials from the United States and Russia said on Thursday, amid a broader effort by the two countries to mend relations. The American, Ksenia Karelina, was serving a 12-year sentence in Russia after being convicted of treason for donating about $50 to…
Fridrik Olafsson, a chess grandmaster who helped make his native Iceland a bastion of the game, in part by defeating four world champions, including Bobby Fischer, the dominant American player, died on Friday in Reykjavík, the country’s capital. He was 90. The death, in a hospital, was announced by the International Chess Federation, the game’s…
Solihull, a market town in England’s West Midlands, is home to one of Britain’s largest car factories, run by the luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover. The factory, a collection of low-slung gray buildings spread over 300 acres, does not tower physically over Solihull. But its influence here is vast. Nine thousand people work directly for…
Since re-entering office, President Trump has issued a flurry of tariffs in an effort to rewire the global economy. At 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, his most aggressive moves yet took effect, imposing double-digit rates on dozens of countries. About 13 hours later, he said he would halt implementation of those tariffs for the…
The Americans were in a hurry. Adam Boehler, a senior U.S. official, wanted Hamas to agree to the release of the last living American Israeli hostage in Gaza so that President Trump could announce his freedom during a speech to Congress. The two sides were still haggling as Mr. Trump arrived at the Capitol, and…
A Thai court ordered the release on bail of an American academic whose detention on charges of insulting the monarchy had alarmed U.S. officials, a legal aid group representing him said on Thursday. The authorities confiscated the passport belonging to the academic, Paul Chambers, and placed an ankle monitor on him as they decide whether…
The Islamic State has shown renewed vigor in Syria, attracting fighters and increasing attacks, according to the United Nations and U.S. officials, adding to the volatility of a country still reeling since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad. The group is still nowhere near as strong as it was a decade ago, when it controlled…
Markets jumped as Trump paused tariffs Just hours after President Trump imposed steep tariffs on dozens of America’s trading partners, he reversed course. The president announced yesterday afternoon that nearly all of his so-called reciprocal tariffs would be paused for 90 days, and that he might consider exempting some U.S. companies from the tariffs. Nearly…
