The World | Opinion

It is a little early to celebrate this election as a triumph for the center.

Russia and China have seized on last week’s painful presidential debate to push their narrative that America is in terminal decline.

Keir Starmer is set to carry a deeply authoritarian impulse into government.

The stakes have never been higher.

There is widespread agreement, even in museums, that questionable pieces in collections should be returned. But returned to whom?

The international community must insist on reversing the restriction of Afghan women’s and girls’ rights and on women’s meaningful participation in decision making.

We believe the prime minister is driving Israel downhill at an alarming speed, to the extent that we may eventually lose the country we love.

The modest campaign created an opening for today’s anti-L.G.B.T.Q. backlash.

The island’s power crisis illustrates the consequences of putting essential services in the hands of a private entity.

It is looking more and more like a project to universalize the un-universalizable.