A recruiting drive in Kenya is changing the face of U.S. college athletics. Time trials have become bitterly competitive as runners seek a way out of poverty.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/20/kenya-athletes-colleges-recruitment-ncaa/
As world leaders gather for UNGA, the U.N. faces malaise fueled by crises of funding and relevance, 80 years after it emerged from the ashes of World War II.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/21/unga-trump-un-funding-80-years/
Anti-immigrant sentiment in Europe, concerns about militancy in Asia and acceptance that the Taliban regime is unlikely to collapse soon present a diplomatic opening.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/21/taliban-diplomacy-official-recognition/
In an interview, the wife of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk said she had implored him to wear a bulletproof vest. But she sees divine work in his death.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/us/politics/erika-kirk.html
Here are some of the activist’s stances on climate change, immigration, gun control and other issues.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/us/charlie-kirk-views-guns-gender-climate.html
The announcements came on the eve of the annual gathering of the U.N. General Assembly, ramping up pressure on Israel and putting three allies at odds with the Trump administration.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/world/europe/starmer-uk-recognize-palestinian-state.html
The announcements by Australia, Britain and Canada reflect frustration with Israel’s conduct in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, experts say.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/world/middleeast/palestinian-statehood-israel.html
The wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan will hang over the annual gathering of the U.N. General Assembly next week in New York. So, too, will budget and identity crises.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/world/middleeast/un-general-assembly-80th-anniversary.html
A bombing delay enabled rescue of some objects, but archaeologists fear the wider loss of antiquities from the many cultures living there over thousands of years.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/world/middleeast/gaza-archeological-heritage.html
The president’s complaints about negative coverage undermine the rationales offered by his own officials.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/us/politics/trump-free-speech.html
His demand came a day after he ousted the federal prosecutor who failed to charge two of his most-reviled adversaries, Letitia James and James B. Comey.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/us/politics/trump-justice-department-us-attorneys.html
Mr. Homan came under scrutiny after he was said to be recorded last year taking $50,000 in cash from undercover F.B.I. agents.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/us/politics/tom-homan-fbi-trump.html
Responding to crises at home is part of the Guard’s mission. Helping crack down on crime in U.S. cities isn’t, say some former leaders, who fear this shift could hurt the force.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/us/national-guard-crime-washington-cities.html
The White House sought to clarify the proclamation on Saturday, but many companies remained cautious. “We are still flying in somewhat foggy conditions,” one attorney said.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/business/trump-h1b-visas-fee-employees.html
President Trump signed a proclamation on Friday adding a $100,000 fee to visas for skilled foreign workers. Immigration hard-liners have criticized the program for replacing American workers.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/us/politics/h1b-visa-trump-immigration.html
In “The Smashing Machine,” Johnson gives a new kind of performance, one that required him to face his fears.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/magazine/dwayne-johnson-the-rock-smashing-machine.html
The islands that Charles Darwin made famous have become more accessible. Too accessible, say some residents and researchers, who fear nature is imperiled.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/business/galapagos-airbnb.html
The gains could help counter Moscow’s narrative that Russian advances are unstoppable and that Kyiv should settle for a peace deal, even if it means giving up territory.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/world/europe/ukraine-sumy-advances.html
Restrictions have made it expensive for Moscow to ship oil by sea. They have also expanded the illicit shipping economy.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/world/europe/russia-shadow-fleet-oil-sanctions-ukraine-war.html
President Trump’s 39 percent tariff on Switzerland has forced some companies to consider whether they could produce in the United States while still retaining their Swiss identity.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/business/swiss-army-knife-trump-tariffs.html