Politics and Government
Overnight Clashes Strain Diplomacy Efforts for India and Pakistan
India and Pakistan appeared to be dangerously escalating their armed confrontation on Thursday, as both countries said that their military sites had come under attack, and heavy shelling and...
4 Lessons for Trump From the UK’s Failed Rwanda Migrant Deportation Deal
On Sunday, Rwanda’s foreign minister said his country was in “early stage” talks with the Trump administration about a deal to take in migrants deported from the United States.That...
China Cuts Interest Rates to Shore Up Economy Hit by Trade War
China’s central bank cut interest rates and made it easier on Wednesday for banks to increase lending and pump more money into the economy, in the most significant policy...
Friedrich Merz, Germany’s New Leader, Leaps Into a World of Crises
Two decades ago, before Friedrich Merz came back from the private sector to win the German chancellorship, he accepted an invitation to a gathering of the French Foreign Legion...
What to Know About Germany’s New Government
Exactly six months after Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition imploded, Friedrich Merz, a conservative Christian Democrat, will be sworn in as Germany’s next chancellor on Tuesday.The swearing-in comes after less...
Opinion | Gail Collins and Bret Stephens: A Last Conversation
The Conversation has been a staple of The Times’s Opinion pages since 2017. But after eight years, the weekly dialogue between the liberal columnist Gail Collins and her conservative...
Australia Election 2025: Voters Focus on Cost-of-Living Concerns Amid Global Turmoil
Voters in Australia were casting their ballots in a general election on Saturday, the third major U.S. ally after Germany and Canada to vote in a global economic and...
What to Know About the First U.K. Local Elections Under Keir Starmer
Local elections taking place in England on Thursday are the first major test of the political climate since Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Labour Party swept to power...
Opinion | My Father Founded Singapore. He Would Be Troubled by What It’s Become.
My father, Lee Kuan Yew, was the founder of Singapore. He guided the nation through its first 31 years with a firm hand as prime minister, pioneering a system...
Opinion | Turkey’s People Are Resisting Autocracy. They Deserve More Than Silence.
A crucial point is that Turkish voters seem to have tired of Mr. Erdogan. If elections were held today, Mr. Imamoglu would probably win, according to polls and political...
