No one has challenged Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the leadership — yet. But one rival has a path to Downing Street, and another says he’ll join the fray if there is one.

This is the first strike on the service in more than 30 years. It comes after three years of failed contract negotiations, two federal interventions and a volley of last-minute bargaining.

The hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius set off alarms for a world still traumatized by Covid. For those on board, the danger was much closer.

The president said a potential arms deal for Taiwan was a “very good negotiating chip” in talks with Beijing. His words raise questions about the reliability of U.S. support.

Abu Bilal al-Minuki, said to be the Islamic State’s second-ranking leader, was killed after a helicopter-borne assault by commandos from both countries on Friday night, two U.S. officials said.

Izz al-Din al-Haddad took over the group’s military wing in Gaza last year. Hamas officials confirmed Mr. al-Haddad’s death in an Israeli attack.

As a senator, Marco Rubio even hinted at the need for regime change in China. Now he talks about cooperation.

Nearly 10 years after Congress instituted measures to make it easier for women to lodge harassment complaints, lawmakers and aides say the behavior is still rampant.

Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch spoke after prosecutors said they had arrested a man planning to attack a Manhattan synagogue.

With Raúl Castro, Cuba’s former president, possibly facing charges in the 1996 killings, here’s a look back at what happened that day.

Senator Bill Cassidy, who has drawn President Trump’s ire, is fighting for political survival.

In shutting down a 33-year late-night franchise, CBS is assenting to its own diminishment.

The Russian leader will go to Beijing on Tuesday for talks with President Xi Jinping. The Kremlin said he had watched President Trump’s visit closely.

Could we English majors have a future after all?

It’s graduation season, a time of aspiration and anxiety. Today is about the aspiration — the wisdom to be gleaned from great commencement addresses.

Violent settlers are not merely clearing Palestinians from land under Israel’s control. They are attacking areas where Israel agreed to Palestinian self-governance.

An analysis of oil export data offers clues about which nations have benefited from higher prices, and which have lost a lot of revenue.

Social media stars have become a magnet for campaigns and political groups that want to push priorities without disclosing where their money is going.

The New York Times would like to hear from people who work on Capitol Hill who have experienced or witnessed sexual harassment or other inappropriate behavior of a sexual nature in their workplaces.

America’s busiest passenger rail service shut down on Saturday after unions and transit officials failed to agree on a new contract.

State officials had asked the justices to step in to allow the state to use a congressional map in the midterms that was drawn by Democrats and recently approved by voters.

Amid stepped-up surveillance flights, a visit of the C.I.A. director and an energy embargo, the White House is trying to increase pressure on Cuba.