Winners of the 2024 Underwater Photographer of the Year Contest
A collection of some of this year’s winning and honored underwater images
Global
Alexei Navalny’s Last Laugh
Something I’ve seen in Putin’s most effective opponents: Even if it costs them their life, they defy him with humor.
Is Venezuela ‘Fixed’?
A rapper, a true-crime story, and the politics of distraction
Photos of the Week: Surf Torch, Lion Dance, Pancake Race
An ancient town-wide football match in England, sumo wrestling for youngsters in Japan, the Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas, a destructive wildfire in New Zealand, and much more
How to Defeat a Mafia State
An unlikely coalition of urban professionals and Indigenous people has pulled off something extraordinary in Guatemala.
Photos of Carnival 2024 Around the World
Images of many of this year’s varied Carnival parades and celebrations
Hezbollah Goes to the Theater
The Lebanese militant movement put on a play to stir the faithful. Watching it made me wonder about the real-life dramas that don’t make it to the stage.
Superb Owl Sunday VIII
A special Sunday event: a photographic essay celebrating the magnificent birds of prey. These nocturnal hunters hail from Europe, Asia, North America, and South America, and are depicted here in photos from recent years.
Godzilla Minus the United States
This year’s monster movie speaks to Japanese anxieties about American abandonment.
Ukraine’s Military Shake-Up Will Come at a Cost
Zelensky had every right to fire his top general, but the politics could get ugly.