Trump’s Trade War Escalates as China Retaliates With 34% Tariffs

The Chinese government said it would match President Trump’s tariff, and also barred a group of American companies from doing business in China.A container ship from China’s largest shipping line at the Port Of Long Beach in California on Tuesday.

K Keith Bradsher and David Pierson

Protesters in Gaza Call on Hamas to Step Aside

Demanding an end to the war, hundreds pressed the militants to relinquish control of the enclave, a rare demonstration against a group that has suppressed dissent with violence.An antiwar rally in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on March 26.

V Vivian Yee, Bilal Shbair and Adam Rasgon

Israeli Military Expands Ground Operations in Gaza City

The advance and a new evacuation order came not long after Palestinian health authorities said dozens of people, including children, were killed in strikes on a school turned shelter. Israel said it had targeted militants.Palestinians fleeing the Shajaiye neighborhood of Gaza City after the Israeli

A Adam Rasgon

F.B.I. Leaders Push to Restore Trust in the Agency They Once Undermined

In recent days, Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, and Dan Bongino, his deputy, have promised to bring change to what they have called a broken institution.Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, during a hearing at the Capitol last month. Before ascending to his post, Mr. Patel repeatedly distorted the fact

A Adam Goldman and Alan Feuer

Celebrations as South Korean Court Removes Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol

The country’s Constitutional Court formally ended the presidency of Yoon Suk Yeol for declaring martial law, ending months of turmoil. But the country remains deeply divided.At a rally of supporters of Mr. Yoon, there was loud booing after the Constitutional Court delivered its ruling. Many of them

C Choe Sang-Hun, John Yoon, Yan Zhuang and Jin Yu Young

What Is Next for Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s Ousted President?

South Korea’s former president still faces criminal charges of leading an insurrection when he declared martial law. If found guilty, he could be imprisoned for life.Supporters of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol waved a flag with his image after the Constitutional Court announced the verdict today

J Jin Yu Young and Choe Sang-Hun

Columbia Displays More Aggressive Posture in Dealing With Demonstrators

Students chained to a gate were removed by security officials. It came as the university planned to deploy 36 officers empowered to remove people from campus.Columbia University students protesting Wednesday at the school’s campus in Upper Manhattan.

S Sharon Otterman and Troy Closson

Invasion of the Home Humanoid Robots

Dozens of companies are building robots that look like humans. One of them is training a machine to be a butler and will soon test them in homes.

C Cade Metz, David B. Torch and Loren Elliott

Inside the Trump Administration’s Deportation of a Migrant to El Salvador

Immigration officers asked Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia if he was a gang member, and refused to believe him when he denied it, according to court papers.Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia has denied he was a member of a gang, and told an immigration judge about his family’s struggles with gangs in El Salv

A Alan Feuer

Something Else for Europe and the U.S. to Disagree About: ‘Free Speech’

The two have long been divided on whether speech can be restricted, and when. Under the Trump administration, the gap is widening.Margrethe Vestager and Thierry Breton, then E.U. officials, announcing the Digital Services Act in 2020. The law is meant to prevent the spread of illegal content and dis

J Jeanna Smialek and Adam Satariano

Trump Weighs In on Marine Le Pen Conviction

The American president cast the French politician’s conviction as an example of far-right persecution, ignoring ample evidence against her.Marine Le Pen, a far-right French politician, was a leading candidate to become the country’s next president, but has now been barred from running for public off

R Roger Cohen

The New Democratic Party That Pushed Canada to the Left Is Imperiled

As Canada faces an election defined by President Trump’s threats, its progressive party, the New Democrats, finds itself losing support and confronting an existential crisis.Jagmeet Singh, the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party, speaking in Ontario. Several public opinion polls show support for

V Vjosa Isai

The Stars Come Out for George Clooney’s ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Opening

As a play with parallels to today’s political climate had its official Broadway premiere, famous friends celebrated its star, George Clooney. He brushed aside talk of a political future.The after-party for the Broadway opening of “Good Night, and Good Luck” included an “E.R.” reunion with, from left

J Jacob Bernstein