What to Know About the Delhi Protests

Protesters opposed to sweeping revisions to India’s voter rolls are trying to rally in New Delhi. The police have come out in force.

Published: October 10, 2026, 4:07 am

A Week Later, Russia Hasn’t Said What Pathogen Killed Plague Researcher

Experts said they believed that with modern testing technology, the Russian authorities should know the answer by now.

Published: October 10, 2026, 10:09 am

Navi Pillay, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Forged Her Career Under Apartheid

Navi Pillay, who won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, fought racism in South Africa, shaping her international career as a judge and advocate for justice and human rights.

Published: October 10, 2026, 1:39 am

Inside Erik Prince’s Mercenary Deal in Congo

The injury of a former Green Beret and death of an elite soldier from New Zealand have highlighted the Blackwater founder’s growing role in one of Africa’s most intractable conflicts.

Published: October 10, 2026, 6:35 am

Days of Deadly Houthi Attacks Show Saudi Arabia’s Vulnerabilities

The escalating violence has brought the conflict in Yemen to the doorstep of the Saudi capital, and the kingdom has no easy options to curtail the increasingly sophisticated and targeted strikes.

Published: October 9, 2026, 8:17 am

Ukrainian Drones Close Moscow Airports as Putin Flies Back to Russia

Government planes reported to be carrying the Russian president and his aides home from Turkmenistan were forced to circle or divert to another city.

Published: October 9, 2026, 1:15 pm

Palestinian Authority Says Elections Are to Be Postponed

The delay, outlined in a letter to France, comes as Fatah, the governing party, is suffering from deep internal rifts.

Published: October 9, 2026, 7:58 am

As Putin Wages Shadow War, Europe Looks for a Way to Hit Back

Moscow has used tactics of fear and ambiguity to try to divide NATO and limit support for Ukraine. But how should Europe retaliate? And how hard?

Published: October 9, 2026, 3:07 pm

Attacker in FlyDubai Flight Meant to Crash Into Israeli Airport, Emiratis Say

The attorney general of the United Arab Emirates said that the co-pilot had been inspired by the Sept. 11 attacks after years of developing extreme Islamist views.

Published: October 9, 2026, 5:10 pm

In a Dead Hero’s Ashes, El Salvador’s Ruler Finds a New Spark

Sword in hand, Nayib Bukele is revamping Latin America’s rich tradition of political exhumations. A new crypt projects his power across Central America.

Published: October 9, 2026, 2:02 am

Paintings Stolen From Renoir Museum Are Recovered, Authorities Say

Officials also said that six suspects had been arrested in the robbery, which targeted a museum in southern France last month.

Published: October 9, 2026, 6:55 am

A Rural Village Voted to Leave the U.K., Stirring Britain’s Migration Debate

A plan to house 1,250 asylum seekers on the outskirts of Piddington prompted a symbolic independence vote, highlighting a growing dilemma for the government.

Published: October 9, 2026, 3:52 am

France’s Long, Fervent History of Protest

Student demonstrations in recent weeks re-lit a centuries-old torch of civil resistance. How do they compare to previous movements in France?

Published: October 9, 2026, 2:03 am

India’s Young Put Their Bodies on the Line to Be Heard

Despite police barricades and detentions, activists like Neha Bora say they are determined to keep up the pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Published: October 9, 2026, 3:34 am

3 Men Found Guilty in Murders of Tourists on Mexico Surf Trip

The 2024 killings of two Australian brothers and their American friend drew international attention.

Published: October 10, 2026, 11:25 am

Exasperation and Resignation in Greece Over Allegations Against Kimberly Guilfoyle

The U.S. ambassador to Greece is facing accusations that she asked a donor to pay off her credit card bill before she took up her post in Athens.

Published: October 10, 2026, 10:48 am

Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Airport Attacked Again, After Days of Houthi Strikes

The strike on Saturday was the deadliest attack in a Gulf Arab country since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began in February, and forced the airport to temporarily suspend operations.

Published: October 10, 2026, 2:09 pm

From a Sikh Sanctuary to Chaotic Streets, Protesters Brave Police in Delhi

A group of demonstrators used a house of worship known as a gurdwara as a staging ground before their long-shot effort to reach a locked-down protest site in New Delhi.

Published: October 10, 2026, 7:51 am

Palestinian Authority Formally Delays Elections, Despite Western Pressure

The aging Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, pushed off the planned vote until late 2027. Palestinians haven’t had major elections for about two decades.

Published: October 10, 2026, 9:52 am

Rebuking Ukraine Over Oil Strikes, Trump Says It Should ‘Get a New President’

Hours after President Trump said the United States would buy Russian diesel, the Kremlin said there would be no immediate resumption of discussions to end the war.

Published: October 10, 2026, 12:28 pm

Quebec Independence Is Unlikely, but Some Will Still Dream

The idea of independence remains deeply unpopular in Quebec, yet the separatist Parti Québécois was re-elected to a minority government this week.

Published: October 10, 2026, 11:36 am

Blocked by Police, India’s Youth Voice Their Fury

Members of a youth protest movement are outraged after being intercepted at airports and stopped by barricades. “Aren’t we children of this nation?”

Published: October 10, 2026, 12:54 am

Indian Police Round Up Protest Leaders and Lock Down Delhi

Thousands of young people tried to gather to protest a sweeping revision of their country’s voter roll. Security forces hauled many of them away.

Published: October 10, 2026, 9:50 am

7.7-Magnitude Panama Earthquake Sets Off Series of Aftershocks

The quake, which had a preliminary magnitude of 7.7, was centered in the country’s southern region.

Published: October 9, 2026, 7:09 pm

Navi Pillay, South African Jurist, Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

The choice drew condemnation from Israel over Ms. Pillay’s role leading a U.N. commission that said the country had committed genocide against Palestinians.

Published: October 9, 2026, 3:24 pm

30,000 Bottles of Italian Red Wine Stolen in Brazen Tuscan Heist

As many as 10 men made off with more than $5 million of first-rate Italian red wine.

Published: October 9, 2026, 10:33 am

Israel Denounces the Decision to Award the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay

Ms. Pillay, a human rights lawyer, was drawn into the international spotlight last year as chair of a commission that found that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza.

Published: October 9, 2026, 9:40 am

Trump Administration Hits International Criminal Court With Severe Sanctions

U.S. officials announced the new, sweeping punishments just hours after the Nobel Peace Prize committee gave its annual honor to a former court judge.

Published: October 9, 2026, 10:51 am

Navi Pillay is known for her work in conflict zones across the world.

Published: October 9, 2026, 8:23 am

Nobel Peace Prize Choice Amounts to Implicit Rebuke of Trump

The Trump administration has repeatedly attacked the international legal order and the International Criminal Court in The Hague, where the Peace Prize winner, Navi Pillay, served as a judge.

Published: October 9, 2026, 8:01 am

The criteria for the Peace Prize have changed over time.

Published: October 9, 2026, 7:47 am

India Cancels Trains, Floods Capital with Police to Block Protests

A planned protest against a sweeping voter roll revision prompted police to order a virtual shutdown of New Delhi, the capital. The country’s highest court intervened.

Published: October 9, 2026, 8:14 pm

In South Africa, Pillay forged a career fighting apartheid.

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Published: October 9, 2026, 8:59 am

The Nobel Peace Prize recipient is selected in secret by five Norwegians.

Published: October 9, 2026, 5:06 am

Nobel Prize Winners Don’t Get a Heads-Up

Navi Pillay wasn’t the first Nobel laureate that the prize committees have struggled to reach. Many weren’t even awake when the news broke.

Published: October 9, 2026, 4:34 am

Navi Pillay, a South African Human Rights Lawyer, Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

A U.N. commission led by Ms. Pillay that investigated the war in Gaza found last year that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians.

Published: October 9, 2026, 6:57 am

How the Epstein Files forced the Nobel Peace Prize to reckon with impartiality.

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Published: October 9, 2026, 4:39 am

New Delhi’s Crackdown on Protesters

The government in New Delhi is suppressing protests over the culling of 130 million names from India’s voter roll. Mujib Mashal, an India correspondent for The New York Times, reported from the heart of the demonstrations.

Published: October 9, 2026, 2:24 am

A Venezuelan opposition leader won the 2025 prize, setting off an unusual year.

Published: October 9, 2026, 1:16 am

Here’s the latest.

Published: October 9, 2026, 8:01 am

Labour Holds Off Green Party in Election for Starmer’s Former London Seat

Sagal Abdi-Wali won a special election in central London that was seen as an early test for Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

Published: October 9, 2026, 3:24 am

U.N. Warns Against Technology Used to Read Citizens’ Minds

A report by the secretary general warned that new technologies could be used to access and criminalize people’s innermost thoughts.

Published: October 9, 2026, 2:32 am

A Photo of Mussolini’s Corpse Led Page 1. How It Got There Is a Tale.

It took a perilous trip through an Alpine blizzard to show the world the dictator was dead.

Published: October 9, 2026, 6:57 am

4 Killed as a Weakened Isaias Pushes Through the Southeast

Hundreds of thousands of people lost power, but towns near the landfall site in Florida were relieved that the hurricane damage was not worse.

Published: October 10, 2026, 1:32 pm

Trump Says He Should Have Won ‘8 Nobel Peace Prizes’ After Being Snubbed

The president took to social media on Friday and Saturday to criticize the choice of Navi Pillay and disparage the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

Published: October 10, 2026, 1:11 pm

Were Isaias Forecasts Accurate?

Many people in the storm’s path escaped the worst, but 4 people were killed and there was plenty of damage.

Published: October 10, 2026, 1:01 pm

One Philadelphia Police Officer Killed, Another Shot 12 Times in Ambush Attack

Two officers responding to the call took “significant fire.” Officials said the gunman fired at 9 other officers who responded to the scene.

Published: October 10, 2026, 1:53 pm

More Than 500 Trees to Be Cut Down at D.C. Golf Course That Trump Wants to Redo

The National Park Service notified a court of the plan as part of continuing litigation over the president’s proposal to create a “champion-level” course.

Published: October 10, 2026, 10:38 am

Christa Pike Discharged From Hospital After Surviving Execution Attempt

Ms. Pike, 50 and convicted of the 1995 murder of a classmate, survived two doses of the drug pentobarbital late last month.

Published: October 10, 2026, 11:51 am

8 People Are Killed in Shooting in Erie, Pa., City Officials Say

The shooting was reported on Friday night in what appeared to be a residential area. The shooter was also dead, city officials said.

Published: October 10, 2026, 1:03 pm

Executions, After Christa Pike, Are on the Minds of a Divided Public

A botched execution and a planned execution that might be livestreamed have renewed debate and divisions over the most severe form of punishment.

Published: October 10, 2026, 2:01 am

Fact-Checking Senate Ads in Iowa, New Hampshire and North Carolina

We assess three campaign ads in the battleground states that have focused on the cost of living.

Published: October 10, 2026, 2:01 am

Economic Pain and an Unpopular Trump Put G.O.P. on its Heels With Three Weeks to Go

Inflation has hurt Americans at many levels: Farmers, truckers, consumers. It has also expanded the electoral map into what was safely Republican country just a few months ago.

Published: October 10, 2026, 5:10 am

After Christa Pike’s Botched Execution, Tennessee’s Lethal Injection Protocol Draws Scrutiny

The differences between the current protocol and the previous one have become a focus in Christa Pike’s failed execution.

Published: October 10, 2026, 8:45 am

7 Coffins Are Found Near North Dakota Governor’s Residence

The bodies are believed to have been overlooked when a cemetery at the current site of the governor’s residence in Bismarck was moved in the 1870s, during the capital’s early settlement period.

Published: October 10, 2026, 2:00 am

Could the Oregon Governor’s Race Be a Republican Hope?

Republicans are playing defense in some of the most conservative parts of the country, but an unpopular Democratic governor has them hopeful in a progressive West Coast state.

Published: October 10, 2026, 2:00 am

This Robot Will Deliver Your Food, if It Doesn’t Get Smashed First

The winsome machines have been kicked, beaten and defaced as they roll through American cities bringing pizza and sushi — and vacuuming up data.

Published: October 10, 2026, 2:00 am

Off-Duty ICE Agent Is Shot and Arrested After Sleeping on Lawn in California

A woman found the agent asleep on her lawn early Friday, and her 72-year-old father shot the agent after he assaulted her, the police said.

Published: October 9, 2026, 8:15 pm

In Deep-Red Kansas, a Surprisingly Competitive Senate Race Takes Shape

Adam Hamilton wants to be the first Democrat to win a Senate seat there in nearly 100 years.

Published: October 9, 2026, 4:01 pm

For Trump, a Firing Squad on Livestream Becomes the Latest Spectacle

The idea seemed to surprise even some inside the Trump administration.

Published: October 9, 2026, 9:06 pm

Blogger on Trial: Is a Lewd Image of Shrek Free Speech or Harassment?

An Ohio municipal court heard a misdemeanor case that considered the limits of political discourse in the age of the internet.

Published: October 9, 2026, 2:40 pm

Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Could Face Challenge in Federal Courts

Legal experts say the former Army officer convicted in a 2009 mass shooting could face a narrow, rushed path to appeal a public execution by firing squad.

Published: October 9, 2026, 2:27 pm

Trump Casts Himself as Columbus’s Protector in Pitch to Italian Americans

President Trump sought to inject the Genoese explorer into the current political conversation.

Published: October 9, 2026, 2:12 pm