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Tuesday Briefing: Less Than 100 Days to Go
Plus, results in Venezuela’s tainted election and the new math of swimming.
By Whet Moser
Plus, results in Venezuela’s tainted election and the new math of swimming.
By Whet Moser
Plus, Venezuela’s election and the Olympics’ first weekend
By Whet Moser
The two governments said the moves were a response to growing aggression by China, whose rapid military buildup has many leaders worried.
By Edward Wong
The partial lifting of a communications blackout is providing a picture of the young victims of a brutal crackdown on protesters. Thousands of others have been swept into jails.
By Mujib Mashal and Saif Hasnat
The U.S. secretary of state pressed China’s top foreign policy official on Beijing’s support for Russia’s efforts to rebuild its military industries during the Ukraine war.
By Edward Wong
It’s highly unusual for the nation’s authorities to publicly acknowledge a leak from the command, which is one of South Korea’s top two spy agencies.
By Choe Sang-Hun
Zhang Yufei, one of 23 athletes who tested positive for a banned substance before the last Olympics, said China did not allow doping, and offered a window into the stress the accusations have caused.
By Jenny Vrentas
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
The former president met with the Israeli leader in Florida, a day after his main opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, and he both criticized Israel’s conduct of the war.
By Michael Gold and Matthew Mpoke Bigg
In Paris, Chinese swimmers have been under extra scrutiny by doping watchdogs, but that hasn’t satisfied competitors like American star Caeleb Dressel.
By Jenny Vrentas and Tariq Panja
Asian officials will press Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken about the former president and about Kamala Harris as he visits the region.
By Edward Wong
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
The storm has already left a trail of destruction in Taiwan and the Philippines, where it killed at least 15 people.
By Tiffany May and Amy Chang Chien
The country is famous for its hospitality. But businesses have had enough of people screaming at workers or tormenting them on social media.
By Motoko Rich and Hisako Ueno
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Plus, a new poll shows Kamala Harris closing in on Donald Trump.
By Daniel E. Slotnik
Each new disaster, including a crash that killed 18 people on Wednesday, leads to another investigation. A serious conflict of interest is always left unaddressed.
By Bhadra Sharma and Mujib Mashal
Two Russian and two Chinese bombers patrolled the airspace near American territory and were intercepted by U.S. and Canadian jets.
By Paul Sonne
The solar sector shows how China conducts industrial policy: It chooses industries to dominate, floods them with loans and lets companies fight it out.
By Keith Bradsher
ShadowCam, a NASA instrument aboard a South Korean spacecraft, is taking pictures of the moon where the sun doesn’t shine.
By Kenneth Chang
The birthplace of anime, manga and, of course, Pokémon, has child-friendly attractions at every turn. Here, six spots your children will thank you for visiting.
By David LaHuta
The coast guard rescued 16 of the vessel’s 17 crew members, but Typhoon Gaemi’s remnants were complicating efforts to contain the oil spill in Manila Bay.
By Camille Elemia
The storm, weaker but still dangerous, made landfall just before 8 p.m. local time. Six sailors were still missing after a cargo ship sank near Taiwan.
By Tiffany May, Amy Chang Chien and Zixu Wang
A top Chinese university described the conduct of a professor accused of sexual harassment as a moral failing, language feminists say downplays harm to women.
By Tiffany May and Zixu Wang
Defying sanctions, Russia has obtained nearly $4 billion in restricted chips since the war began in Ukraine. Many were shipped through a cluster of shell companies in Hong Kong.
By Aaron Krolik and Paul Mozur
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The central bank lowered a key rate in its latest effort to steady China’s economy, as Asian stock markets followed Wall Street down.
By Keith Bradsher
Plus, disinformation floods the internet during the U.S. presidential race.
By Daniel E. Slotnik
Many Indian Americans see Kamala Harris as another example of the diaspora’s success and influence.
By Anupreeta Das
The typhoon, which caused severe flooding in the Philippines, landed on Taiwan with Category 3 winds.
By Reuters
The head of a six-year investigation into mistreatment in orphanages, mental health institutions and elsewhere said it found an “unthinkable national catastrophe” unfolding over decades.
By Pete McKenzie
The pilot of the Saurya Airlines flight, which was departing from Kathmandu, was the only survivor, officials said.
By Bhadra Sharma and Yan Zhuang
Officials found nothing hazardous in the balloons’ payloads, as the North’s slow barrage of airborne garbage showed few signs of letting up.
By Choe Sang-Hun
Typhoon Gaemi made landfall on the island with Category 3 winds Wednesday night after killing at least six people in the region.
By Amy Chang Chien
People in Manila used makeshift floats to ferry others across flooded streets, while Taiwan braced for the impact of the typhoon.
By The New York Times
Singapore, which subsists on imported food, is looking to secure its future with new ways of feeding its people.
By Sui-Lee Wee
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Plus, the head of the Secret Service resigns.
By Daniel E. Slotnik
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s response to protests has left at least 150 people dead and created the biggest challenge yet to her grip on power.
By Mujib Mashal
See the likely path for Gaemi.
A contestant on the reality show “Race to Survive: New Zealand” killed and ate a weka during filming. The contestant, who said he was hungry, has apologized for “disrespecting New Zealand.”
By Isabella Kwai
She starred in “Doraemon” and other animated shows watched by nearly every child in Japan, and her voice became widely recognized.
By John Yoon and Hisako Ueno
Neeraj Chopra’s triumph in Tokyo inspired athletes across the world’s most populous nation. Now his country is chasing a bigger prize: a chance to host the Games for the first time.
By Jeré Longman, Suhasini Raj and Atul Loke
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