The Return of La Tomatina
Images of “the world's biggest tomato fight” in Buñol, Spain
Devastating Monsoon Flooding in Pakistan
Images from recent weeks, after some of the heaviest monsoon rains in a decade have affected millions.
Biden Looks East
Despite the war in Ukraine, the president is fully focused on the challenge of a rising China, says National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.
Photos of the Week: Curious Camel, Super Bull, Giant Hand
A new view of the planet Jupiter, a mass wedding ceremony in Peru, severe drought in China and Europe, monsoon flooding in Pakistan and India, a human pyramid in India, and much more
The Doctors Who Are Now Prisoners of War
The experience of Ukrainian medics in the notorious Olenivka POW camp suggests that Russia’s treatment of captives is certainly inhumane and probably illegal.
Preparing for the Launch of Artemis I
Images of some of the work put into SLS, Orion, and supporting programs in recent years, as launch day approaches
Belugas in Hudson Bay
Photographer Olivier Morin traveled to the town of Churchill in northern Manitoba, Canada, to observe beluga whales.
Xi Jinping’s Radical Secrecy
This is not just a challenge for biographers. It makes China harder to predict and the world more dangerous.
Photos of the Week: Therapy Dog, Sunflower Trail, Mediterranean Swim
The rollout of NASA’s new rocket in Florida, drought and wildfires in Southern Europe, a bridge collapse in Norway, a presidential election in Kenya, a surf competition in Panama, and much more
The Views From the Top
A collection of images of mountaintop observatories, monasteries, castles, towers, palaces, and more
Photos: Severe Drought in Europe
Recent images from England, France, Spain, Germany, and other European countries hit by a series of heat waves this summer
I Smuggled My Laptop Past the Taliban So I Could Write This Story
My escape from Afghanistan
Photos of the Week: Airplane House, Mayfly Swarm, Cool Buffalo
Historic-battle reenactments in England, the reemergence of a flooded village in Portugal, a beagle-rescue operation in Virginia, sledding at a mountain ski resort in Lesotho, and much more
Winners of the Nature TTL Photographer of the Year 2022
Some of the best images from a competition celebrating the natural world
When Biden Went to China
His engagement with Beijing in 1979 was shaped by U.S. superpower rivalry with the Soviets. Today, his Cold War adversary is China itself.
A New Eruption of Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall Volcano
A fissure opened on August 3, and thousands have since made the long trek to the site to witness the new eruption.
What America’s Great Unwinding Would Mean for the World
The conundrum facing America’s allies is how to cope with a great imperial power in decline that is still a great imperial power.
Afghanistan Did Not Have to Turn Out This Way
If we are to sustain our position as the leader of the Western world, we must understand why one of our signature campaigns resulted in such frustration.
Photos of the Week: Knife Angel, Paris Henge, Flamingo Tagging
Scenes from the Commonwealth Games in England, a new sinkhole in Chile, Beluga whales near Svalbard, an air show above the Giza Pyramids, and much more
For Britain’s Tories, the Answer Is Always Margaret Thatcher
In their vying claims to Iron Lady nostalgia, the leadership contenders reveal a Tory party struggling for coherence and renewed purpose.