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The US government is considering targeting the citizens of as many as 43 countries as part of a new ban on travel to the United States that would be broader than the restrictions imposed during...

Muscat: The rules around flying with portable batteries are becoming increasingly confusing as some airlines in Asia change their policies, citing the risk of fires.Airlines in South Korea, Taiwan,...

My stepdaughter has been a single mother for about five years. She’s 45, and I recognize that it’s tough raising a 10-year-old girl while holding a full-time job and routinely jousting with an...

SAN FRANCISCO — Here are some things I believe about artificial intelligence: I believe that over the past several years, AI systems have started surpassing humans in a number of domains —...

LONDON — In a speech Thursday, Starmer made a surprise announcement that NHS England was to be scrapped. That definitely does not mean the abolition of Britain’s National Health Service, which...

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Ukraine said it would support a Trump administration proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with Russia, an announcement that followed hours of meetings Tuesday in Saudi Arabia where...

Five years after COVID-19 shut down activities all over the world, medical historians sometimes struggle to place the pandemic in context. What, they are asking, should this ongoing viral threat be...

JAIPUR, India — Mizoram, a state in India’s remote northeast that shares boundaries with Bangladesh and Myanmar, has one. Surat, a city best known for its diamonds and textiles, has one....

Last August, a hotel room in Europe priced at 200 euros was about $224. Last month, travelers spending American dollars would pay only $208. On the rise since last autumn, the dollar is strong...

I have been dating a man who works at the same company as I do since 2021. Our relationship has since developed, and it has been almost three years now. We love and trust each other, and since we are...

As President Donald Trump puts new tariffs on goods from China and threatens a trade war with allies such as Mexico and Canada, one global company is likely to suffer less than most of its...

PARIS — Traffic ground to a halt at one of France’s busiest train stations on Friday after an unexploded World War II bomb weighing more than 1,000 pounds was uncovered just north of Paris,...

TORONTO—After President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canada on Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an extraordinary statement that was largely overlooked in the moment. “The excuse...

Women outlive men by something of a long shot: In the United States, women have a life expectancy of about 80, compared with around 75 for men. This holds regardless of where women live, how much...

CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — On the eve of President Donald Trump’s deadline to impose tariffs on Mexico, one thing is hard to miss on the Mexican side of the border: The migrants are gone. In what...

The ideal worker at the Chinese chemical manufacturer, according to the internal memo, is hardworking, virtuous, and loyal. And — perhaps most important — willing to have children for the good of...

European leaders have dealt with President Donald Trump’s return to office by trying to keep him cooperating on Ukraine while pushing to ramp up their defense spending so they are less reliant on an...

President Donald Trump’s plan to sell green cards for $5 million each, a program he calls a “gold card,” has largely been met with a shrug. It’s not clear exactly how the program would work,...

NEW YORK — A New York diamond dealer pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing more than $400,000 worth of diamonds from two sellers and replacing them with cheaper lab-grown stones in a scheme he...

Before the world heard of “sport utility vehicles,” they were called trucks: Jeeps, Land Rovers, and Fords, many born as military vehicles, as square-jawed and capable as a drill sergeant. For...