Her nationalist party was the top vote-getter, leaving Ms. Meloni poised to be Italy’s first female prime minister and the first with post-Fascist roots.
Panic and fear flooded the occupied territories as Russian forces rounded up men to fight and forced residents to vote in a staged referendum on joining Russia, Ukrainian officials and rights groups said.
The comments by the national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, illustrate how quickly the rhetoric has intensified as Russia has faltered on the battlefield in recent months.
Publicly, Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas has not criticized the migrant flights from his state by Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida. Privately, the Florida governor’s stunt stung the Texas governor’s team.
The Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency both recently overhauled their showcases of espionage.
The film festival gave Meg Smaker’s “Jihad Rehab” a coveted spot in its 2022 lineup, but apologized after an outcry over her race and her approach.
The protests that have swept Iran following the death of a woman in police custody have been especially intense in the country’s minority Kurdish population.
The economics of the housing market, and the local rules that shape it, have squeezed out entry-level homes.
A tech-savvy artist unearthed video footage of people working hard to capture the perfect shot for Instagram. It is a lesson in the artifice of social media and the ubiquity of surveillance.
In a battle of headliner quarterbacks, Tom Brady vs. Aaron Rodgers needed more co-stars; Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars look legit; and the Bills could’ve used some help with the Dolphins’ receivers.
N.F.L. players who wear dreadlocks risk being tackled by their hair and face helmet-fitting challenges. But they say expressing their identities and showing off their style is worth it.
For 50 years, her books have educated, entertained and connected young readers. Whether you want to revisit a classic or inspire a new fan, here’s what to read.
In an interview, he told me about how he views his campaign to unseat the Republican governor of Texas.
This congressional race in Washington State shows the November elections in microcosm.
Trump and his allies are trying to take over the machinery of American elections.
Beware the latest fad from Human Resources.
Both skateboarding and navigating daily life with a disability involve surprisingly similar ways of engaging with the built environment.
Russia is flailing and losing. The nuclear threat is growing.
Putin and Trump, dragging the world down with them.
“If speech is popular, it doesn’t really need constitutional protection,” David French says.
Researchers are trying to figure out the right hour of the day to do everything. Can their studies sync us up with better health?
At 83, and legally blind, a woman needs help with one of her favorite pastimes: visiting the sex shop.
Jennifer Finney Boylan and Thomas Page McBee on what the feminist movement owes the trans community.
Make the most out of very little.
Extreme heat is testing the way energy is generated, delivered and traded — and raising the prospect of perpetual emergencies.
His role in the misappropriation of welfare money has infuriated people in his native Mississippi and prompted some fans to call for his removal from the Hall of Fame.
Officer Shaun Lucas, who is white, shot 31-year-old Jonathan Price four times. After the encounter, he was fired.
Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Marc Andreessen show how the tech industry’s insular culture remains largely unchanged.
Fewer headaches. Less severe hangovers. Better gut health. How do these health claims stack up against the science?
You are allowed to get the shot two months after a previous dose, but some experts suggest waiting a little longer.
Here are a few ways to protect yourself from the elements, oncoming traffic and other threats that ramp up in the fall and winter months.
Or are injections just a temporary, addictive fix?
Drug overdoses have reached record highs. Experts offer tips to talk about opioids with your family.
Most homes hold the history of their owners, but Il Palazzetto is as much a monument to its designers as to its inhabitants.
Get started solving the Mini, Monday and Tuesday puzzles.