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Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Venice Biennale Jury Resigns Amid Tension Over Awards Ban
The jury of the world's most important art exhibition had said it wouldn't consider artists from countries whose leaders are accused of crimes against humanity.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Iran's Supreme Leader Signals Plan to Maintain Control Over Strait of Hormuz
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said in a statement that Iran would establish "new legal frameworks" for the Strait of Hormuz. He also said his country would retain its nuclear capabilities.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

How the Voting Rights Decision May Block the Rise of Young Black Leaders
Black Democrats in the South already face steep challenges when seeking political office. But the Supreme Court's ruling could be felt for a generation.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

How Trump's Iran Blockade Is Complicating a High-Stakes Trip to China
If President Trump flies to China as planned in May, the primary topic will clearly be the rippling economic effects of a war that Beijing has made clear it viewed as unnecessary.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Smog in Phoenix and Salt Lake City? The E.P.A. Is Blaming Asia.
The Trump administration says the cities shouldn't be penalized for unhealthy air because pollution can blow in from abroad. Some experts say that's preposterous.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Chief Justice Roberts Played the Long Game on Voting Rights
Since his early days as a lawyer and in his first years on the bench, the chief justice has worked to limit the force of the Voting Rights Act.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Gov. Janet Mills Exits Maine Senate Race as an Insurgent Democrat Rises
Her withdrawal reflects the energy of the party's left and voters' unease with older candidates and paves the way for Graham Platner to challenge Senator Susan Collins in November.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Crop Undercount Raises Questions About Reliability of U.S.D.A. Data
Corn estimates were off by 4.5 million acres last year. A lack of survey responses, not job cuts, led to the miss, the Agriculture Department said.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Janet Mills Bows Out of Maine Senate Race as an Insurgent Democrat Rises
Her withdrawal reflects the energy of the party's left and voters' unease with older candidates and paves the way for Graham Platner to challenge Senator Susan Collins in November.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Share the Times Pages You Couldn't Throw Away
The New York Times has been publishing for 175 years. Some of that history may be sitting in a shoe box under your bed.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

After Supreme Court Decision, Louisiana Weighs Redrawing House Maps
It was not immediately clear whether Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, would postpone the May 16 primary election for House races after the court ruled the state's congressional districts unconstitutional.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

King Charles and Queen Camilla Hit the Red Carpet at N.Y.C. Gala
Anna Wintour, Martha Stewart and others greeted the royal couple at the King's Trust Gala, during their official state visit to the United States.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

What to Know About the Stabbing Attack Against 2 Jewish Men in London
The British police said the attack on Wednesday was being treated as terrorism, and they warned of rising antisemitic hate crimes.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Behind Powell's High-Stakes Decision to Stay at the Fed
Jerome H. Powell will remain a governor at the Federal Reserve after his term as chair ends, in a bid to guard against a further incursion by the Trump administration on the central bank's independence.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Rising Fuel Prices Force Policymakers to Weigh Excruciating Choices
The Bank of England and European Central Bank held interest rates steady on Thursday, as officials search for signs of possible longer-term damage and warn of the impact of a prolonged energy shock.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Oil Price Hits Wartime High Above $120 a Barrel as Iran War Standoff Continues
The longer the disruption to Middle East fuel supplies lasts, the risk grows that higher energy costs will feed into broader inflation that could dent economic growth.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Janet Mills, Governor of Maine, Suspends Senate Campaign
Her withdrawal reflected the strength of her primary opponent, Graham Platner, as well as the mixed recruitment record of Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, as his party tries to reclaim the Senate.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

U.S. Economy Grew 2 Percent in Early 2026 Even as War in Iran Began to Hit Energy Prices
Gross domestic product expanded at a 2 percent annual rate in the first three months of the year, a period that included the first weeks of conflict in the Middle East.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

How Powell Just Complicated Trump's Fed Plans
Traders now think the Federal Reserve will keep steady interest rates, or perhaps even increase them, amid succession intrigue at the central bank.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

David Allan Coe, Singer Who Personified Outlaw Country, Dies at 86
Mr. Coe, who wrote "Take This Job and Shove It" and other chart-topping hits, was a transgressive exponent of the outlaw country movement of the 1970s and '80s.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Ukraine Reacts With Shrug to Phone Call Between Trump and Putin
More than a year of similar conversations have failed to bring the country any closer to peace, so Ukrainians have stopped hoping they will.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass
The people building A.I. fear that we have only a short time before advanced A.I. disrupts the labor force.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Who's a Threat?
We look at when political criticism can be considered a threat of violence.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Mamdani Suggested UK Should Return the Koh-i-Noor Diamond. Here's the Back Story.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York suggested that Britain should return the gem, a symbol of colonial plunder. Here's the back story.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Trump and Putin Talk, and Ukraine Shrugs
More than a year of similar conversations have failed to bring the country any closer to peace, so Ukrainians have stopped hoping they will.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

What the Voting Rights Act Decision Means, and Hegseth's Heated Testimony
Plus, chatbots told scientists how to make bioweapons.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Attacks on Jewish Targets in Europe Suggest Hybrid Warfare
Officials are investigating similar attacks across Europe, all claimed by a shadowy Islamist group that may be using low-cost, unsophisticated methods to sow fear in Jewish communities.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Democrats Regret Creating Independent Redistricting Commissions After Supreme Court Ruling
A decade ago, the party sought independent redistricting commissions. Now, in an era of extreme gerrymandering, such efforts could slow Democrats as they try to keep up with Republicans.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Some Black Southerners Say Voting Rights Ruling ‘Missed the Mark'
Veterans of the civil rights movement and others said the Supreme Court decision felt like a bleak end to decades of gains in Black representation in the region.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

In Blow to Voting Rights Act, Supreme Court Embraces Claim of Racial Progress
The majority said the law was a victim of its own success and no longer needed. Dissenters responded that Congress should make the call.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Top 10 Reasons We Love the Original ‘Devil Wears Prada' Movie
The 2006 comedy is filled with moments big and small that have stood the test of time, thanks in no small part to Meryl Streep's turn as Miranda Priestly.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Iranians Live With Pain and Powerlessness, Beneath a Smooth Veneer
After months of upheaval, many are attempting to get on with their lives while quietly grappling with grief, economic stress and a loss of hope.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

The U.S. Military Was Losing Its Edge. After Iran, Everyone Knows It.
Somehow, the weaker nation is in the stronger negotiating position.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

A Way to Slow Down ‘Super-Speeders' Who Keep Breaking the Law
City and state officials want speed-limiting devices installed in the cars of drivers who get more than 16 speeding tickets in a year, in hopes of preventing injuries and deaths.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

The A.I. Fear Keeping Silicon Valley Up at Night
The people building A.I. fear that we have only a short time before advanced A.I. disrupts the labor force.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Is Yoko Ono the Most Radical Artist of the Trump Era?
In the 1960s, she invited an audience to cut off her clothes. As attacks on women's rights escalate, "Cut Piece" and other decades-old works of feminist art feel more relevant than ever.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

‘The Devil Wears Prada 2' Review: A Rhapsody in Cerulean
In this sequel, Andy (Anne Hathaway) and Miranda (Meryl Streep) encounter a series of crises that set the stage for a larger, existential catastrophe.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

High-Profile Squatting Incidents Are on the Rise Across the Country
States are responding to a rise in high-profile squatting cases, in luxury homes and public housing alike.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Forest Service Research Labs Are Closing
A research lab in Washington State tracks ecological changes in a warming climate and provides scientific guidance for forest managers. It is one of 57 such facilities being shuttered.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

How A.I. Killed Student Writing (and Revived It)
High school and college teachers are watching students write, in the classroom, in order to protect against the incursion of artificial intelligence.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Minimal Comfort Feeding Is a New, Controversial Approach in Late Dementia
Some consider the regular feeding of late-stage dementia patients to be nonnegotiable. Others see it as extending life unnecessarily.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Police in Australia Were Warned of Terror Risk Before Bondi Attack, Report Says
A Jewish security group told police an attack on the community was "likely" because of heightened antisemitism, days before December's mass shooting in Sydney.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Oil Prices Hit a New Wartime High as Iran Standoff Shows No End in Sight
Oil prices push higher, approaching another wartime high, as President Trump asserted that the naval blockade of Iran's ports would persist.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Josh Johnson Gives King Charles Props for His Comedy Chops
"You know, I've always wondered what white Def Jam would be like," Johnson said after King Charles cracked a few jokes at the White House.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

J. Craig Venter, Scientist Who Decoded the Human Genome, Dies at 79
A risk-taking outsider, he brought speed, competition and controversy to one of science's biggest races.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Oil Prices Soar as Iran Standoff Shows No End in Sight
Oil prices push higher, approaching another wartime high, as President Trump asserted that the naval blockade of Iran's ports would persist.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

Rising Fuel Prices Could Force Excruciating Choices on Economic Policies
The European Central Bank and Bank of England were expected to hold interest rates steady on Thursday while searching for signs of possible longer-term damage.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 30, 2026

In France, Trump's Triumphal Arch Draws Eye Rolls
The Arc de Triomphe in Paris, which the president vows to top in Washington, offers a lesson in the complicated history of monuments.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Trump Threatens to Pull Troops From Germany as He Lashes Out at Chancellor
The comments came after the German chancellor said that Iran has "humiliated" the United States.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

House Adopts Budget to Unlock $70 Billion for Immigration Enforcement
The measure will allow the G.O.P. to begin working on a filibuster-proof bill to fund ICE and C.B.P., part of their plan to reopen the long-shuttered Department of Homeland Security.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

D4vd Bought Chain Saws to Dispose of Celeste Rivas Hernandez's Body, Prosecutors Say
In a legal filing, prosecutors outlined for the first time how they say the singer murdered and dismembered Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

British Royals Crisscross Manhattan in Brief Visit Packed With Photo Ops
King Charles III and Queen Camilla laid flowers at the Sept. 11 memorial before stopping by an urban farm, the New York Public Library, a business event and a gala.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Mamdani's Advice to Royals: Give That Priceless Diamond Back to India
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and King Charles did not meet privately. But if they had, the mayor said, he probably would have raised the issue of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Hegseth Cites Falsehood to Defend His Firing of Senior Officers
The defense secretary said at a House hearing that President Barack Obama had fired 197 generals, a figure that the Pentagon previously acknowledged was false.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Surveillance Law Is in Limbo After House Approval
Republicans put down a right-wing revolt to push a three-year renewal through the House, but the Senate appeared likely to opt for a 45-day punt ahead of a Friday expiration.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

G.O.P. Congress Struggles to Do the Basics Amid Party Infighting
House Republicans toiled to pass major measures as lawmakers scrambled to fund homeland security, extend spy powers and deliver a farm bill.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Trump Threatens to Pull Troops From Germany as He Lashes Out at Merz
The comments came after the German chancellor said that Iran has "humiliated" the United States.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Takeaways From Hegseth's Testimony on Iran War and His Tenure
It was Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's first public appearance before Congress since Operation Epic Fury began in late February.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

They Left for the School Bus. ICE Picked Them Up Instead.
A school transfer disrupted two brothers' visas, their lawyer said, leaving them vulnerable to arrest and unsettling their Mississippi school community.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

The Justices Acted as Partisans in the Voting Rights Ruling
In the name of disentangling race from politics, the court has given white voters more power at the expense of racial minorities.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Roger Sweet, Creator of the He-Man Action Figure, Dies at 91
The musclebound character he developed as a toy designer for Mattel gave rise to the Masters of the Universe franchise and helped define the machismo of the 1980s.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

What the Royal State Dinner Guest List Says About Trump's America
There were at least 10 American billionaires, six Fox News hosts, assorted presidential pals, no Democratic politicians and not so many British.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

A.I. Spending Sets a Record, With No End in Sight
Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta reported more than $130 billion in quarterly capital expenditures on Wednesday as they build A.I. data centers. There's more to come.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Why the U.A.E. is Quitting OPEC
The United Arab Emirates is walking away from OPEC this May. The New York Times' energy reporter, Rebecca Elliott, breaks down how the war with Iran provided the perfect opening for the U.A.E. to go solo.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Congress Races to Renew Surveillance Law After House Approval
Republicans put down a right-wing revolt to push the measure through the House, but it faces changes in the Senate that could delay its final passage past a Friday expiration.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Map, Another Blow to Voting Rights Act
The court struck down the voting map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander in a move that could make it harder for lawmakers to create majority-minority voting districts.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Mississippi Middle School Students Avert Bus Crash After Driver Loses Control
Footage of the incident shared this week by a school district in Mississippi shows a group of students working together to avert disaster on a highway.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

These Runners Kept Going to 100 or Beyond
Many picked up running late in life. They all shared an uncommon competitive drive.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Queen Camilla Unites Winnie-the-Pooh with a Long-Lost Friend
On Wednesday, the Queen of England presented the New York Public Library with a bespoke replica of Roo, the smallest companion of the Bear of Very Little Brain.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Lester Wright, the Fastest Known Centenarian, Dies at 103
In 2022, at 100, he set what was believed to be a world record in the 100-meter dash at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, beating 86- and 92-year-old competitors.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Brown University Gunman Planned Attack for Years, F.B.I. Says
Investigators said the man's transient lifestyle and social isolation made his intentions hard to track before shootings that killed two Brown students and an M.I.T. professor.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Fed Meeting Underscores Tough Task Ahead for Warsh
Jerome H. Powell on Wednesday announced he would stay on as a governor at the central bank as internal divisions sharpen about the policy path forward.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Supreme Court Limits Reach of Voting Rights Act
Also, the Pentagon estimates the Iran war cost at $25 billion. Here's the latest at the end of Wednesday.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

‘A Lot of Rocket': Trump Celebrates Artemis II Astronauts at the White House
President Trump wants Americans going into space to be a part of his legacy, even as he has proposed cutting NASA's education, research and diversity programs.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Civil rights leaders see the voting rights ruling as a ‘betrayal.'
Leaders and activists said a Supreme Court ruling had the potential to unravel decades of work toward giving Black Americans fair representation.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Musk Says He ‘Was a Fool' to Provide OpenAI's Early Funding
In the second day of a trial pitting Mr. Musk against OpenAI, he said he was misled by the company's chief executive, Sam Altman. But OpenAI's lawyer said evidence showed the opposite.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

What Worries Me Most About ‘Abundance'
It's been a big year for the abundance movement, but what has it really achieved? Ezra Klein talks with his "Abundance" co-author Derek Thompson and with Marc Dunkelman, the author of "Why Nothing Works."

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Indian Tycoon Offers Refuge to Pablo Escobar's Condemned Hippos
Colombia was planning to slaughter 80 hippopotamuses after a small herd imported in the 1980s by the drug lord grew out of control. An Indian tycoon has offered them a new home instead.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Two Cocky Authoritarians Blocking Hormuz: What Could Go Wrong?
In the Iran war, we have two overconfident administrations facing off, each believing that time is on its side.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Meta Deal Reversal Deepens Split Between China and Silicon Valley
Beijing's insistence that Meta unwind its deal with a Chinese A.I. start-up escalates the geopolitical fight over advanced tech.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Almost All of Europe Was Abnormally Hot in 2025, Report Finds
The continent, which is warming faster than the global average, saw wildfires, floods and a sub-Arctic heat wave, the European State of the Climate report said.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooter Planned Attack Weeks Before Gala, Prosecutors Say
A new prosecution memo details the preparations made in the days and weeks before the assault on the White House correspondents' dinner.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Trump Administration Sues New Jersey Governor Over ICE Mask Ban
New Jersey, where Mikie Sherrill is governor, is one of only a few states to try to bar federal immigration agents from wearing masks.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Tupac Shakur's Stepbrother Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit, 29 Years After Murder
Maurice Shakur said in a complaint filed against Duane Keith Davis, who was charged in 2023 with the rapper's murder, that the "threads are starting to come together."

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Florida Approves Redistricting Map That Could Add 4 Republican House Seats
Several voting rights groups have said that they plan to challenge the map in court once Gov. Ron DeSantis signs it into law.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

U.S. Indictment Accuses Mexican Governor of Conspiring With Sinaloa Cartel
Prosecutors accused Rubén Rocha Moya, the governor of Sinaloa state, and other Mexican officials of a yearslong scheme to protect the powerful drug cartel.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Supreme Court Grapples With Trump's Plan to Revoke Deportation Protections
The case deals with Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians but could have implications for more than a million from troubled nations.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Trump and Putin Call for a Brief Cease-Fire in Ukraine
Previous truces have broken down amid competing accusations of violations, and it is not clear that Ukraine will agree to Moscow's terms.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Pentagon Puts Iran War Cost at $25 Billion as Hegseth Berates Skeptics
During his first public appearance on Capitol Hill since the war began, the defense secretary lashed out at lawmakers in both parties who have questioned the conflict.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Powell Says He Will Stay on as Fed Governor After Term as Chair Ends
Jerome H. Powell cited lingering legal threats against him and the Federal Reserve in explaining his decision to remain at the central bank.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Peter Raven Dies at 89; Botanist Warned of Perils of Climate Change
He transformed the Missouri Botanical Garden into an international research hub and laid out the existential threats posed by deforestation and unchecked development.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Supreme Court Sides With Anti-Abortion Clinic in Fight Over Donor Records
A crisis pregnancy group had asked the justices to allow it to sue in federal court over a demand for donor information by New Jersey officials.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

All Six Conservative Supreme Court Justices Attended Trump's Dinner With King Charles
Their appearance seemed at odds with the chief justice's oft-stated message that the court he leads avoids even the appearance of political splits.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Russia's Victory Day Parade Will Be Missing Tanks and Other Heavy Military Armor
The absence of tanks and other heavy military vehicles on Red Square will highlight the heavy toll of the war in Ukraine.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

New Yorkers and European World Cup Fans Debate Walking to MetLife in New Jersey
Instead of paying $150 for NJ Transit tickets to get to the stadium, some Europeans online are suggesting a scenic stroll through New Jersey's interstates and swamps.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Why Can't Parkland Be Used as a Park? Ask the Judges Who Park There.
A decades-old fight over a parking lot reserved for judges in Brooklyn has picked up steam with a new generation of combatants.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

The Murky Ethics of Swimming With Killer Whales
Only two places in the world allow tourists to enter the water with the ocean's apex predator. But the safety of both species is a growing concern.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Lucinda Williams Explains What It Takes to Write a Great Song
The singer-songwriter talks about being self-taught, and reaching down into the deepest, darkest parts of herself to pull out a song.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

‘Excruciating and Agonizing': A New Reality for Jewish Democrats
With Israel increasingly unpopular and antisemitism on the rise, Jewish politicians find themselves more and more under attack.

Int'l Herald Tribune
Apr 29, 2026

Trump's Clash With Merz Shows It's Hard to Stay Friends With the President
Throughout the war in Iran, Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, did all he could to keep President Trump happy. This week, Mr. Merz appeared to lose patience.

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