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Read Your Way Through Accra
Bus stations. Traffic stops. Beaches. There’s no telling where you’ll find the next story in Accra, Ghana’s capital. Peace Adzo Medie shares some of her favorites.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesInflation in U.K. Slows to 3.2%, Lowest in More Than 2 Years
As the economy cools, pressure is building on the Bank of England to cut interest rates.
New York Times Top StoriesColumbia University’s President, Nemat Shafik, to Testify in Congress
Nemat Shafik, Columbia University’s president, will address the congressional committee that questioned the presidents of Harvard, M.I.T. and the University of Pennsylvania last year.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy Elections Take So Long in India
The election is a giant undertaking that requires millions of poll workers, voting machines and security forces to cover deserts, mountains, forests and megacities.
New York Times Top StoriesWhy America Should Not Give Up on Venezuela
The Biden administration wants to lift damaging oil sanctions but is caught in a political bind with Venezuela’s dictator.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Can ‘Green Islam’ Achieve in Indonesia?
Clerics in Indonesia are issuing fatwas, retrofitting mosques and imploring congregants to help turn the tide against climate change.
New York Times Top StoriesBob Graham, Former Florida Governor and Senator, Dies at 87
After the 9/11 attacks, Mr. Graham became an outspoken critic of President George W. Bush’s response and voted against invading Iraq.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Global Turn Away From Free-Market Policies Worries Economists
More countries are embracing measures meant to encourage their own security and independence, a trend that some say could slow global growth.
New York Times Top StoriesIn Ukraine With Soldiers From the International Legion
Our photographer spent four days at a remote Ukrainian trench outpost manned by soldiers who signed up from abroad.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Leaves His Trial to Rail Against Crime and Jab at Prosecutor
After a day in court, Donald Trump visited a bodega in Harlem where a clerk stabbed a man in 2022 and was charged by Alvin Bragg, who also leveled felony charges against the former president.
New York Times Top StoriesKari Lake Urges Supporters to Arm Themselves Ahead of Election
“We are going to put on the armor of God,” the Arizona Republican candidate for Senate said to cheering supporters. “And maybe strap on a Glock on the side of us just in case.”
New York Times Top StoriesAfter 5,631 Yankees Games, John Sterling Calls His Own Walk-Off
The WFAN announcer was known for his catchphrase, “It is high! It is far! It is gone!” His last game was on Monday.
New York Times Top StoriesBiden Bashes Trump in Pennsylvania as He Lays Out His Tax Plan
Speaking in Scranton, Pa., his hometown, the president used a speech about economic fairness as a new avenue of attack against his Republican rival, who was in a courtroom two hours away.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump Holds Series of Meetings With Foreign Leaders
The former president has had several private interactions with foreign heads of state and their emissaries. He plans to meet Wednesday with Poland’s president.
New York Times Top StoriesIsrael Weighs Response to Iran Attack, With Each Choice a Risk
In debating how to respond to last weekend’s Iranian airstrike, Israel’s war cabinet is choosing between options that could deter future attacks or de-escalate hostilities, but all carry drawbacks.
New York Times Top StoriesMayor Adams Pushes to Hire Ex-Giuliani Deputy as New York’s Top Lawyer
Mayor Eric Adams, who is facing a cluster of legal challenges, is moving to hire Randy Mastro, known for his aggressive tactics.
New York Times Top StoriesDay 2 of Trump’s Criminal Hush-Money Trial: Five Takeaways
Lawyers chose seven jurors to help decide the case against the former president, who is accused of falsifying business records to cover up a sexual scandal involving a porn star.
New York Times Top StoriesJustices Questioned a Law Used to Charge Jan. 6 Rioters
Also, the U.S. is planning new sanctions on Iran. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
New York Times Top StoriesA Quiet Sunday Night in Syracuse, and Then a Deadly Ambush
A routine traffic stop led to the deaths of a police officer and a sheriff’s deputy in a shooting outside a suburban home. The gunman was also killed.
New York Times Top StoriesSenator Menendez, Charged in Bribery Scheme, May Blame His Wife
According to newly unsealed documents, Senator Robert Menendez may testify that Nadine Menendez hid information from him, leading him to believe that “nothing unlawful was taking place.”
New York Times Top StoriesInterior Department Rejects Ambler Road Project in Alaska
A mining company wants to build a 211-mile industrial road through Alaskan wilderness to reach a large copper deposit. The Interior Department says it would harm wildlife and communities.
New York Times Top StoriesHow to Be Pro-Palestinian, Pro-Israeli and Pro-Iranian
Support leadership change in Iran, Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Without that, there’s zero chance for resolution.
New York Times Top StoriesJohnson’s Plan for Ukraine Aid Meets Republican Pushback, Muddying Its Path
The Republican speaker’s strategy for moving foreign aid measures for Israel and Ukraine through the House has outraged many in his own party, increasing calls for his ouster.
New York Times Top StoriesProsecutors and Defense Lawyers Begin to Seat Jurors for Trump Trial
The prospective jurors questioned on Tuesday mirrored their city: diverse, opinionated and with strong views about the former president.
New York Times Top StoriesBerluti Teams Up With Carine Roitfeld to Design the French Olympics Opening Ceremony Outfits
Carine Roitfeld teamed up with Berluti to sprinkle some fashion fairy dust on the designs. Here’s the verdict.
New York Times Top StoriesAmericans Are More Vulnerable to Foreign Propaganda, Senator Warns
Senator Mark Warner, the chairman of the Intelligence Committee, said the United States was more susceptible to Russian influence operations than it was during the 2020 elections.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Jan. 6 Case Could Go On Even if Court Limits Use of Obstruction Law
The federal indictment of Donald Trump for plotting to overturn the 2020 election relies in part on the law that the Supreme Court weighed on Tuesday, but was built to survive without it.
New York Times Top StoriesCotton Urges Citizens to Forcibly Confront Pro-Palestinian Protesters
The Republican senator from Arkansas said citizens should “take matters into your own hands” against demonstrators who have stepped up their civil disobedience to protest Israel’s offensive in Gaza.
New York Times Top StoriesHouse Delivers Impeachment Articles Against Mayorkas, Calling for a Trial
Republicans are demanding a full trial of the homeland security secretary, but Democrats have made it clear they will try to dismiss the charges quickly and with little fanfare.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat to Know About New York’s Housing Deal
New York leaders agreed to a framework designed to help the state build more housing and keep prices down. Here is how it could work.