In Virginia Redistricting Win, Democrats Play Hardball to Thwart Trump

“We cannot bring a stick to a knife fight”: Democrats are increasingly open to extreme measures, including gerrymandering, when the stakes are high.Signs in support of the Virginia redistricting referendum at a polling location at Nottingham Elementary School in Arlington, Va., on Tuesday.

K Kellen Browning

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Texas Ten Commandments Law

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit said the law does not violate the Constitution. The plaintiffs said they planned to ask the Supreme Court to reverse the decision.A Ten Commandments poster in an English classroom at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Worth.

P Pooja Salhotra

Hoarding Is Driving Energy Prices Higher Everywhere

As wealthy nations scramble to secure stocks of oil, the result is higher prices for all and shortages in vulnerable countries.People queue for cookinig gas cylinders in New Delhi this month.

P Peter S. Goodman

What Was the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal?

President Trump has ridiculed President Barack Obama and the agreement, which he withdrew from during his first term. His critics say he could have avoided a war had he left it in place.Negotiators from the United States, Iran and European countries meeting to discuss a nuclear deal in Vienna in 201

M Michael Crowley

Threat of Evictions Darkens Russia’s Rosy Picture of Occupied Ukraine

A new law forces Ukrainians in the captured regions to get Russian title deeds or risk losing their homes.Recently built apartment buildings in Mariupol, a Russian-occupied Ukrainian city, last year. The Kremlin is trying to remake the city after its brutal siege, but many residents still lack homes

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EU Considers $106 Billion Loan to Ukraine, Delayed for Months by Orban

After months of impasse because of objections from Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary, ambassadors were meeting to discuss a key step on the way to disbursing the much-needed money.Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s top diplomat, in Kyiv, Ukraine, last month. “Ukraine really needs this loan, and

J Jeanna Smialek and Koba Ryckewaert

Trump Is Said to Be in Talks to Send Afghans Who Aided U.S. Forces to Congo

A U.S. aid worker said that the Afghans, who were evacuated to Qatar, would face a choice between moving to the Democratic Republic of Congo and living under the Taliban.A photograph released by the U.S. Army showing Afghans being processed at Camp As Sayliyah, in Qatar, in August 2021.

M Megha Rajagopalan, Eileen Sullivan and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Pervades Long Island Suburbs

Migrant arrest rates have been high in places like Long Island, where federal agents benefit from stealth and the aid of local politicians.Osman Canales, a neighborhood watch leader, takes to the streets of Long Island to issue an alert when immigration agents converge.

A Ana Ley, Albert Sun and Photographs By Todd Heisler

Tucker Carlson Says He Is ‘Tormented’ by His Past Support for Trump

“I want to say I’m sorry for misleading people,” said the conservative commentator, who has broken sharply with the president over the war with Iran.Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host, has feuded with President Trump and his allies for weeks over the war with Iran.

T Tim Balk

SpaceX Strikes Deal With Cursor for $60 Billion

The potential acquisition comes as Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite maker, which has been emphasizing artificial intelligence, is preparing to go public.SpaceX said a deal with Cursor gave it the option to buy the artificial intelligence start-up, which makes code-writing software, for $60 billion l

E Erin Griffith, Mike Isaac and Ryan Mac

A Year After Terrorist Attack, a Kashmir Town Longs for Tourists

Pahalgam, with steep ravines, grassy hillsides and pine forests, is a base for Hindu pilgrimages that business operators hope will revive visitors.Security officers are a constant presence on tourist routes in Pahalgam after last year’s attack.

S Showkat Nanda

Dave Mason, Songwriter Who Co-Founded Traffic, Dies at 79

The English singer and guitarist wrote mainstays of the classic-rock canon like “Feelin’ Alright?” and “Only You Know and I Know.” He also had a successful solo career.Dave Mason performing in Chicago in 1980.

J Jim Farber

Proposed Lifetime Smoking Ban to Become Law in Britain

The proposal, which was approved by Parliament on Tuesday, will ban the supply or sale of tobacco products to anyone born in 2009 or after, permanently.The proposed lifetime smoking ban will apply in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

E Ephrat Livni