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Overlooked No More: Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Whose Camera Sought a Truer Image of Black Men

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He was a pioneering figure in Black British art whose rebellious, symbol-rich images explored race, queerness, desire and spirituality.

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President Trump claims credit for the outcome. The main question now is how the treaty will be implemented as fighting still rages in eastern Congo.

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Susan Namangale fell in love with the game at age 9 in her small village, and she’s now on a mission to deliver a message to the whole country: Chess is good for everyone.

Thousands demonstrated on Wednesday to express their anger over government corruption and police brutality.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that the agency, Gavi, had “ignored the science” in immunizing children around the world.

Demonstrators joined antigovernment marches across the country a year after huge rallies against a contentious tax plan left more than 60 people dead.

A new drug that gives almost complete protection against the virus was to be administered across Africa this year. Now, much of the funding for that effort is gone.

The administration is pushing nations around the world, including ones at war, to take people expelled by the U.S. government who are not citizens of those countries.

The administration has gutted agencies like U.S.A.I.D., and President Trump has denigrated their work as wasteful and rife with fraud. His views on humanitarian assistance have seesawed since he entered political life.

The ruling applies immediately to a group of men the government has sought to send to South Sudan.

The State Department is restarting the processing of visa applications from students and visiting scholars, but is screening for “hostility” toward the United States.

The drug could change the course of the AIDS epidemic. But the Trump administration has gutted the programs that might have paid for it in low-income countries.

About 70,000 years ago in Africa, humans expanded into more extreme environments, a new study finds, setting the stage for our global migration.

The budget cuts threaten global progress on everything from heart disease to H.I.V. — and could affect American drug companies, too.

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Video from a national park in Uganda depicted a parade of predatory species feeding on and dispersing fruit bats that are known natural reservoirs of infectious diseases.

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The administration gave the nations 60 days to fix concerns, according to a State Department cable. The president already imposed a full or partial ban on citizens of 19 countries.

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Insurgents are expanding from West Africa’s Sahel region toward Atlantic coastal nations such as Ivory Coast, creating new terrorism hot spots and displacing millions.

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Eight families of Mennonites have moved from Mexico to Angola, in southern Africa, raising fears among some Angolans that they will be squeezed out by the new arrivals.

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A master of the kora who worked with Herbie Hancock and Philip Glass, his career was powered as much by experimentation as by reverence for tradition.

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West African nations are struggling to track and treat infections, and experts warn the outbreak is rapidly spreading, while the United States is cutting global vaccination efforts.

For some survivors, he was a hero. Others who reported abuse said he failed them.

The over-the-top party in the photogenic Italian city mixed Hollywood, Silicon Valley and political overtones.

Iranian authorities are sweeping up hundreds of people deemed suspected spies or infiltrators. Some worry the campaign could become a broader crackdown on political opponents and minorities.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s party enacted the ban, trying to create a dilemma for the opposition leader. Now it is the government that faces a tough choice.

A procession of marchers honored prominent figures killed during the 12-day war with Israel.

The brutal beating in 2020 of Michel Zecler, a well-known music producer, sent shock waves through France.

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.

The political turmoil set off by a leaked phone conversation shows no sign of easing, in a country where demonstrations have helped oust governments before.

The University of Toronto has attracted several U.S. professors amid turmoil between American higher-education institutions and the Trump administration.

As a bishop in Peru, Pope Leo XIV’s handling of two abuse cases was a study in contrasts, siding strongly with victims in one and accused of failing them in the other.

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Nearly half the citizens of the tiny Pacific Island nation have already applied in a lottery for Australian visas amid an existential threat from global warming and sea-level rise.

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The genre known as Boys’ Love, stories written mostly by and for straight women, has been in the authorities’ sights for years.

A United Nations report found a rise in users, confiscation and deaths as cocaine trafficking expands into Africa and Asia, and violence spreads into Europe.

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Susan Namangale fell in love with the game at age 9 in her small village, and she’s now on a mission to deliver a message to the whole country: Chess is good for everyone.

The midpoint of the year is an opportune moment to look back at where we’ve been, and set our sights for where we want to go.

A small apartment building in Ottawa is using Canadian flags to send a message about Canada’s sovereignty.

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The bride announced the marriage on Friday night in an Instagram post under the name Lauren Sánchez Bezos.

Critics compared her unnerving images to those of Diane Arbus, but praised her ability to infuse her subjects with warmth and humanity.

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Prosecutors said Marcos Arduini Monzo experienced a drug-induced psychosis before going on a 20-minute rampage through the residential streets of northeast London.

Marius Borg Hoiby, the stepson of Crown Prince Haakon, was charged with rape and sexual assault after a monthslong police investigation that has caused turmoil for the royal family.

The powers used against the members of a group called Palestine Action are more usually employed in cases of planned jihadist or far-right violence.

The youth, a Syrian who lives in Germany, was accused of helping to interpret bomb-building instructions and of translating an oath of allegiance to the Islamic State for the main suspect.

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The country’s defense minister, Israel Katz, said Israel would try to prevent Iran from rebuilding its missile and nuclear programs, despite a truce.

The British prime minister had pressed ahead with the proposal, but a parliamentary vote on it was expected to fail.

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Heidi Reichinnek, a leader of the far-left Die Linke, was denied a seat on the parliamentary committee that oversees German intelligence agencies.

The deal involves loosening exports of rare earths to the United States and the lifting of some restrictions on U.S. goods to China, China’s Ministry of Commerce said.

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The capture highlights a core problem in the agreement. The more territory Moscow grabs, the fewer resources Kyiv can offer to Washington.

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The 9-year-old from Vietnam was abused by her mother for customers watching on smartphone apps in the U.S. and elsewhere. The mother said she needed the money.

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Tens of thousands of people were jailed as part of President Nayib Bukele’s crackdown on gangs. Some police officers now admit they arrested people on flimsy or nonexistent evidence to meet quotas.

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Researchers spent years quietly studying a stone carved with 255 runes and the image of a boat found in Ontario. Now, revealing the stone’s existence, they’re asking the public for help.

Takahiro Shiraishi was put to death on Friday, eight years after body parts were found in coolers at his home outside Tokyo. It was Japan’s first execution in years.

The risks of receiving aid in Gaza.

The Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has been criticized by the United Nations and other aid groups, which say that its system exposes Gazans to danger.

The assessment came hours after the country’s supreme leader had downplayed the damage the U.S. strikes had caused.

President Trump’s claimed Iran’s capabilities were “obliterated.” The full extent of the damage is still emerging.

While many in Iran’s divided diaspora opposed Israel’s campaign, some took the war as a chance to amplify their ideas about Iran’s future.

Plus, a recap of “Squid Game.”

As A-listers gather in Venice to celebrate the union of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez, the couple is following a familiar playbook of how to control the message.

The military site near the Red Sea sat mostly idle for several years until a recent burst of activity turned it into a supply hub, a New York Times analysis found.

Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed over the past month near aid hubs set up under a new Israel-backed system, according to Gaza health officials.

For 50 years, automakers have had to increase the fuel efficiency of their vehicles or pay fines. The Republican megabill would set those penalties to $0.

The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency said that there was “no escaping significant physical damage” after a U.S. strike on the Iranian facility.

Thousands of people turned out across Kenya on Wednesday to protest government corruption and police brutality.

“She’d been smoking,” a Greek official said of a Georgian woman who was arrested after a blaze tore through 11,000 acres of Chios this week.

In a video, the Iranian supreme leader downplays damage to the country’s nuclear program, after not being seen publicly for nearly a week.

The government has permitted Dr. Cameron Lacey, a psychiatrist, to prescribe psilocybin, a hallucinogenic compound found in “magic mushrooms,” for depression.

Russia’s invasion has dominated previous meetings, but keeping President Trump happy was the focus at the gathering this week. Ukraine was largely shunted to the sidelines.

Given the country’s past, cultural resistance to becoming a soldier is high. Can leaders change minds to meet a changing world?

José Adolfo Macías, known as “Fito,” will be extradited to the U.S., where he is wanted on accusations of trafficking drugs and smuggling weapons, Ecuador’s president said.

A family of five Ukrainians was killed by an Iranian missile strike in Israel, in a tragic intersection of two wars.

Scientists have devised a way of writing and storing messages by creating patterns of air bubbles in sheets of ice.

Steve Mills has been collecting secondhand books in England to reawaken lost memories. His search revealed more about his family’s past than he thought possible.

The Best Illusion of the Year contest offers researchers, and participants, an opportunity to explore the gaps and limits of human perception.

A city that straddles two Canadian provinces became a crucible of the barriers that prevent trade across Canada and that Prime Minister Mark Carney wants to dismantle.

The damage to a centuries-old painting in the Italian museum was just one of many tourist incidents raising ire on the continent.

Potential talks between the U.S. and Iran.

David Webb spent decades exposing shady financial dealings. But doctors say he has months to live, and he hasn’t found anyone willing to carry on his mission.

By attacking Iran, President Trump has shown he is willing to engage in a distant war. This raises questions in Beijing about what he might risk for Taiwan.

Asset managers are eagerly awaiting an S.E.C. decision that would allow mutual funds to also trade as E.T.F.s — potentially changing how trillions of dollars are invested.

The fashion house hopes the new title, Arts & Culture, can extend Coco Chanel’s legacy of surrounding herself with “audacious creatives.”

When a colleague isn’t housebroken, there are options. Plus, can you tell someone they’re getting too old to work?

Even Mostafa Asal’s coach admits his player sometimes goes too far. But an anonymous YouTuber is crying foul play, with videos to make the point.

They are contributing to their 401(k)s much earlier than millennials did, reports show, and young women in particular are being aggressive about saving.

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Jerome H. Powell, whose term does not expire until May, has argued that the central bank can afford to be patient about cutting interest rates amid uncertainty about the economic outlook.

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A systems outage temporarily grounded some planes on Friday, causing headaches for both crew and passengers around the United States.

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The blue screen that stressed computer users for more than three decades is giving way to a black one.

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The index has regained all the ground it lost in March and early April, when President Trump proposed his broad array of tariffs.

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The president said he would cease negotiations and impose new tariffs because of Canada’s imminent, new digital services taxes.

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Opulent days are over at Vogue, Vanity Fair and other once-powerful glossies. Anna Wintour is giving up (some) control. Now that everyone’s a gatekeeper, why do we keep recreating their status-obsessed world?

Lisa Kudrow’s critically beloved cult comedy will return to HBO next year, the network announced on Friday.

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American companies will be exempt from penalties related to a 2021 global minimum tax deal that President Trump opposes.

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President Trump said the United States would send out letters telling other countries “what they have to pay,” even as other officials said negotiations could be extended past a July deadline.

One proponent argues that fiscal fasting pushes people to confront their spending habits. But other financial experts prefer a more consistent approach to budgeting.

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Most economists and policymakers are bracing for price pressures to intensify this summer because of President Trump’s tariffs.

Senate Republicans are debating changes to the legislation, after a key official rejected some proposals. Time is ticking for hitting President Trump’s deadline.

The deal involves loosening exports of rare earths to the United States and the lifting of some restrictions on U.S. goods to China, China’s Ministry of Commerce said.

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The 9-year-old from Vietnam was abused by her mother for customers watching on smartphone apps in the U.S. and elsewhere. The mother said she needed the money.

With the broad tax and health care bill they are now trying to muscle into law, Senate Republicans are preparing to upend Washington’s accounting standards.

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Time is the secret ingredient of investing, a market veteran says. Over many decades, diversified stock index funds have produced extraordinary results.

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As demand for the popular toys continues, some are embracing knockoffs, known as Lafufus.

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After rapid growth, Thailand is the biggest overseas supplier of pet food in the United States. Volatility in policy has some importers looking elsewhere.

The beloved children’s star is starting a podcast for adults. He hopes for thoughtful conversations and a lot of listening.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Group of 7 had agreed that penalties related to a 2021 “global minimum tax” deal would not apply to American companies.

The president has criticized media coverage of a preliminary classified report that ran counter to his assertion that U.S. strikes had “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear program.

He was a renowned television correspondent and commentator who also had long ties with Lyndon B. Johnson, including as his press secretary.

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American Vogue will create a new role, “head of editorial content,” beneath Ms. Wintour, who is giving up her editor in chief title. She’s not leaving, though.

The group invited more than 500 actors, directors and others to join. Left off the list was Karla Sofía Gascón, the first Oscar-nominated openly trans actor.

Americans are finding ways to use digital currencies to help them buy homes, and new companies are forming to help people tap their home’s value to buy Bitcoin.

The central bank is planning to reduce a capital buffer for the country’s largest banks, which critics warn will make the financial system less resilient.

Traders have moved on a report that President Trump is again weighing a shake-up at the central bank that could undermine market confidence.

A fragile cease-fire in the Middle East and an oil supply chain without significant disruptions have helped keep gas prices stable.

A traveler who used his American Express card’s collision damage waiver got stuck paying nearly $1,300 because of a missing document. Whose fault was it?

The E.P.A. under Trump is moving to eliminate credits to carmakers for the fuel-saving start-stop function.

The leading role the United States plays in liquefied natural gas traces its roots to a small Alaskan outpost that began shipping the fuel to Japan in 1969.

Nikiski in southern Alaska is waiting to see if backing from President Trump and a new developer will advance a decades-old initiative to export natural gas.

President Trump has sought to claw back funds for public broadcasting and foreign aid, sparking a fierce debate over the power of the purse.

The Trump Organization’s preliminary talks this spring about affixing its brand to a tower near a recent missile strike highlight the complexities of its international deal-making.

The program, called From the Source, will start with articles from the publication’s climate team. It could provide readers with more viewpoints but would also require moderation and vetting.

The artificial intelligence company has set many challenging goals. Autonomous vehicle software is now among them — but may pit the company against Tesla.

The Trump administration faces hard choices in determining what industries to protect as it uses tariffs to construct an industrial policy.

A new drug that gives almost complete protection against the virus was to be administered across Africa this year. Now, much of the funding for that effort is gone.

Mr. Altman discussed President Trump’s understanding of artificial intelligence, the war for A.I. talent and OpenAI’s relationship with Microsoft.

Sponsored by governments but ferried by a private company, astronauts from Hungary, India and Poland are going to the space station for the first time.

As the use of these easy-credit installment loans has grown, FICO said repayment data would provide more insight on consumers’ credit readiness.

A second day of declining oil prices helped lift stocks. Energy costs are a primary expense for companies, making them an important factor in inflation calculations.

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The Trump administration is not just releasing its grip on the global megaphone but handing it off to its eager adversaries, foreign policy experts say.

Unhappy with his company’s artificial intelligence efforts, Meta’s C.E.O. is on a spending spree as he reconsiders his strategy in the contest to invent a hypothetical “superintelligence.”

Companies like OpenAI, Amazon and Meta have supersized their spending on artificial intelligence, with no signs of slowing down.

The ride-hailing company is in talks to help Mr. Kalanick, who was forced out in 2017, buy an autonomous vehicles start-up as the robot taxi service Waymo gains momentum.

Content generated by artificial intelligence has become a factor in elections around the world. Most of it is bad, misleading voters and discrediting the democratic process.

The over-the-top party in the photogenic Italian city mixed Hollywood, Silicon Valley and political overtones.

The tech titan and his wife once had sprawling ambitions for their Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Now their efforts in politics, education and housing have been cut back to focus on science.

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The blue screen that stressed computer users for more than three decades is giving way to a black one.

Highlights from our first live taping, and our reaction to a spicy interview with OpenAI leaders.

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The 9-year-old from Vietnam was abused by her mother for customers watching on smartphone apps in the U.S. and elsewhere. The mother said she needed the money.

Tanner Martin has documented his fight against colon cancer for hundreds of thousands of followers. His death was announced in a recorded video.

Ads for consumer A.I. are struggling to imagine how the product could improve your day — unless you’re a barely functioning idiot.

Mr. Altman discussed President Trump’s understanding of artificial intelligence, the war for A.I. talent and OpenAI’s relationship with Microsoft.

Sponsored by governments but ferried by a private company, astronauts from Hungary, India and Poland are going to the space station for the first time.

On 1,200 acres of cornfield in Indiana, Amazon is building one of the largest computers ever for work with Anthropic, an artificial intelligence start-up.

Videos and projections depicting an A.I.-generated actor, the digital memories of robots, a redwood forest and more: High-tech storytelling is having a moment.

Ford Motor said it would open a new plant in Michigan that could become ineligible for federal incentives under a policy bill championed by President Trump and passed by the House.

The liberal advocacy organization said in a lawsuit that the Federal Trade Commission’s inquiry into boycotts with other advertising groups was “retribution.”

The vehicles will have safety monitors and may not operate in bad weather, making them more restricted than the fully autonomous vehicles promised by Elon Musk.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will make the study of stars and galaxies more like the big data-sorting exercises of contemporary genetics and particle physics.

To comply with a Trump executive order, Microsoft recently helped suspend the email account of an International Criminal Court prosecutor in the Netherlands who was investigating Israel for war crimes.

Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new simulations show.

Nuclear experts say the president’s rejection of the restrictive deal forced him to neutralize an Iranian threat of his own making.

Two new studies add to the evidence that human activity, from fishing to urban development, is driving the evolution of wild animals.

In a new sign of toolmaking in marine mammals, orcas in the Pacific Northwest were recorded rubbing stalks of kelp against each other’s bodies, a study shows.

The Best Illusion of the Year contest offers researchers, and participants, an opportunity to explore the gaps and limits of human perception.

Scientists have devised a way of writing and storing messages by creating patterns of air bubbles in sheets of ice.

Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard researcher, was detained in February after failing to declare scientific samples she was carrying into the country.

The way that human adults talk to young children is unique among primates, a new study found. That might be one secret to our species’ grasp of language.

Sponsored by governments but ferried by a private company, astronauts from Hungary, India and Poland are going to the space station for the first time.

Significant numbers of older people have the condition. Many find relief with an effective treatment that is being more widely prescribed.

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Nearly half the citizens of the tiny Pacific Island nation have already applied in a lottery for Australian visas amid an existential threat from global warming and sea-level rise.

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As a psychiatry resident, he became convinced of the benefits of ECT. But he spent years battling detractors and a misleading pop-culture depiction of the procedure.

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They love hunting, fishing and conservatism. And they hate a plan by a conservative senator to sell millions of acres of public lands.

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The loss of access to the data could hamstring forecasters’ ability to track hurricanes and warn residents of their risk.

A glowing object lit up the sky, prompting dozens of calls to the authorities, as scientists scrambled to figure out what it was. It turns out that it was a meteor.

Critics saw in the move the beginnings of a more restrictive approach to providing vaccines to Americans.

Mexican environmental activists say detritus raining down from Elon Musk’s rocket company has caused die-offs of marine life. SpaceX said there were “no hazards to the surrounding area.”

Human-caused global warming has been increasing faster and faster since the 1970s.

For 50 years, automakers have had to increase the fuel efficiency of their vehicles or pay fines. The Republican megabill would set those penalties to $0.

The directive, in a memo issued Tuesday, came after two court rulings that questioned the Trump administration’s swift cuts to funding.

He chased eclipses for five decades, wrote several books about them and worked with NASA to make data accessible to nonscientist sky gazers.

Japanese researchers turned to “experimental archaeology” to study how ancient humans navigated powerful ocean currents and migrated offshore.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that the agency, Gavi, had “ignored the science” in immunizing children around the world.

Hints of a more skeptical approach to immunizations have already surfaced.

The reconstituted C.D.C. panel will revisit the standard vaccination schedule. The former head of an anti-vaccine group is now a special federal employee.

David Keeling would take over the workplace-safety agency just as it is considering rules to protect against extreme heat. His former employers, UPS and Amazon, have opposed the rules.

The Vermont Green Football Club champions environmental work and draws sold-out crowds, with the help of free ice cream.

The European wood pigeon helped me appreciate its omnipresent city cousins.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to find millions of unknown objects in our solar system, and perhaps even a mysterious Planet Nine.

Scenes of nebulas in the Milky Way, a cluster of galaxies and thousands of new asteroids are a teaser of how the U.S.-funded observatory on a mountain in Chile will transform astronomy.

A powerful new telescope will usher in a new era of cosmic discovery, but in a political climate vastly different from when it was named for a once overlooked female astronomer.

From a lone clinic in Texas to an entire school district in North Dakota, the virus is upending daily life and revealing a deeper crisis of belief.

The firms say their First Amendment rights are being violated when cities and states sue and accuse them of spreading misinformation about climate change.

Significant numbers of older people have the condition. Many find relief with an effective treatment that is being more widely prescribed.

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He walked away from his family’s hugely successful ice cream business to crusade for a plant-based diet and against cruelty to animals.

Critics saw in the move the beginnings of a more restrictive approach to providing vaccines to Americans.

The reconstituted C.D.C. panel will revisit the standard vaccination schedule. The former head of an anti-vaccine group is now a special federal employee.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that the agency, Gavi, had “ignored the science” in immunizing children around the world.

Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard researcher, was detained in February after failing to declare scientific samples she was carrying into the country.

The directive, in a memo issued Tuesday, came after two court rulings that questioned the Trump administration’s swift cuts to funding.

A new drug that gives almost complete protection against the virus was to be administered across Africa this year. Now, much of the funding for that effort is gone.

Hints of a more skeptical approach to immunizations have already surfaced.

The Senate health committee chairman said new members of a key advisory panel who were appointed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “lack experience.”

Temperatures in Central Park this week could reach 100 degrees for the first time since 2012.

From a lone clinic in Texas to an entire school district in North Dakota, the virus is upending daily life and revealing a deeper crisis of belief.

Most in a small group of patients receiving a stem cell-based infusion no longer needed insulin, but the drug may not suit those with more manageable type 1 diabetes.

Major companies had faced mounting pressure to stop denying or stalling authorization of coverage for treatments and prescriptions.

Proponents say that manually stimulating acupressure points can ease a variety of maladies.

Once nearly eradicated, the “old man’s disease” is back and suffocating younger miners. Federal cuts risk putting a solution further out of reach.

Limits on travel and visa appointments have delayed or prevented foreign doctors from entering the country for jobs set to begin in weeks.

The drug could change the course of the AIDS epidemic. But the Trump administration has gutted the programs that might have paid for it in low-income countries.

About 70,000 years ago in Africa, humans expanded into more extreme environments, a new study finds, setting the stage for our global migration.

Overlooked No More: Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Whose Camera Sought a Truer Image of Black Men

Rwanda and Congo Sign U.S.-Brokered Peace Treaty

Chess Lover Introduces Game to Malawi’s Prisons, Schools and Street Kids

What to Know About the Antigovernment Protests in Kenya

RFK Jr. Accuses Gavi, Global Vaccine Agency, of Ignoring Science

At Least 8 Killed as Protesters Battle Police in Kenya

Promise of Victory Over H.I.V. Fades as U.S. Withdraws Support

Inside the Global Deal-Making Behind Trump’s Mass Deportations

The Evolution of Trump’s Views on Foreign Aid

Supreme Court Lets Trump Deport Migrants to Countries Other Than Their Own

U.S. to Review Social Media Posts of Student and Scholar Visa Applicants

Regulators Approve Lenacapavir for H.I.V. Prevention

When Humans Learned to Live Everywhere

South Africa Built a Medical Research Powerhouse. Trump Cuts Have Demolished It.

Bat Cave Footage Offers Clues to How Viruses Leap Between Species

36 More Countries May Be Added to Trump’s Travel Ban

Sahel Crisis Goes Coastal as Insurgents Push Toward the Atlantic

Why Eight Mennonite Families Left Mexico for Angola

Foday Musa Suso, 75, Dies; Ambitious Ambassador for West African Music

Mpox Surges in Sierra Leone

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

At Bezos’ Venetian Wedding: Buzz, Bling and Backlash

Amid War With Israel, Iran Pursues Enemies From Within

Budapest Pride Parade Will Go On Despite Orban’s Ban. How Will He Respond?

Iran Holds State Funeral for Military Commanders and Nuclear Scientists

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

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

Thai Protesters Vent Their Exasperation With the Prime Minister

America’s Trump-Fueled Brain Drain Benefits Canada

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

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

Chinese Police Detain Dozens of Writers Over Gay Erotic Online Novels

Cocaine Is the Fastest-Growing Illegal Drug Worldwide. Here’s Why.

Chess Lover Introduces Game to Malawi’s Prisons, Schools and Street Kids

Better Half

A Celebration of Canada and a Protest Against Musk and Trump

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Tie the Knot

Rosalind Fox Solomon, Whose Photos Captured Emotional Nuance, Dies at 95

London Man Who Killed a Boy With a Samurai Sword Receives Life Sentence

Son of Norway’s Crown Princess Is Charged With Rape and Sexual Assault

Pro-Palestinian Activists Arrested Under Terrorism Law in U.K. Air Base Break-In

Teenager Is Charged With Aiding Plot to Attack Taylor Swift Concert in Vienna

Israel Suggests It Could Strike Iran Again to Counter New Threats

Starmer Backtracks on Planned Social Cuts After Pushback From His Own Party

She Ripped German Conservatives on Social Media. They Didn’t Forget.

China Confirms Trade Framework With U.S. to Lift Export Controls

Russia Seizes Key Lithium Field in Challenge for U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal

Authorities Rescue Girl Whose Mother Livestreamed Her Sexual Abuse

El Salvador Police Say Quotas and Rumors Fueled Bukele’s Mass Arrests

A Runestone That May Be North America’s Oldest Turns Up in a Canada Forest

Japanese Serial Killer Is Executed

Friday Briefing

U.S. Approves $30 Million for Contentious New Gaza Aid Group

Iran’s Foreign Minister Says Nuclear Facilities ‘Seriously Damaged’

What We Know About the Fate of Iran’s Nuclear Program

Amid Attacks, Iran’s Exiled Opposition Remained Divided. Who Are They?

Friday Briefing: The Deadly Search for Food in Gaza

As Celebrities Arrive in Venice for the Jeff Bezos-Lauren Sánchez Wedding, Details Are Scant

A U.S. Base in Saudi Arabia Expands to Help Counter Iran

Israel-Backed Aid Sites In Gaza Pose Lethal Risk for Palestinians Amid Deadly Fighting

Republicans Propose a New Way to Scrap Fuel Economy Rules: No Fines

Centrifuges at Iran’s Fordo ‘No Longer Operational’ After U.S. Strikes, Nuclear Watchdog Says

Death Toll From Kenya Protests Climbs, Rights Group Says

Housekeeper Arrested Over Wildfire That Scorched Greek Island

Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei Makes First Public Comments in Almost a Week

New Zealand Approved Psychedelic Therapy. He’s the Only Doctor Who Can Do It.

Why Ukraine Fell Down the Agenda at the NATO Summit

Germany Wants Recruits. But ‘No One Wants Their Children in the Army.’

Ecuador Captures Gang Leader ‘Fito’ Whose Prison Escape Set Off Violence

They Escaped War in Ukraine. It Found Them in Israel.

Here’s Another Use for Ice: Creating Secret Codes

He Searched for His Past in Children’s Books. He Found His Wife’s.

How Two Neuroscientists View Optical Illusions

How Sandwiches in Canada’s Lloydminster Became a Test for Domestic Trade

A Photo Gone Wrong in the Uffizi Fuels Selfie Worries in Europe’s Museums

Thursday Briefing

An Investor Took on Hong Kong Tycoons Faces a Tougher Foe

How Trump’s Strike on Iran Might Affect China’s Calculus on Taiwan

E.T.F.s Are Booming. Mutual Funds Want In on the Action.

Chanel Launches Arts & Culture Magazine in Indie Book Stores