2+ hour, 46+ min ago   (453+ words) While it’s common to gloss over, even celebrate, enemy combatants’ deaths, it’s much harder for most of us to dismiss civilian deaths, to believe they’re either warranted or otherwise acceptable. But this isn’t a given — and there is reason to…...

2+ hour, 48+ min ago   (1016+ words) Earlier this month, as I was reporting a column about the unceremonious deportation to the U.K. of the immigrant-hating, right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos, the world got word that a true political giant, Gloria Steinem, had died. Ten years ago, Yiannopoulos made…...

15+ hour, 54+ min ago   (498+ words) KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s King Oyo Nyimba, who was once the world’s youngest monarch, was buried Saturday amid an acrimonious succession dispute that has rocked the royal family and gripped the nation. The traditional monarch, who ascended the throne of Uganda’s…...

16+ hour, 53+ min ago   (1091+ words) The U.S. Justice Department failed to secure felony convictions against most of the 102 protesters arrested in Los Angeles and three other major cities last year on charges of assaulting federal authorities — a record far below the norm in federal assault prosecutions....

14+ hour, 32+ min ago   (318+ words) CORON, Philippines — Rescuers retrieved more remains from a passenger ferry that was gutted by fire off the Philippines, bringing the death toll Saturday to 76 with 13 missing. Forty-three people survived the fire Wednesday night, among 132 on board. The ferry sailed from…...

15+ hour ago   (1012+ words) DUBLIN — President Trump said Saturday that a unified Ireland would be “fantastic” as he waded into a complex and politically charged subject during a weekend visit to a tournament at his Irish golf course. At a meeting with Irish Prime…...

13+ hour, 54+ min ago   (1061+ words) Leaders of the world’s biggest artificial intelligence platforms said it’s time to slow the development pace of their most advanced — and most lucrative — models, citing escalating risks of the technology. Anthropic Chief Executive Dario Amodei issued a lengthy blog post…...

14+ hour, 39+ min ago   (772+ words) BAGHDAD — Iraq’s government raced Saturday to contain the fallout after Iran-backed militias in the country were accused of attacking a key Saudi oil pipeline, shutting down the top global oil producer’s alternative to the Iranian-threatened Strait of Hormuz. Though an…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (566+ words) KYIV, Ukraine — Russian strikes killed eight civilians and wounded dozens of other people in Ukraine, local officials said Saturday, after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that sending European troops into Ukraine would amount to “war with Russia.” Ukraine is under…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1043+ words) A lightning advance by Houthi rebels threatens a crucial Red Sea shipping route. Drone attacks blamed on Iraqi militias have forced the closure of a major pipeline, and Iran is still disrupting the Strait of Hormuz. It’s a nightmare scenario…...