Days After Hosting Trump, Xi Serves Up Tea and Smiles to Putin

During a state visit, the Chinese and Russian leaders cast themselves as a stabilizing force in a world thrown into tumult by Washington.

After Eurovision Final, Dismay That Politics Didn’t Play a Bigger Role

Politics isn’t supposed to influence the international song contest, but more than one official commented on how countries voted this year.

The French Civil Servant Accused of Drugging More Than 100 Women

For years, prosecutors have accused Christian Nègre, once a senior official, of slipping diuretics into women’s drinks. Despite admitting some accusations in an interview with a French daily, he is yet to stand trial.

Video: Beach Visitor Accidentally Crashes a Fashion Show and Becomes a Star

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Video: World Health Organization Defends Its Ebola Outbreak Response

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Justice Dept. Charges Raúl Castro as Trump Escalates Pressure Campaign Against Cuba

The indictment was an extraordinary escalation of the Trump administration’s multifaceted pressure campaign against Cuba’s Communist government.

Why the U.S. Chose May 20 to Seek Charges Against Raúl Castro

The choice of this specific date to indict the former president Raúl Castro carries historical echoes from more than a century ago.

Rubio Moves Closer to Decades-Long Goal of Transforming Cuba

The secretary of state is the son of immigrants who left Cuba before the Castro revolution to look for economic opportunities. Yet, he pursues change with the zeal of a political exile.

Ebola Outbreak Is Unlikely to Become Global Threat, W.H.O. Says

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s director general, said the outbreak in central Africa was “not a pandemic emergency.”

Video Shows Itamar Ben-Gvir Taunting Pro-Palestinian Activists

The national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, posted a video in which he is seen with handcuffed activists forced to kneel on the deck of a ship. It drew a rebuke from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.