The Fuel That Feeds Europe’s Far Right: Nostalgia and Lost Pride

The populist emphasis on national identity and threats to it, real and imagined, finds a deep response in voters adrift in a world they no longer understand.Attendees at a rally for the far-right Alternative for Germany party on Saturday in central Schwerin, Germany.

S Steven Erlanger

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.“What needs to be done now requires backbone, steadfastness and patience,” Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany said Sunday.

J Jim Tankersley

Trump and Xi Meet Amid an Uneasy U.S.-China Trade Truce

Beyond warm meetings between their leaders, the countries are engaging in tit-for-tat measures that call into question the stability of their arrangement.President Trump and Xi Jinping, the leader of China, met last year in Busan, South Korea.

A Ana Swanson

One Issue That Could Upend Fragile U.S.-China Ties: Taiwan Arms

As Beijing presses President Trump to freeze a proposed $14 billion weapons sale to the island, Taiwan is trying to show that its security is in U.S. interests.President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in Beijing in May. Mr. Trump has held off on arms sales to Taiwan as he has sought pragmatic

C Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien

China Promised to Buy More U.S. Farm Goods. It Hasn’t Happened.

Soybeans are the notable exception, revealing Beijing’s selective approach to fulfilling trade commitments ahead of the summit between President Trump and Xi Jinping.In May, China agreed to buy at least $17 billion in U.S. farm goods a year through 2028. China had already vowed separately to step up

S Sui-Lee Wee

Trump Gets Caught in a Dilemma Over a Saudi Plea for Military Help

The president vacillated but decided on Sunday not to join Saudi Arabia, for now, in joint strikes against the Houthis in Yemen. But he also needs the kingdom’s cooperation in his war against Iran.President Trump boarding Air Force One last week. On Sunday, he said he was in “deciding mode” on what

H Helene Cooper, Eric Schmitt, Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman

This A.I. House Can Provide You With Connections. It Also Has a Dark Side.

Group tech houses have proliferated across the San Francisco Bay Area in the artificial intelligence boom. One of the most prominent has also racked up an extensive police record.The entrance to AGI House in Hillsborough, Calif. AGI House is one of the most prominent and notorious tech group homes i

K Kirsten Grind

Young Consultants Are Jumping Ship for A.I. Start-Ups

Beckoned by the glamour of the start-up space, the industry’s college recruits are joining A.I. companies able to outmatch their consulting salaries.Geoffrey Jing expected to work at a consulting firm for a couple of years before moving on to something else. But he left for an A.I. start-up after on

A Aruni Soni

U.N. General Assembly to Confront Familiar Crises, New Conflicts and A.I.

The United Nations is also searching for a replacement for António Guterres, who has served two terms as the secretary general and is stepping down.The United Nations headquarters in New York. For the first time, the threat posed by artificial intelligence will be atop the agenda of the U.N. General

F Farnaz Fassihi

Mistakes? We’ve Made a Few

For most of its life, The New York Times has tried to correct its errors. These efforts have not always been perfect.

A Adam Nagourney

ICE Agent Shoots Venezuelan Immigrant in Austin, Local Authorities Say

The shooting in the Texas capital is the latest by federal immigration agents as the Trump administration intensifies its deportation effort.Texas state troopers at the scene where one person is believed to have been shot during a confrontation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

C Christina Morales, Lauren McGaughy and Devon Lum