One of the most tumultuous weeks in memory for relations between both countries ended on a note of deep estrangement, as the White House redoubled its criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
France is again adopting the toughest line against Iran in negotiations aimed at curbing Tehran’s nuclear program, potentially placing Paris at odds with the Obama administration.
A Yemeni division of Islamic State claimed responsibility for suicide bombings that hit two mosques in Yemen’s capital, killing at least 120 people.
A man sprayed a Transportation Security Administration agent in the face with wasp killer then slashed a second guard with a machete before a third agent shot him three times at a security checkpoint in the New Orleans international airport
Paleoartist Tyler Keillor’s job is to create “flesh models” of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals based on fossil evidence—giving creatures that died millions of years ago a face and a story.
Metro Money: Whimsy is having a moment. In New York, thirty-somethings join kickball leagues and folks wait hours in line for novelty baked goods. Brooklyn pre-K for adults is the latest thing in self-indulgence, writes Anne Kadet.
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‘We are keen on a strategic relationship with the U.S. above everything else,’ says Egypt’s new president. ‘And we will never turn our backs on you—even if you turn your backs on us.’
Retailers are concerned that Simon Property Group would gain too much power over the nation’s best shopping malls if it succeeds in acquiring rival Macerich.
The Obama administration issued comprehensive rules for hydraulic fracturing, a move that also seeks to set a national standard for a patchwork of state regulations governing the controversial drilling practices.
The two gunmen who attacked Tunisia’s national museum fended off an elite unit of antiterrorism police for nearly two hours and were killed after a grenade they tossed failed to explode.
Lafarge and Holcim agreed to change the terms of a $44 billion merger, but left questions over who will lead the new cement giant.
China’s yuan recorded its best week in over seven years, as Beijing stepped into the markets to drive the currency higher and outflank investors betting on losses as the economy cools.
Donning a headset to enter a 3-D world is no longer science fiction. Thanks to the Dodocase VR Pop-Up Viewer, Samsung Gear VR, and Zeiss VR one, virtual reality is now an easy-to-try—and eye-popping—trip.
They’re not flashy or hyped. No one is begging celebrities to lug them about. But these discreetly chic carry-alls—from Mansur Gavriel, the Row, A.P.C. and more—are quietly wooing women in the know.