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Israeli Tourist Trap ‘Herod’s Pool’ Is Draining Palestinians’ Land Dry
Israeli lawmakers have promoted visits to an ancient reservoir in the West Bank that was refilled this summer with water diverted from Palestinian-owned farms.
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Thirty More Arrested in Jovenel Moïse Assassination
The suspects in the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse include 18 men who were extradited from Haiti to Miami, officials said.
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Germany’s Merz Vows to Stay After Another State Election ‘Disaster’
Chancellor Friedrich Merz faced growing pressure on Sunday after his center-right party finished behind far-right and far-left parties in state elections in the east.
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Germany’s Merz Vows to Stay After Another State Election ‘Disaster’
Chancellor Friedrich Merz faced growing pressure on Sunday after his center-right party finished behind far-right and far-left parties in state elections in the east.
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On a Dot of France Off Canada, Carney and Macron Talk Partnership
Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada and President Emmanuel Macron of France met just after the European Union invited Canada to become its first “associate member.”
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TIFF 2026: The Spiral, Half, Anchors Aweigh
Going from the Toronto International Film Festival to the genre-driven Fantastic Fest in Austin is funny for few reasons related to cultural whiplash, but it’s also interesting to track which horror films appealed to both Canadian and Texan programmers. This year’s FF includes “River,” “Kick On,” and two of the films in this dispatch, both…
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Archaeologists Decode Rules of an Ancient Roman Board Game
They scanned the pattern of microscopic imperfections on an ancient limestone slab, and used A.I. to figure out how a game might have been played.
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White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants
Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.
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5 Takeaways From Ari Emanuel’s Memoir
“Roll the Calls,” the new book by the Hollywood mogul, is an entertaining and expletive-filled read that surprisingly pulls some punches.
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Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat, Has an Unlikely Defender: Tucker Carlson
Mr. Carlson, the far-right podcaster, has promoted Abdul El-Sayed’s comments and sharply criticized his Republican rival in Michigan. Strategists are scratching their heads.