Rome Gets Its First Pizza Vending Machine. Will Romans Bite?

In a city with no shortage of pizza — or self-appointed food critics — an entrepreneur is betting on diners with a sense of adventure.


Peek at Broadway Comeback: Times Event With "Me and the Sky"

When The Times staged a musical number for its live event series, the performance served as a sneak preview of a theater world preparing for takeoff.


Senate Poised to Pass Huge Industrial Policy Bill to Counter China

The broad support for the bill highlights how competition with Beijing is one of the few issues that can still unite both political parties.


Train Crash in Pakistan Kills at Least 30

Most of the passengers on an express train were asleep when it derailed and its cars fell across the track into the path of another.


Your Monday Briefing

A warning about incitement in Israel.


C.I.A. Scrambles for New Approach in Afghanistan

The rapid withdrawal of U.S. troops has left the agency seeking ways to maintain its intelligence-gathering, war-fighting and counterterrorism operations in the country.


German Conservatives Appear to Lead in Last State Election Before National Vote

The contest in an eastern state, a stronghold of the Alternative for Germany, had been closely watched for signs of the far-right party’s appeal.


Israeli Security Forces Clash With Protesters in East Jerusalem

The security forces fired stun grenades at demonstrators rallying in East Jerusalem in support of several leading Palestinian activists who were arrested in the area on Sunday.


British Tourists Rush to Return From Portugal as Deadline Looms

Thousands of British tourists paid extra to rebook early return flights. British Airways and other airlines added flight capacity to help bring them home.


British Tourists Rush Home From Portugal Ahead of New Quarantine

Thousands of Britons scrambled to leave over the weekend, even paying extra to rebook flights, in an effort to beat the Tuesday deadline for a new quarantine order Britain imposed on those returning from Portugal.