The history of the two nations’ rivalry, including the Sunni-Shiite sectarianism both sides have cultivated, points to a future of civil wars, scholars warn.
President Obama, speaking in Peru to students and young leaders, said it was “important for people around the world to not make immediate judgments.”
On climate change, refugees, Iran and the Cuba embargo, Donald J. Trump and his loyalists have positions at odds with the United Nations.
Ankara has paid attention to General Flynn’s full-throated support for Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government, and its desire to extradite Fethullah Gulen.
Europe’s right-wing populists are celebrating Donald J. Trump as a natural ally, but memories of Russian domination during the Soviet era remain raw in Poland.
New vigilance was propelled in part by concern that followers of an ultraconservative branch of Islam are trying to recruit among the many Muslims who arrived a year ago.
The meeting, with Indian executives linked to an apartment tower bearing Mr. Trump’s name, raises questions about how he will separate his business dealings from his politics.
Several organizers of the demonstration in Kuala Lumpur were arrested on the eve of the rally, in what rights advocates called an attempt to suppress turnout.
Most elementary schools across the country offer racks of unicycles on their playgrounds, and many students learn informally from one another, sans helmets.
In a ceremony at St. Peter’s Basilica, the pope cautioned against those who “raise walls, build barriers and label people.”
Life continues amid crumbling buildings and rubble in towns like Norcia, in Umbria. Since Aug. 24, the broader area has endured 28,500 earthquakes and aftershocks.
A number of bills moving through the legislature and widespread public support could make same-sex marriages legal by early next year.
Can anything be done to rein in an industry that sucks millions of dollars out of Australians’ pockets?
Thinking about the war in Syria reminds me of my grandmother in the 1980s, who tried to make sense of Lebanon’s scarred landscape from her porch.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tries to fight corruption by calling in old rupees.
Secrecy, mistrust and the shadow of interrogation at the American prison limited doctors’ ability to treat mental illness among detainees.
Female heads of state or government are often members of political dynasties. Sometimes they follow their husbands into office, and occasionally their husbands follow them.
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President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines has a reputation for frank speechmaking that often angers the international community.
This reporter’s long-dreamed-of journey to explore the heart of Islam revealed surprises, debunked stereotypes and produced one stunning bird video.
How New York Times reporting may have made the Middle East just a little bit safer.
A contentious dam project that dates to the 1950s is more than 80 percent complete, and the filling of a reservoir will swamp much of the town of Hasankeyf.
During the 10-day Hindu festival Mayana Kollai, the troubles of transgender women are distant as they transform into the deities they worship and are revered by villagers.
A look at the lives of 247 men, women and children who were cut down in mass killings in six countries.
