Hong Kong Is Self-Destructing
The city’s lawmakers won’t try to solve its problems. They’re too busy mimicking Beijing.
Global
Photos of the Week: Ferret Racing, Ice Castles, Sauna Marathon
Scenes from the World Aquatics Championships in Qatar, new lava flows in southwestern Iceland, a freestyle-skiing competition in Utah, a Carnival gala on Tenerife, and much more
Blinken’s Make-or-Break Tour of the Middle East
Whether Washington can de-escalate tensions will determine the future of its regional authority.
People’s Choice: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2023
Winning and honored images from this year’s nature-photography competition
Deadly Wildfires Rage Through Central Chile
Images from Chile, where recent wildfires have killed more than 100 people and destroyed hundreds of homes
How to Win an Argument but Lose the Plot
Harvard’s Claudine Gay was right that context matters for campus anti-Semitism. It does at the International Court of Justice too.
What Has Happened to the Rule of Law in India?
A once-feisty supreme court has gone supine under Narendra Modi.
Iran Is Not a ‘Normal’ Country
The Islamic Republic shouted its hatred of the West from the rooftops for decades. Many Westerners opted not to hear.
Photos of the Week: Wrapped Shuttle, Pearl Farm, Masquerade Games
The world’s largest cruise ship setting sail from Miami, dolphins fleeing orcas near San Diego, widespread farmer protests in Europe, a Republic Day parade in India, and much more
Iran’s Proxies Are Out of Control
By tying Iran’s fate to an unruly Axis, Khamenei has endangered his country and put it at serious risk of war.