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French Police Officers Who Beat a Black Man on Camera to Stand Trial

French Police Officers Who Beat a Black Man on Camera to Stand Trial

Jun 28, 2025

Four police officers in France were ordered to stand trial on Friday on charges that they assaulted a Black man in November 2020. The beating, which was caught on a security camera, fueled intense deb...

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Iran Holds State Funeral for Military Commanders and Nuclear Scientists

Iran Holds State Funeral for Military Commanders and Nuclear Scientists

Jun 28, 2025

Thousands of mourners thronged the streets of Iran’s capital, Tehran, on Saturday at a funeral procession for about 60 people killed in the war with Israel, including some of the country’s top militar...

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At Bezos’ Venetian Wedding: Buzz, Bling and Backlash

At Bezos’ Venetian Wedding: Buzz, Bling and Backlash

Jun 28, 2025

On Friday, Venice’s canals filled with polished motorboats bearing Hollywood stars, millionaires and Khloé Kardashian in a cape of pink feathers as they headed to Jeff Bezos’ wedding to Lauren Sánchez...

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Thai Protesters Vent Their Exasperation With the Prime Minister

Thai Protesters Vent Their Exasperation With the Prime Minister

Jun 28, 2025

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Bangkok on Saturday to call for the resignation of Thailand’s prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, whose leaked phone conversation with Cambodia’s de ...

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Better Half

Better Half

Jun 28, 2025

On Wednesday, we will be exactly halfway through the year — 182 days on either side of July 2, the precise midpoint of 2025. I’ve never clocked this date before: the year’s high noon, the moment when ...

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Takeaways From a Times Investigation of the Pope’s Legacy on Sex Abuse

Takeaways From a Times Investigation of the Pope’s Legacy on Sex Abuse

Jun 28, 2025

Sex abuse scandals have rocked the Catholic church for years, with priests around the world accused of victimizing children and others, and the institution criticized for a weak response.As Pope Leo X...

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Golden Arches in a War Zone: McDonald’s Thrives in Ukraine

Golden Arches in a War Zone: McDonald’s Thrives in Ukraine

Jun 28, 2025

The American fast-food giant plans to open about 10 new restaurants in Ukraine this year, a testament to the country’s rebounding economy and its enduring love of Big Macs.For decades, the onion-shape...

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Top American Academics Flock to Toronto as Trump Threatens U.S. Colleges

Top American Academics Flock to Toronto as Trump Threatens U.S. Colleges

Jun 28, 2025

A year ago, when Timothy Snyder and his wife, Marci Shore, both prominent Yale historians, moved to Canada after being recruited to the University of Toronto, they thought it would be a fun adventure....

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Is Pope Leo a Man of Action on Sexual Abuse Cases? Or the Opposite?

Is Pope Leo a Man of Action on Sexual Abuse Cases? Or the Opposite?

Jun 28, 2025

The contrasts are glaring.In one case, Pope Leo XIV — then known as Bishop Robert Prevost — sided with victims of sexual abuse, locking horns with powerful Catholic figures in Peru. He sought justice ...

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A Special ‘Climate’ Visa? People in Tuvalu Are Applying Fast.

A Special ‘Climate’ Visa? People in Tuvalu Are Applying Fast.

Jun 28, 2025

As sea levels rise, Australia said it would offer a special, first-of-its-kind “climate visa” to citizens of Tuvalu, a Polynesian island nation of atolls and sandbars where waters are eating away at t...

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