Top U.N. Official Pushing to Get Aid Into Stricken Sudanese City

Paramilitaries accused of atrocities pledged to allow international aid and investigators into El Fasher, days after an airstrike hit a United Nations vehicle.

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These Six Artworks Could Predict the Auction Market

The art market had a summer of closures and consolidations. But major collections, blue-chip art and guarantees have pushed expectations high for the marquee sales.

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Jeff Bezos’ Big Bet on A.I. Is Project Prometheus

The Amazon founder is tapping his fortune to help fund Project Prometheus, an artificial intelligence start-up, even as he has said A.I. may be in a bubble.

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With New Condé Nast Galleries, the Met Museum Gets Fashion Forward

The Costume Institute is bringing its annual blockbuster show to a permanent home off the Grand Hall, due in part to Anna Wintour’s efforts to get “out of the basement.”

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Chaos at the Justice Department

President Trump has transformed the agency. We look at what’s happening on the inside.

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More Than 40 Indian Pilgrims Are Killed in Bus Crash in Saudi Arabia

The passengers, who were participating in the Umrah pilgrimage, were traveling between the two holiest cities in Islam, authorities said.

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Man Who Rushed Ariana Grande in Singapore Gets 9 Days in Jail

He pleaded guilty to one charge of being a public nuisance.

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With Ukraine’s Cash Running Low, Europe Lacks a Good Plan B

The European Union wants to finance Ukraine’s war efforts using a loan based on Russia’s frozen assets in Belgium. If that falls through, there’s no easy alternative.

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At a Shared Symbol of Jihad, the Taliban Defy Their Old Ties With Pakistan

Afghan officials are lashing out against their former allies in the Pakistani military as hostilities between the two countries intensify.

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New York’s Bodegas Are Here to Stay

The iconic corner store is perhaps the ultimate symbol of a city constantly evolving and on the move.

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