Why Saudi Arabia’s Last War in Yemen Turned Into a Quagmire

A Saudi-led coalition launched a military campaign against the Iran-backed Houthi militia in the country, reviving memories of its previous effort.Smoke billowing from the fuel storage area at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last month after the Houthis claimed to have att

I Ismaeel Naar

Wrongly Indicted Man Seeks Inquiry of Official Conduct in Reflecting Pool Case

Lawyers for the former Olympian David Hearn accused prosecutors of ignoring their own evidence to indict him and then providing “blatantly false” information about what they knew when.Charges were dismissed against David Hearn, the former Olympian wrongly accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool,

D Devlin Barrett

U.S. Trade Deficit Hits 17-Month High Despite Trump’s Tariffs

Imports and the trade deficit have ballooned in recent months, defying the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce it through tariffs.The Trump administration has tried to reduce the trade deficit by imposing hefty tariffs on many imported goods.

A Ana Swanson

In Race With U.S., China Struggles to Recruit Foreign A.I. Researchers

China’s booming artificial intelligence sector has given local researchers good reason to remain in the country, but it has yet to lure overseas scientists despite a government push.Chinese A.I. companies like Deepseek and Moonshot have made a name for themselves internationally. But China still str

Z Zeyi Yang

Man Arrested in Connection With Incident at UK Air Base RAF Fairford

A 22-year-old from London was the seventh person to be arrested by the counterterrorism police investigating an incident at R.A.F. Fairford last month.Armed police officers stood guard on a road outside the perimeter of the R.A.F. Fairford air base last month.

M Megan Specia

Jim Bakker, TV Evangelist Felled by Fraud and Sex Scandals, Dies

With his wife, Tammy Faye, Mr. Bakker built a broadcasting juggernaut around the gospel of prosperity.Jim Bakker in 1987. The television ministry he founded with his first wife, Tammy Faye Bakker, brought in as much as $129 million annually before he was felled by a sex scandal.

C Clyde Haberman