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How Soda, Chocolate and Chewing Gum Are Funding War in Sudan

A powerful militia and the country’s military both profit from trade in gum arabic, a common ingredient

How to Have a Great Vacation: What Science Tells Us

There are reasons why getaways often turn out to be not-so-much fun. And it’s our own fault.

Europe’s Ascendant Right-Wing Parties Want to Remake the EU. They Can’t Agree on How.

Nationalist parties foresee strong results in EU elections this week but divisions over Ukraine, migration and history could blunt their impact

80 Years After D-Day, France Examines the Trauma of Allied Bombings

More than 50,000 French civilians were killed in U.S. and British air raids during World War II

Modi Loses Majority in Stunning Election Setback, but Is Set to Keep Power in India

Leader’s Hindu nationalist party failed to secure an outright majority on its own

Tech Workers Retool for Artificial-Intelligence Boom

Generative-AI frenzy leads to unbalanced labor market in technology sector

Inside the Rockefeller Clan’s Intensifying Feud With Exxon

They have suffered reversals in their efforts to hold the energy giant to account for climate change, but the family that owes its fortune to oil isn’t backing down

Chocolate Prices Have Soared. A New Law Threatens to Keep Them High.

A European Union law that aims to make chocolate more sustainable has left farmers racing to map their plots

Claudia Sheinbaum Elected as Mexico’s First Female President

The candidate of the leftist ruling party won by a landslide on pledges of policy continuity

A Shortage of Men Is Pushing Women Into Ukraine’s Mines

Grappling with personnel shortages, companies are training women in jobs traditionally done by men—but there are hurdles

A ‘Vacation’ Spent Building Trails in the Windswept Faroe Islands? Thousands Want In.

Every year, thousands of people apply to volunteer in the sparsely populated, often foggy Faroe Islands, building trails and putting up fences. Here’s what it’s like to join the fray.

Israel’s Rafah Offensive Puts Egypt in a Dangerous Bind

A sputtering economy and anguish over Palestinian deaths have put pressure on Egypt’s Sisi

Japan’s Beef With a Weak Yen: The Best Wagyu Is Just for the Tourists

Japan’s Beef With a Weak Yen: The Best Wagyu Is Just for the Tourists

PIGS Are Flying Again. Can they Stay Aloft?

Much of the economic rebound in Italy, Spain and Greece may just be catch-up growth

Donald Trump Convicted in New York Hush-Money Case

Jury finds former president Donald Trump guilty of falsifying business records

The U.S. Finally Has a Strategy to Compete With China. Will It Work?

The strategy is a three-legged stool consisting of tariffs, security restrictions and tech subsidies

Skipping Coffee Is the Latest Humblebrag

The new power move for A-listers and executives is getting through the day without caffeine. Some say they’re more productive.

She Devoted Herself to Teaching About the Tiananmen Massacre. Hong Kong Shunned Her.

The story of Rowena He, a scholar of China’s bloody 1989 crackdown, reflects narrowing space for academic freedom

The Greek Shipping Magnate Who’s Building a Fleet of Soccer Teams

Evangelos Marinakis oversees an armada of more than 100 ships and a flotilla of soccer clubs, led by Olympiacos, which is on the cusp of lifting its first-ever European trophy