President Trump’s tariffs weren’t enough to hold back the global export flood by China, which pushed past last year’s record in just 11 months.A Geely manufacturing plant in Hangzhou, China. Carmakers and other exporters in traditional manufacturing powerhouses like Germany, Japan and South Korea ar
China’s renminbi is lagging the currencies of key trading partners, making Chinese goods and services cheap and helping to drive exports.An advertisement for a Xiaomi 17 Pro phone next to an Apple store in Shanghai. The weak value of the Chinese currency has hurt the ability of Chinese consumers to
Plus, the social changes sweeping Iran.The Supreme Court on Monday will consider whether President Trump can fire independent government officials despite laws meant to protect them from politics.
A cease-fire after two years of war with Israel has allowed Hamas to tighten its grip on power again. “It’s still standing,” one Israeli official said.Hamas fighters near Khan Younis, Gaza, in February at the handover of Israeli hostages’ bodies as part of an exchange deal.
A year ago, rebels overthrew President Bashar al-Assad, ending decades of dictatorship and civil war. But challenges remain for the new leadership.
The country certainly still faces many challenges. But some things are now going right there — and those are worth our attention, too.Celebrating one year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Hama, Syria, on Friday.
The chair of the central bank is dealing with internal divisions while being besieged by President Trump and front-runners jockeying to replace him.The conundrum Jerome H. Powell faces in his final months as the Federal Reserve chair is unlike anything he has experienced in his eight-year tenure.
The plane, carrying about 50 Iranians and other deportees, took off from Arizona on Sunday, under a deal the Trump administration reached with Iran two months ago.Tehran on Sunday. The identities of the Iranians being deported from the United States, and their individual circumstances, were not imme
Past presidents have attended the marquee event, but on Sunday Mr. Trump was the first to host it, putting his cultural takeover of Washington in sharp relief.
President Trump said the acquisition “could be a problem,” suggesting he will insert himself into the regulatory review of the transaction.President Trump has spoken out on Netflix’s bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.
As a lawyer for a conservative think tank, Ms. Bondi, now the attorney general, filed a Supreme Court brief last year saying service members who followed such orders were committing crimes.Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the White House last month.
The court’s conservative majority has generally let President Trump remove leaders of independent agencies like the Federal Trade Commission, at least temporarily.Rebecca Slaughter sued President Trump after he fired her from the Federal Trade Commission in March.
Each side accused the other of firing first. The hostilities came weeks after President Trump had cast himself as a peacemaker in the decades-old border dispute.The fighting ignited panic among civilians in both countries. Some people in Cambodia’s Preah Vihear province moved away from the border on
Poland has charged a little-known Russian opposition figure with espionage and participating in a bomb plot. His friends are perplexed.Igor Rogov in the Polish Parliament building.
New York City train operators witness more people being struck by trains than drivers in any other American system. Afterward, many struggle to get the help they need.New York City’s subway system has been the setting for more train strikes per year than all other American systems combined.
Ripple effects from a federal crackdown illustrate how heavily the city’s robust dining scene depends both directly and indirectly on immigrant workers.Tourists crowded Cafe du Monde in New Orleans on Saturday. Many diners in the city were unaware of the role of immigrant workers in local restaurant
Movies like “One Battle After Another” and “Hamnet” were considered strong contenders for the top film awards, as the nominations kicked off Monday.
The gutting of the East Wing of the White House and our national preoccupation with “renovation.”Our preoccupation with renovations goes beyond architecture.
We examine an investigation that is testing Volodymyr Zelensky’s government.Volodymyr Zelensky at a nuclear power plant in western Ukraine.
Huge reductions in foreign aid by the United States and Europe have led the U.N.’s emergency relief coordinator to slash its fund-raising targets for next year.Tom Fletcher, the United Nations under secretary general for humanitarian affairs, said U.N. agencies have been “under attack” as the United
Democrats see their voters energized in a county that President Trump won. Republicans fear the runoff could add to recent losses.Republican Emilio T. Gonzalez and Democrat Eileen Higgins will compete for the Miami mayor’s office in a runoff election on Tuesday Dec. 8.
People who have insurance under the Affordable Care Act are being asked to pay more for plans that will cover less of their care.
A traditional Japanese festival is being adapted for poodles and Pomeranians, amid a booming pet industry and a dearth of children.
