Venezuela Closes Embassy in Norway After Activist Receives Peace Prize
The announcement came three days after María Corina Machado, an opposition leader, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Politics and Government
Cuban Dissident Leader Leaves Prison for Exile in the U.S.
José Daniel Ferrer said long periods in solitary confinement left him feeling buried alive. Secretary of State Marco Rubio welcomed his arrival in Miami.
Madagascar’s President Goes Into Hiding
The move followed weeks of intense and deadly protests against the government of President Andry Rajoelina, who said he would defy growing calls to resign.
Macron Urges Stability Despite Calls for Government Ouster in France
President Emmanuel Macron of France is facing some of the country’s worst political turmoil in decades. A new government has been appointed, but how long it will last is anyone’s guess.
They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.
An organization that fought abortion rights in the United States is now an unlikely conduit between MAGA Republicans and Britain’s ascendant Reform U.K. party.
Times Reporters Discuss the Anti-Abortion Group A.D.F.’s Interest in Britain
A religion writer and an investigative reporter discuss the Christian group that is forging ties across the Atlantic.
Qantas Airways Says Hackers Leaked Data on Its Customers
Qantas Airways said criminals stole nearly six million of its customer records in July as part of an attack on companies around the world.
Arson That Seemed Spontaneous in Nepal Could Have Been Deliberate
A New York Times investigation points to a coordinated campaign of destruction during last month’s unrest. An official inquiry is underway but answers are growing harder to find.
Orban’s ‘Propaganda State’ in Hungary Is Starting to Show Cracks
The Hungarian leader has secured power by keeping control over the news media. Now, a political opponent is starting to show the limits of his tactics.
China Detains Dozens of Members of Underground Church
The church’s pastor, Ezra Jin Mingri, turned Zion Church into one of China’s largest unofficial congregations, even as government pressure on Christianity increased.