President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Britain, which begins Tuesday, will be heavy on pageantry. But both he and Prime Minister Keir Starmer hope for practical results.

A new museum in a 17th-century canal house brings together fantastical taxidermy and natural history objects in an eclectic and eccentric mix.

Bloody conflict has splintered many families in Myanmar over the past four years. But for one set of siblings, a surprise reunion was joyful, if bittersweet.

As the rebels have gained ground, they have detained thousands of prisoners of war. Their enemy, the junta, keeps few captives.

Corrections that appeared in print on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.

During the dinner, the two leaders discussed Gaza and Iran. Benjamin Netanyahu surprised Trump with the nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.

“They have to be able to defend themselves,” the president said, appearing to signal a reversal after his administration paused some weapons transfers just last week.

The IRS says pastors endorsing political candidates during services should not risk losing their tax-exempt status.

Sen. John Hoffman, who, along with his wife, was among the first victims in a June shooting spree that took the life of a fellow lawmaker was released from intensive care.

In a blistering response to the Trump administration’s proposal to pull $4 billion in federal funding, state officials said the move was illegal, predetermined and based on flawed analysis.

Barnard College has settled a lawsuit over alleged antisemitism on campus. The Manhattan college agreed to several measures to address discrimination.

Elon Musk says he has formed a new political party called the America Party

China now allows citizens from 74 countries to enter visa-free for up to 30 days

A fierce protest in Mexico City railing against gentrification and mass tourism was fueled by long-running government failures and active promotion to attract digital nomads, according to experts

Asian shares are mostly higher after stocks fell on Wall Street as the Trump administration stepped up pressure on trading partners to make deals before punishing tariffs imposed by the U.S. take effect

Cientos de equipos de rescate seguían buscando sobrevivientes el lunes, mientras gran parte del centro de Texas, incluida la región de Hill Country, estaba bajo alerta de inundación

The shifting timeline of Trump’s tariffs, the most significant US tariff increase in nearly a century, has roiled global markets and caused widespread confusionTrump delays tariff hikes again but announces new rates for some countriesUS President Donald Trump has ramped up threats to impose punishin...

On a grass field slick with olive oil and steeped in tradition, hundreds of boys as young as 11 joined the ranks of Turkey’s most time-honored sporting event: the annual Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Championship. Held every summer in the northwestern city of Edirne, the event is said to date back to the...

Residents are wearing masks to protect themselves from thick volcanic ash that is blanketing several Indonesian villages as rumbling Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted for a second straight day

Roseline Phay is a farmer in the West African nation of Liberia