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Ukraine’s Ex-Defense Minister Calls for Election, Cementing Break With Zelensky
Mykhailo Fedorov, a popular young leader who was fired last month, said Russia should not be allowed to dictate when Ukrainians can choose their next government.
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Trump and Canada’s Carney Seem to Make Progress on a Tariff Deal, but Questions Linger
After a deadline extension, the latest U.S. tariff threats seemed headed toward resolution on Wednesday, but questions lingered about what Canada would give up, and what it would get in exchange.
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U.A.E. Announces Halt to Trade With Iran Amid Trump’s Push To Isolate Tehran
The Emirates has long been a major trading hub for Iran, and analysts say it has been key to Iranian efforts to evade international sanctions, which Emirati officials deny.
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Israel Opens Criminal Investigation Into Killings of Hind Rajab and Gaza Medical Workers
Two high-profile cases that had spurred international condemnation of the country’s conduct in Gaza were transferred to the military police. Such investigations have rarely led to convictions.
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The Odyssey of Priam’s Treasure, an Ancient Trove of Artifacts
A German archaeologist’s dig of important historic pieces in the 1870s set off an ownership battle between Turkey, Germany and Russia, with no signs of abating.
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The High Cost of Being Present at the Venice Biennale
Some of the most talked-about pavilions at this year’s art event feature theatrical performances. But working with live bodies brings extra challenges.
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Locarno Film Festival 2026 Wrap-up
Every year I’m reminded that Locarno is a festival whose cinema is earned. This is my third straight year covering the festival that’s nestled amid picturesque Swiss mountains, which requires a trans-Atlantic flight into Milan, an extended train ride over the Italian border, and a thick skin for the unforgiving heat that radiates from the…
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Locarno 2026: You Don’t Belong Here, Who Is Still Alive, Sixteen Moments of My Life, Letter From My Village
My final dispatch from Locarno is probably the most varied of the quartet that I’ve filed. Fittingly, it’s composed of four films, each from a different section of the festival. Collectively, they’re also the most likely to travel outside of the festival to a screen near you. Most of all, they’re either about defiant people…
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I Was Compelled to Revisit: Rory Kennedy on “Freefall: A Reckoning For Boeing”
Rory Kennedy has followed up her searing documentary “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing” with an update, “Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing.” The first film focused on the two 737 crashes within five months of each other, killing 346 people. The Boeing executives insisted it was not their fault but, as often happens in litigation and…
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NASA’s Attempt to Save the Swift Telescope Has Failed
NASA’s Swift Observatory, which studies some of the most powerful explosions in the universe, will soon burn up in the atmosphere.