A big breakfast after dancing all night, coveting a neighbor’s dessert and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
A Shipping Change Might Help Small Businesses if Not for Trump’s Trade Wars
Amid a steady stream of new trade policies in President Trump’s first three months in office, there is one that Andy Musliner, who owns a small toy business in Maryland, can get behind. That’s the ending of a duty-free loophole for cheap goods from …
Pope Leo Is All Over the Map, and That’s Driving Some People Crazy
President Trump is no longer the most important American in the world. He is certainly the most powerful, at least for three more years, but power is only one measure of importance. On Thursday, a Chicago native and Villanova University graduate …
Bangladesh Bans the Political Party of Its Ousted Former Ruler
Sheikh Hasina fled the country after a mass uprising against her government, but the party she led remained a factor in Bangladeshi politics.
Trump Is Reaching Into Parents’ Lives. Can Democrats Capitalize?
As prices of baby gear surge and vaccine misinformation spreads, some Democrats see a chance to tap into parents’ raw emotions — something Republicans have recently been far better at doing.
In Their Final Moments, a Pompeii Family Fought to Survive
Archaeologists unearthed skeletal remains of four people in a well-appointed Roman home, along with signs of their efforts to outlast the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Once in Sync, Trump and Netanyahu Now Show Signs of Division
Both men are politically divisive, fiercely combative and have outsize egos. But as Mr. Trump arrives in the Middle East next week, the fate of the region could hinge on their relationship.
A Night in Kashmir, Caught Between India and Pakistan’s Fight
Far from the missile strikes and drone combat that grabbed the world’s attention, ordinary Kashmiris suffer the heaviest toll of India and Pakistan’s confrontation.
Can King Charles Heal a Royal Family Crisis Before It’s Too Late?
King Charles III was busy last week marking the 80th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany and preparing to fly to Canada to open its parliament later this month. But his public schedule was eclipsed yet again by a highly-publicized …
How Front Pages Around the World Covered the Selection of Pope Leo XIV
In a digital age, the front pages of print newspapers can still capture a historic moment as they did on Friday with word-playing headlines, splashy photos and a dose of solemnity.