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New A.I. tools are changing China’s entertainment industry and transforming one of its most popular genres: the microdrama. from NYT > World New…

The attack’s location and timing fueled concerns about potential collaboration between Somalia’s pirates and Yemen’s Houthi rebels amid the Iran war.…

Some businesses advertising watch parties in Canada’s two host cities are wary of running afoul of FIFA’s copyright, which protects advertising “Worl…

The average wait for a test in England and Scotland has hit 22 weeks, up from five weeks before the pandemic, leading to frustration and attempts to …

Narges Mohammadi, a prominent human rights activists, was taken to a hospital after collapsing following a heart problem in prison. from NYT > W…

U.S. officials visited Venezuela after the first direct flight between the two countries since 2019. Our White House correspondent Tyler Pager descri…

In front of the American Embassy in Havana, the Cuban government held its annual International Worker’s Day celebration as the United States sought t…

President Trump banned commercial flights to Venezuela during his first term, but the flights are the latest step in re-establishing ties between the…

Dozens of countries met this week to discuss how to end the world’s dependence on fossil fuels, a goal that the Trump administration doesn’t share. …

King Charles III and Queen Camilla laid flowers at the Sept. 11 memorial before stopping by an urban farm, the New York Public Library, a business ev…

Iran has threatened to start charging a toll for passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Even if it never happens, the idea could unsettle global shipp…

Previous truces have broken down amid competing accusations of violations, and it is not clear that Ukraine will agree to Moscow’s terms. from NYT …

Prosecutors accused Rubén Rocha Moya, the governor of Sinaloa state, of a yearslong scheme to protect the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel in exchange fo…

The measures aim to crack down on Iran’s shadow banking system and Chinese purchases of Iranian oil. from NYT > World News https://ift.tt/x4uQCA…

The U.S. Mint is legally required to sell only legal, domestic gold. Instead, it is the last link in a chain that launders foreign gold for an insati…

After months of tensions and pressure from both the U.S. and Iran, Ali al-Zaidi, a businessman, was named as prime minister-designate. from NYT >…

Coordinated attacks signified a major escalation of insurgent violence in a region of West Africa where military leaders had seized power and warmed …

President Trump ripped up a pact designed to prevent Iran from building a bomb. Getting a better agreement now could prove difficult. from NYT >…

In its latest offer delivered on Sunday, Iran proposed opening the key waterway to shipping traffic and lifting the U.S. blockade, while postponing t…

Geely is challenging the giant BYD by adapting quickly to swings in demand and energy prices, seizing on interest in electric vehicles prompted by th…