Zhang Yufei, one of 23 athletes who tested positive for a banned substance before the last Olympics, said China did not allow doping, and offered a window into the stress the accusations have caused.
Heads of state and diplomats who have interacted with the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee say she uses humor, and talk of food, to help leaven hard discussions.
France’s national railway company said traffic was gradually returning to normal a day after arsonists disrupted three high-speed rail lines. No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Prosecutors in Ukraine are pursuing cases of sexual assault by Russian soldiers, but survivors say more financial and psychological support is needed.
Léon Marchand, who has the potential to win medals in four individual events, bears much of the weight of France’s expectations. He is ready, he says, but adds, “it does feel weird.”
Paris raised the fashion stakes for the XXXIII Olympiad, and even with the rain, the result transformed the Seine into a watery runway.
The network hired the rapper for an expanded role on its broadcasts of the Summer Games in Paris after posting record-low viewership of the Tokyo competition.
Undeterred by arson attacks on rail lines earlier in the day, the Parade of Nations continued beneath a glittering Eiffel Tower, where Celine Dion belted out a love anthem.
The Paris Games began with a new look and sparkled with Celine Dion. But the show suffered from bloat similar to TV’s other spectacles.
For the second time in history, surfing is going to be an Olympic sport. Instead of the coast of France, surfers will travel to Teahupo’o, home to some of the world’s most dangerous waves.
Most soccer fans long ago internalized the idea that truth is a slippery concept.
Gojira, a popular French band, became the first hard rock act to perform in an Olympic Games opening ceremony when it did a metal version of “Ah! Ça Ira,” a song that was popular during the French Revolution.
The arson attacks were carefully planned to cause maximum disruption on a train network so vast it is virtually impossible to fully secure.
The city’s expanded low-emissions zone, which was politically fraught, has cut emissions that contribute to health problems like asthma, new numbers show.
A lawyer and confidant of François Mitterrand, he was in the forefront of French politics for decades, only to be undone by his taste for the high life.
Los incendios provocaron retrasos y hacen mella en la sensación de seguridad que Francia había querido proyectar sobre la organización de los Juegos Olímpicos de París.
The move underscored the wartime risks for the Kremlin as the government pumps enormous sums of money into the Russian economy.
The new Labour government confirmed it would drop the previous government’s objection to I.C.C. arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the defense minister, Yoav Gallant.
The BBC said it would add chaperones to rehearsals after allegations of abusive behavior at a hugely popular dance show that inspired international versions.
A diverse cast of characters and a murder to solve each school year have helped make this teen drama one of Netflix’s longest-running original shows.
Coordinated arson attacks on France’s national high-speed rail network have disrupted travel ahead of the opening ceremony for the Olympics in Paris.
Our reporters, photographers, editors and graphics team are in Paris to tell you the stories of triumph, disappointment and much more.
Hundreds were stuck at train stations in Paris and London as operators canceled and delayed trains on Friday after the attacks.
The attacks on several high-speed rail lines happened despite the sweeping mobilization of recent weeks.
The arson has caused widespread travel disruptions in France ahead of the opening ceremony of the Olympics.
A single image captures the change in fortunes for a wine cellar turned field hospital in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
Vuelven las Olimpiadas de verano. Esto es lo que debes saber sobre cómo verlos para seguir toda la acción.
His audacious descents around the world inspired a generation of extreme skiers. “One mistake,” he once said, “you die.”
Para inaugurar los Juegos, el director teatral Thomas Jolly ha ideado una espectacular ceremonia acuática que representa 12 escenas de la historia de Francia.
Each new disaster, including a crash that killed 18 people on Wednesday, leads to another investigation. A serious conflict of interest is always left unaddressed.
Esto es lo que hay que saber para estar al día con los Juegos Olímpicos 2024.
Gymnastics. Track. Swimming. Basketball. Break dancing.
A premiere cyclist in women’s competitions, he helped pave the way for future athletes when he announced that he wanted to live the rest of his life as a man.
Even if Paris weren’t scarred by terrorist attacks, protecting the opening ceremony, which will float down the Seine, offers a daunting challenge.
Polish divers think they have found cases of Champagne on a 19th-century merchant vessel that sank off Sweden.
An 18-year-old suspect was arrested after an intense manhunt. The authorities are investigating evidence that suggests that the suspect planned the killing with others.
A.I. is getting good at math — and might soon make a worthy collaborator for humans.
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In a TV interview airing on Thursday, Harry said his dispute with British newspapers over illegal information gathering was a “central piece” of his estrangement from other royals.
That nation’s first female Olympian argues that Taliban rule is disqualifying.
Only 15 athletes from Russia will compete at the Paris Games, under a “neutral” designation. The Kremlin is framing the ban as part of its showdown with Western adversaries.
The French Riviera resort town brims with the unexpected, including a wealth of prehistory, ancient ruins and newer attractions.
Britain’s new government is likely to withdraw objections to the International Criminal Court prosecutor’s pursuit of a warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, two people told The Times.
El partido de fútbol contra Mali puso a prueba el dispositivo de seguridad que Francia prometió desplegar para proteger a la delegación israelí.
Algunas zonas del sur de Italia y otros países de la región están sufriendo una de sus peores sequías en décadas. Las autoridades dicen estar trabajando para salvar, al menos, el turismo.
France has promised an unusually heavy blanket of security for Israeli athletes at the Games. In its first test, it pulled out all the stops.
“No hay excusa”, dijo Charlotte Dujardin, tres veces medallista de oro, sobre sus acciones captadas en video. “Estoy profundamente avergonzada y debería haber dado un mejor ejemplo en ese momento”.
I am a photographer, and I primarily cover the military, Congress and the White House. Here are a few favorites.
Organizers avoided disruption by agreeing to give performers on temporary contracts a greater cut of broadcast royalties.
To open the Games, the theater director Thomas Jolly has masterminded a spectacular waterborne ceremony depicting 12 scenes from French history.
Las olimpiadas llevarán a los visitantes a través de la historia de Francia, con actos en el Grand Palais y Versalles. Pero, como anfitriona, París también se convierte en una ciudad nueva.
Heading to France’s capital for the Olympics, or after the crowds have thinned? A travel editor picks some recent Paris stories to help plan your trip.
The Games will usher visitors through France’s history, with events at the Grand Palais and Versailles. But, as host, Paris is also becoming a new city.
In a small town near Rome, real nonnas teach the dying art of making farfalle, ravioli and other forms with a rolling pin, some flour and eggs.
The authorities also searched dozens of properties linked to the Islamic Center Hamburg, which has long faced accusations of being a front for the Iranian government.
French businesses had hoped the Games would bring an economic boom, but metal fences and police checkpoints have turned some areas of Paris into dead zones.
Parts of southern Italy and other countries in the region are experiencing one of their worst droughts in decades. The authorities say they are working to at least save tourism.
The work of those who guide people coping with acute grief has grown in importance in war-torn Ukraine, where death has become a daily reality since the Russian invasion.
Singapore, which subsists on imported food, is looking to secure its future with new ways of feeding its people.
Profits at the Crown Estate doubled thanks to offshore wind deals, while visitors to royal palaces are almost back to prepandemic levels.
The left-wing parties stopped quarreling and tapped a little-known civil servant for the job. But President Emmanuel Macron said he would not appoint anyone until after the Paris Summer Olympics.
“There is no excuse,” Charlotte Dujardin, a three-time gold medalist, said of her actions captured on video. “I am deeply ashamed and should have set a better example in that moment.”
The artist aimed to use sleight of hand to point to what he described as the museum’s problematic legacy of colonial-era acquisitions.
Turkey’s four million stray dogs are inseparable from the idea of the country itself. But maybe not for much longer.
While most Georgians support closer integration with Western Europe, many people in industrial areas that collapsed along with Communism in the 1990s express nostalgia for the old Soviet prosperity.
Britain’s last Conservative government spent almost a billion dollars on its controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, the newly appointed minister for immigration said Monday.
Recuerdos del torneo europeo, problemas en Estados Unidos y el eterno encanto de un gol ganador.
Ms. Kurmasheva, a Russian American working for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, had been charged in relation to an antiwar book she edited.
President Zoran Milanovic called for stricter gun control after an attack that shook Croatia, where mass killings are rare. A suspect was arrested nearby.
The deal with private bondholders will help preserve Kyiv’s limited state budget, which is crucial to fund its military. An agreement to suspend debt payments was to expire on Aug. 1.
Mr. Watson, the founder of the conservation group Sea Shepherd, was arrested when his boat docked in Nuuk. He could face extradition to Japan.
President Biden’s stance on Ukraine was shaped by a deep commitment to America’s trans-Atlantic alliance. Some Europeans fear he may be among the last of his kind.
Gifford Miller, a former City Council speaker who was Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s principal antagonist, has plunged into a new project since leaving politics.
The Games are supposed to be a fast track to urban renewal. The reality is often the opposite.
These easygoing bottles — red, white, rosé and sparkling — are perfect for relaxing and just right for watching the Paris games from afar.
The French will have to meet a welter of health and cultural requirements, but they still want to serve up some delight.
A new book by Susannah Gibson spotlights the 18th-century Bluestockings, who aspired to have their writings and ideas accorded the same respect as men’s.
Comfort was at times questionable and the food so-so, but for everyone on board, the trip was an experience unto itself.
Foreign leaders did not wade into the turmoil of U.S. politics. Many opted instead for statements of empathy that lauded the president’s record.
Waiters in London competed in an annual footrace designed to test their mettle, their coordination and their skill as servers.
The reaction to the conglomerate’s involvement in the Games has been relatively — and surprisingly — free of criticism, yet the stakes are high.
Teddy Riner has long had trouble finding stylish apparel for his 6-foot-8 frame. Could it be time to create his own line?
An M.I.T. physicist, he engineered an East-West deal that reduced nuclear threats and produced one of the greatest peace dividends of all time.
Iryna Farion, a former lawmaker, was known for controversial campaigns to discredit Russian-speaking Ukrainians.
The N.B.A. star talks Philly cheesesteaks, Twitter trolling and playing for Team U.S.A. over France in the Olympics.
The Games brought billions to redevelop this Paris suburb. What will the thousands of homeless people who live there do?
In “Autocracy, Inc.,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian takes account of the financial institutions and trade deals that have helped spread tyranny across the world.
Clare Pollard’s novel “The Modern Fairies” reanimates 25 classic tales through a contemporary lens.
To keep it from Russian forces, a writer hid his last manuscript under a cherry tree. Its rediscovery became part of a flowering of interest in Ukrainian literature.
The mayor said preliminary data suggested that the experiment was a success. But the program brought in far more money than predicted, which critics called proof of failure.
A design duo transformed part of a historic building into a home that foregrounds the city’s splendor.
Evan Gershkovich, The Wall Street Journal reporter, was convicted on fabricated charges and is expected to serve time in one of the country’s infamous prisons.
Two weeks ago a coalition of left-wing parties came first in the legislative elections. Now some wonder whether it will have any power at all.
Euro 2024 memories, Copa América issues and the enduring allure of a winning goal.
The country’s new foreign secretary said that the agency, UNRWA, had taken steps to ensure that it meets “the highest standards of neutrality.”
President Volodymyr Zelensky briefed Keir Starmer’s top team in an appearance designed to showcase Britain’s steadfast support for Ukraine in its war against Russia.
Critics slammed the idea of “restricting audiences on the basis of race,” but at a recent performance, Black spectators praised producers for creating a safe space.
El fin de una carrera de 12 años de reseñar restaurantes, la clave de la longevidad y más para el fin de semana.
The arc of American foreign policy could be moving closer to the Russian president’s view of it. But he has been wrong before about the U.S.
The Wall Street Journal reporter’s trial on espionage charges was widely viewed as a sham outside Russia. But the verdict could set the stage for a prisoner exchange.
Both sociopolitical thriller and parable, this Viaplay series presents a future that can feel uncomfortably plausible.
A duplex near the Rialto Bridge, a one-bedroom in the Castello district, and a compact house on the island of Giudecca.
A show at the American Folk Art Museum spotlights a Catalan doctor’s revolutionary contributions to 20th-century psychiatry and their connections with modern art and Art Brut.
La floración anual de lavanda, que recibe a los visitantes con aromas gloriosos y una belleza natural que compite con la Provenza francesa, ha revitalizado la villa medieval de Brihuega.
Eight years after devastating earthquakes ravaged central Italy, the reopening of a monastery is an inspiration for an area still struggling to recover.
A lawsuit that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni won is one of several she has filed against critics. Press-freedom groups say it is a concerning practice.
After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed a revolution in defense strategy. But the math is not adding up.
Some governments are taking concrete steps to prepare for the possible return of the former U.S. president.
Bodhana Sivanandan, a fourth-grader, has become one of England’s best players just a few years after discovering chess during pandemic lockdown.
The British authorities prepared for the wrong pandemic, with an outdated plan overly focused on influenza, an official investigation reported.
A common antibiotic, doxycycline, greatly reduced cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia when taken every day, a study found.
The central bank left its key deposit rate at 3.75 percent as inflation in the eurozone is expected to fluctuate throughout the rest of the year.
The German conservative, a steadfast U.S. ally, gained European Parliament approval to lead the European Commission for another five years. She’ll face tumult at home and abroad.
Soldiers and military analysts said an operation to establish a foothold on the river’s Russian-controlled eastern bank was bloody and hard to justify.
Plus, a plunge in the Seine ahead of the Olympics.
A left-wing bloc that won the most seats in legislative elections this month called the re-election of Yaël Braun-Pivet, an ally of President Emmanuel Macron, a denial of democracy.
España usa un sistema que evalúa la probabilidad de que una víctima de violencia doméstica vuelva a sufrir maltrato y ayuda a determinar la protección que se le brinda, lo que a veces acarrea consecuencias fatales.
Spain has become reliant on an algorithm to score how likely a domestic violence victim may be abused again and what protection to provide — sometimes leading to fatal consequences.
Mr. Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, appeared at a hearing in his espionage trial. The United States and The Journal have strongly rejected the charge against him.
Marine Tondelier, leader of the Green Party, helped bring the left together to win France’s parliamentary elections. Now can she help keep it from falling apart?
More than 45 European leaders, including President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, met in England on Thursday. Fears over the continent’s security loomed large.
While the volcano’s eruption was deadly, research shows that many people in the ancient Roman city died in building collapses from the earthquake associated with the outburst.
La mujer, que padecía de una enfermedad autoinmune que la hacía más vulnerable a la covid, pedía distanciamiento social. Su jefe respondió con burlas.
British dogs and cats are set to become the first animals in Europe to chow down on meat cultivated from chicken cells.
The decision to name Italy’s second-largest passenger hub after the divisive media mogul and politician, who died in 2023, has prompted outrage and protests.
Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a plunge in the Seine in an effort to show the river was clean enough to host several swimming events during the Paris Olympics.
The court ruled that the European Commission wrongly withheld information, casting a shadow on its leader, Ursula von der Leyen, before a crucial vote on her future.
The National Museum of Ireland received two copper Bronze Age ax heads in the mail. Now it needs to figure out who found them.
From plans to tackle climate change to ending the role of hereditary legislators, the ceremonial King’s Speech showcased the progressive priorities of Britain’s Labour government.
The ruling by a tribunal judge in Britain highlighted the challenges and missteps businesses encountered during the early days of the pandemic.
Anne Hidalgo swam in the cleaned-up waters of the capital’s river, fulfilling a promise that has become a symbol of the Olympic Games that start this month.
But some experts described the planned cull as excessive and said it would not keep people safe.
To prevent a collapse of the electricity system, crippled by months of Russian attacks, the authorities have imposed rolling blackouts. Experts say it’s a harbinger of what’s to come this winter.
The French had a far-right government before, one that collaborated with the Nazis. When casting ballots even today, that is not an easy thing to forget.
Nostalgic for a time before ubiquitous connectivity, a writer ditched his phone and relied instead on serendipity — and maps made by people he met along the way.
A new planned community is built on the urban design philosophy known as ‘gender mainstreaming.’ Not everyone is convinced.
Consumer prices rose 2 percent in June from a year earlier, a bit higher than economists expected, with a big jump in hotel prices coinciding with a blockbuster series of concerts.
A battle has erupted in Moldova over its links to the Russian Orthodox Church, seen by many as a tool of Moscow’s influence abroad.
When King Charles unveils the U.K. government’s agenda in Parliament, he is surrounded by rituals that nod to hundreds of years of history.
The Labour Party’s economic agenda, like many other programs around the world, puts political leaders more firmly in charge of industrial policy.
El aumento de la violencia en la región y los abusos contra los derechos humanos de los palestinos, inquietan aún más a los aliados de Israel y es reprendida también por organizaciones y militares israelíes.
Vaughan Gething se convirtió en el primer ministro del Parlamento de Gales en marzo. Pero una creciente controversia sobre la financiación de su campaña precipitó su decisión de renunciar.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary has been on a self-appointed diplomatic mission that aligns with Donald J. Trump’s preferences in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Vaughan Gething became the first minister of Wales in March. But a growing controversy over campaign financing precipitated his decision to resign.
Southgate’s eight years in charge made him the most successful England manager in decades. In stepping down two days after losing the Euro 2024 final, he got the last word.
The European Union sanctioned settler extremists for ‘systematic human rights abuses against Palestinians,’ and rights groups say the Israeli military is complicit.
With the president’s party split, the government relies on formerly pro-Russian lawmakers to help it pass legislation and, the opposition says, minimize scrutiny.
La victoria por 2-1 en la final de la Eurocopa 2024 prolongó el sufrimiento de Inglaterra, pero coronó como una estrella generacional al delantero adolescente de España.