Fear and Hope in Venezuela as U.S. Warships Lurk

On a visit to Venezuela, The Times found a nation bracing for potential U.S. military action.

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Jerome Cohen, Lawyer Who Saw a Future in China, Dies at 95

After pioneering the study of Chinese law in America, he was among the first foreigners to practice commercial law in China, and spoke out about human rights.

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3 School Districts to Lose $65 Million Over Gender and D.E.I. Policies

The federal Education Department accused New York, Chicago and Fairfax, Va., of discrimination and said it would pull federal funds from their magnet schools.

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South Koreans Describe Fear and Anger After Georgia ICE Raid

Some of the workers arrested this month at a Hyundai-LG factory said that although they had entered the United States under murky circumstances, they had always planned to return home.

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Why African Countries Keep Making Deals to Accept U.S. Deportees

As the Trump administration exerts pressure on countries to aid in its mass deportation efforts, some nations in Africa have agreed, prompting legal battles.

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Hillary Clinton Sees a Dangerous Moment for Women’s Rights, and Democracy

With her rallying cry for gender equality turning 30 this year, Mrs. Clinton says President Trump and autocratic leaders abroad are steadily dismantling decades of progress.

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Autocrats Move Quickly to Fill Void as Trump Retreats From U.N.

As President Trump pulls back U.S. funding of the United Nations, countries like China, Russia and Qatar are seeking to influence the body’s work on human rights and labor.

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West Africans Deported by the U.S. Sue Ghana for Rights Violations

Ghana said it was taking in 14 deported migrants to help its fellow Africans. But it sent three to their country of origin, including one who said he feared for his life.

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Adams Says He Will Revisit N.Y.C. Schools’ Bathroom Gender Policy

Mayor Eric Adams’s remarks, aimed at a policy allowing students to use bathrooms that align with their gender identity, came two days after the Trump administration expressed concern over such guidelines.

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José María Tojeira, 78, Dies; Pursued Killers of His Fellow Priests

As the Jesuit leader in Central America, he pushed for justice when six priests were shot to death in the midst of El Salvador’s civil war.

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