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What to See at 5 Top Art Museums? We Asked Guards for Their Favorite Works.
After years of standing by their sides, these guards find these pieces of art deeply meaningful. You might too.
By Noëlle de Leeuw
After years of standing by their sides, these guards find these pieces of art deeply meaningful. You might too.
By Noëlle de Leeuw
A dressage rider explains how she and her horse, Jagerbomb, made it to the Olympics.
By Alex Marshall and Bobby Beasley
Puzzling has been around for more than 250 years, but a budding tournament featuring participants from more than 75 countries in Spain is giving it new life.
By Derrick Bryson Taylor
Much of what consumers buy is marked “sustainable,” “humane” or “green.” In the sugar cane fields of India, that papered over the worst abuses.
By Megha Rajagopalan
President Biden’s call to change the Supreme Court.
By Natasha Frost
“It was like a fight between two packs of dogs,” said an officer, describing the struggle for one of the areas, Urozhaine. But “there came a moment when it made no sense to keep people there.”
By Carlotta Gall, Kamila Hrabchuk and David Guttenfelder
Likened to a “court composer” for Germany, he wrote more than 500 pieces and was considered one of the most original and independent musical voices in Europe.
By Jeffrey Arlo Brown
The brainy machines are predicting global weather patterns with new speed and precision, doing in minutes and seconds what once took hours.
By William J. Broad
Water-quality results recorded before dawn on Tuesday will determine if the men’s triathlon race will take place hours later.
By Catherine Porter
Rachel Reeves, the chancellor of the Exchequer, cut some infrastructure funding and pensions benefits, adding that more “difficult decisions” would come later this year.
By Eshe Nelson
Huw Edwards, who led the BBC’s coverage of major events, including King Charles III’s coronation, has been charged with three offenses, the police said on Monday.
By Stephen Castle
A 17-year-old was arrested after an assault that left two children dead and nine children and two adults injured. The police said it did not appear terrorism-related.
By Megan Specia
The man was picked up near Rouen days after arsonists damaged train signaling cables around the country, but he is not a suspect in that case, prosecutors say.
By Aurelien Breeden
A death certificate filed last week revealed the natural causes behind the death last July of Ms. O’Connor, the Irish singer and activist.
By Amelia Nierenberg
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The Sentiero dell’Arte e dell’Anima, or Path of Art and Soul, in Pienza, is lined with 28 benches created by well-known artists where visitors can take in the countryside of the Val d’Orcia.
By Ondine Cohane
Here’s what you need to know.
By Natasha Frost
Plug-and-play solar panels are popping up in yards and on balcony railings across Germany, driven by bargain prices and looser regulations.
By Melissa Eddy
Her novels and short stories often explored the lives of willful women who loved men who were crass, unfaithful or already married.
By Anthony DePalma
Grudges from the World Cup and rugby union have spilled over to the Games. But is this new sports feud even real?
By Rory Smith and James Wagner
Ukraine wants to deploy its first F-16 jets this summer, hoping to counter Russia’s dominance in the air. But stepped-up Russian bombing attacks on air bases complicate the effort.
By Marc Santora and Eric Schmitt
Military analysts say Russian forces are increasingly investigating Ukrainian lines to identify weakened positions before attacking and breaking through.
By Constant Méheut
Heads of state and diplomats who have interacted with the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee say she uses humor, and talk of food, to help leaven hard discussions.
By Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
France’s national railway company said traffic was gradually returning to normal a day after arsonists disrupted three high-speed rail lines. But who was behind the attacks remains mysterious.
By Catherine Porter and Aurelien Breeden
Here is what we know about the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s views on issues like migration and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.
By Eve Sampson
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With the closure of checkpoints, Israeli Arabs cannot come to Jenin and Tulkarm to shop, and West Bank Palestinians cannot leave to work in Israel, cutting incomes and building militancy.
By Steven Erlanger and Sergey Ponomarev
Prosecutors in Ukraine are pursuing cases of sexual assault by Russian soldiers, but survivors say more financial and psychological support is needed.
By Monika Pronczuk and Ada Petriczko
Most soccer fans long ago internalized the idea that truth is a slippery concept.
By Rory Smith
The arson attacks were carefully planned to cause maximum disruption on a train network so vast it is virtually impossible to fully secure.
By Catherine Porter and Aurelien Breeden
The Paris Olympic Games are opening under tightened security after a coordinated arson attack disrupted France’s national rail system.
By Nailah Morgan and Karen Hanley
A lawyer and confidant of François Mitterrand, he was in the forefront of French politics for decades, only to be undone by his taste for the high life.
By Adam Nossiter
The move underscored the wartime risks for the Kremlin as the government pumps enormous sums of money into the Russian economy.
By Anton Troianovski
The new Labour government confirmed it would drop the previous government’s objection to I.C.C. arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the defense minister, Yoav Gallant.
By Stephen Castle
The BBC said it would add chaperones to rehearsals after allegations of abusive behavior at a hugely popular dance show that inspired international versions.
By Isabella Kwai
A diverse cast of characters and a murder to solve each school year have helped make this teen drama one of Netflix’s longest-running original shows.
By Precious Adesina
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Coordinated arson attacks on France’s high-speed rail network disrupted travel leading up to the Paris Olympics opening ceremony and into the weekend.
By Lynsey Chutel
The use of artificial intelligence is exploding around the world, but the technology’s language models are primarily trained in English, leaving many speakers of other languages behind.
By Sara Ruberg
Russia’s defense minister said he needed to talk to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin about an alleged Ukrainian operation. What happened next remains murky.
By Eric Schmitt
A new poll from the U.S. presidential race.
By Natasha Frost
Family, friends and fans were missing from two straight Covid Games. In Paris, one athlete said, competitors will have the kind of experience they dream about.
By Andrew Keh
A single image captures the change in fortunes for a wine cellar turned field hospital in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
By Nanna Heitmann and Eric Nagourney
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