A.I.-manipulated videos on Chinese sites use young, supposedly Russian women to promote China-Russia ties, stoke patriotism — and make money.

The hard-line Shiite cleric was seen as a possible successor to Iran’s supreme leader. Mr. Raisi’s death comes at a moment of turbulence for a country facing a deepening conflict with Israel.

There is a disregard among Israeli soldiers for Palestinian lives, and we are seeing it in Gaza today.

Conflicting political visions, competitive jockeying and American dominance stand in the way of a more coordinated and efficient military machine.

The experience of TikTok’s owner, ByteDance, in Beijing and Washington shows how much the ground has shifted for China’s entrepreneurs.

President Luis Abinader was bolstered by nativist migration policies, a strong economy and an anticorruption drive.

Rescuers are trying to locate the helicopter on which President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian were traveling, state media reported. Their status is unknown.

Both sides have been looking for ways to inflict damage beyond the battlefield, targeting military logistics hubs and urban centers.

President Lai Ching-te has vowed to stay on his predecessor’s narrow path of resisting Beijing without provoking it. It won’t be easy.

A brilliant flash of blue, green and white on Saturday night came from a shard of an as yet unidentified comet that was moving around 100,000 miles per hour, experts said.

Officers were filmed punching three demonstrators at the protest in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The police said protesters were blocking the streets.

Though he was the company’s president, he opted for joint leadership with family members as they made Nordstrom, starting as a string of shoe stores, into an international fashion retail brand.

As stifling heat settled over the city, the local electricity provider said most service would return by late Sunday. But hard-hit areas could remain dark for days longer.

After meeting the pope and the mayors of Rome, London and Dublin, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York paused to reconnect with her past.

The president’s appearance at the historically Black college in Atlanta drew some respectful but noticeable protest over U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza.

Slovakia has long been dogged by criticism that it is prone to authoritarianism, but a frenzy of blame since an assassination attempt has heightened such concerns.

Finance ministers from the G7 nations are hoping to finalize a plan ahead of the group’s leaders meeting next month.

The former president’s defense appeared to chip away at Michael Cohen’s credibility, but legal experts said the case is still the prosecution’s to lose.