Europe Prepares to Face Russia as Trump’s America Steps Back Europeans are debating additional funding and contemplating troops in Ukraine as American support appears ever more at risk.

3 Years Into Russia-Ukraine War, Trump Ushers in New World for Putin Fresh possibilities have emerged for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia with a change of power in Washington.

Top Facts From Germany’s Election Friedrich Merz and his party won, Elon Musk didn’t seem to move voters, and more lessons from an early German vote with big implications for Europe.

North Koreans on Chinese Tuna Boats Boost Revenue for Kim Jong-un Thousands of miles from home, North Koreans work on Chinese tuna longliners in the Indian Ocean for pay that goes to their leader, a new study says.

Gutting the I.R.S. Is the Opposite of Fiscal Responsibility The Trump administration’s decision to fire over 6,000 I.R.S. workers will make the government less effective and less efficient, not more.

Embracing Darkness on the Isle of Rum Europe’s newest dark-sky sanctuary is a wild Scottish island with 40 residents and celestial lighting.

SAG Awards: Complete List of Winners The thriller about choosing a new pope took home the top film prize, while Demi Moore and Timothée Chalamet won individual honors.

Right-Wing Commentator Named F.B.I. Deputy Director The choice of Dan Bongino is a radical departure from the bureau’s history of having a veteran agent serve in the key role that oversees operations.

Trump Administration Moves More Migrants to Guantánamo Bay The base had been cleared of migrants since Thursday, after the government sent 177 to Venezuela and one back to the United States.

Lynne Marie Stewart, Miss Yvonne on ‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse,’ Dies at 78 She was the “most beautiful woman in Puppetland” in the 1980s children’s show starring Paul Reubens, and more recently had a recurring role in “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”

Hegseth Defends Trump’s Firing of Joint Chiefs Chairman Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in an interview on Sunday that Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. was “not the right man for the moment” and praised President Trump’s handling of the war in Ukraine.

Trump’s Frustration With Generals Led to Picking Dan Caine for Joint Chiefs Chairman Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, a retired three-star Air Force officer, quickly moved up the list of candidates to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Some Agencies Urge Staff Not to Comply With Elon Musk’s Performance Email The F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, and others told employees not to respond to a directive from Mr. Musk to summarize their accomplishments.

I Teach at Harvard. Store Managers See Me as a Threat. Maybe I just wanted to be seen as something other than a threat, a nuisance, because I happen to be Black.

German Election 2025: Friedrich Merz Appears Poised to Be Next Chancellor Whether he can form a strong coalition remains to be seen, but whatever he does will be an essential part of Europe’s response to President Trump’s reshuffling of alliances.

At Least 3 Dead After Boat Capsizes Near Staten Island, Officials Say The U.S. Coast Guard said one person was missing and two people were hospitalized after the boat, with six aboard, overturned on Sunday in the Ambrose Channel.

Trump Appointees Fire 2,000 U.S.A.I.D. Employees and Put Others Worldwide on Leave The announcement, by email, came two days after a judge said the Trump administration could proceed with plans that amount to dismantling the aid agency.

Trump, Again, Chooses Loyalty Over Leadership The firing of the nation’s top military officer is the latest example of the president prioritizing fealty over sound policy and expertise.

SAG Awards 2025 Red Carpet: See All the Looks See what film and television stars wore as they arrived for the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Inmate Dies at N.Y. Prison as Corrections Officers’ Strike Continues The 61-year-old man was found unresponsive in his cell at Auburn Correctional Facility, one of dozens of state prisons where corrections officers have walked off the job over working conditions.