Baltazar Ushca, Who Kept Andean Ice Harvesting Alive, Dies at 80
He trekked up Ecuador’s tallest mountain twice a week for six decades to hack ice off a glacier with a pickax. He is believed to have been the last of…
Smoky Smell Engulfs NYC After Fires in New Jersey and Brooklyn
New Yorkers were hit with an unsettling smell on Saturday after fires broke out on Friday in Prospect Park and across the Hudson River.
Qatar Pauses Its Role as Mediator in Gaza Cease-Fire Talks
Hosting exiled Hamas leaders for years, Qatar has been a key mediator in talks to end the war in Gaza. Facing deadlock, it has now sent a warning to those…
Train Station Suicide Bombing Leaves Dozens Dead or Wounded in Pakistan
A banned ethnic separatist group in a restive province claimed responsibility for the deadly attack in Quetta, the provincial capital.
Howard Lutnick Is Scouting Trump’s Nominees. Some Will Oversee His Interests.
Howard Lutnick, co-chair of the president-elect’s transition team and a Wall Street financier, is leading the search for appointees while still running his businesses.
Dutch Police Hold 4 People Over Antisemitic Attacks on Soccer Fans
Physical and verbal violence erupted around a soccer match between an Israeli team and a Dutch team in Amsterdam on Thursday.
U.N.-Backed Panel Warns Action Needed in ‘Days, Not Weeks’ to Avert Gaza Famine
The Biden administration has set a mid-November deadline for Israel to deliver more humanitarian supplies to the enclave or face a cutoff of weapons aid.
Iranian Agents Plotted to Kill Trump, U.S. Says in Unsealed Charges
The allegation came in a complaint that said Masih Alinejad, a Brooklyn activist, had been the target of a second assassination attempt.
How World Leaders Are Prepping for a Second Trump Presidency
Foreign leaders have rushed to ingratiate themselves with Donald J. Trump in recent days, nervously recalling the clashes, insults and feuds of his first presidency.
Will NYC Revive Congestion Pricing After Trump’s Victory?
Gov. Kathy Hochul, facing pressure from supporters of the contentious tolling plan, is said to be exploring options for adopting it in some form.