Samsung Averts a Walkout With Big Bonuses, but Discord Over A.I. Profits Brews

Samsung Electronics, a global memory chip supplier, has been a major beneficiary of the A.I boom. It has also become the center of a debate over how to divide its spoils.

Fire Destroys Sacred Buddhist Hall in Japan that Housed ‘Eternal Flame’

The flame, which spiritual leaders say has been continuously lit for more 1,200 years, was salvaged after the blaze and moved to a different site.

Cubans Divided Over U.S. Indictment of Raúl Castro

While some in the Cuban community in Miami welcomed the U.S. indictment against Raúl Castro, the former president, residents in Havana condemned the charges and expressed concerns about a potential military intervention.

In Berlin, Cars Are a Culture War Flashpoint

With municipal elections approaching, conservatives and progressives are sparring over congestion in the city center and how to fix it.

A Powerful El Niño Is Forming. If History Is a Guide, It Could Hit Hard.

The biggest episodes of the past have altered the course of human events, according to researchers. An emerging one is drawing historic comparisons.

Hall of ‘Eternal Flame’ Burns Down in Japan

The sacred site of a flame that was lit more than 1,200 years ago, according to Buddhist spiritual leaders, burned down on Wednesday in southwestern Japan.

The Hard-Line Military Fraternity Running Iran

Decision making in Iran is guided by a small group of men associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.

Mira Nair Finds a New Audience as Mother of Zohran Mamdani

“I feel like we have given him to the world,” the filmmaker said in a conversation with The New York Times. Her next movie is about one of India’s greatest artists.

China’s Housing Slump Shows Signs of Bottoming Out. We’ve Been Here Before.

Property prices in Shanghai, in particular, are rebounding, but the national market still faces an enormous overhang — 90 million empty or unfinished apartments.

How China’s Housing Crisis Has Global Consequences

Our Beijing bureau chief, Keith Bradsher, describes how China’s enormous housing crash is affecting economies all over the world.