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Israel Strikes Ports and a Power Plant in Houthi-Controlled Parts of Yemen
Israel and its allies have escalated strikes against the Houthis, trying to force the Iran-backed group to stop firing on Israel and Red Sea shipping.
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Kremlin Confirms Readiness for Putin to Meet Trump
The president-elect had said Russia’s leader wanted to meet him to discuss the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin said it welcomed such dialogue, but a meeting could occur only after Mr. Trump took office.
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Venezuela’s Autocrat Detains U.S. Citizens As He Tightens Grip on Power
President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for another six years on Friday, despite evidence that he lost a July election decisively.
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Lebanon Turns a Political Page as Hezbollah’s Hold Is Weakened
A stinging defeat in war has left the once untouchable group on its most uncertain footing in years.
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Shui Ka-chun, Hong Kong Activist, Dies
A social worker and teacher imprisoned for his activism, he later wrote about the toll of incarceration and worked to help others behind bars.
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On the Eve of Trump’s Sentencing, an Unusual Art Gallery Opening
A show by the artist Isabelle Brourman, who sketched the trials of Donald J. Trump, attracted figures from the art world, the media and some lawyers from his civil fraud trial.
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Dream of Death: Robert Eggers on “Nosferatu”
Death and desire collide with seductive, shivering power in Robert Eggers’ “Nosferatu,” a grandly Gothic reinterpretation of F.W. Murnau’s silent-film classic that channels the dark, psychosexual energies at the core of vampire mythology into a haunting tale of obsession. Steeped in the shadows of its lineage—not only the German Expressionist original but also Bram Stoker’s…
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Scientists May Be Able to Make Grapefruits Compatible With Medications They Currently Interfere With
Scientists have identified a gene that causes production of a substance in some citrus that interferes with many medications.
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Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Sprint to Remake Meta for the Trump Era
After visiting President-elect Donald J. Trump in November, Mr. Zuckerberg decided to relax Meta’s speech policies. He asked a small team to carry out his goals within weeks. The repercussions are just beginning.
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Giuliani Found in Contempt of Court Over Continued Defamation of Election Workers
In November, Rudy Giuliani repeated accusations against the women at least four times, after Donald J. Trump won the 2024 presidential election.