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In September, the chip giant Intel gathered officials at a patch of land near Columbus, Ohio, where it pledged to invest at least $20 billion in two new factories to make semiconductors.A...

SEOUL — North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, vowed to expand his country’s nuclear capabilities against rival South Korea​ “exponentially,​”​ indicating that he would escalate his military brinkmanship in the new year ​despite...

The clerical sex abuse scandal broke under Pope John Paul II in the years that Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger — who would later become Pope Benedict XVI — headed the Vatican’s doctrinal office,...

A hotel in Kyiv, Ukraine, was heavily damaged after being hit in a Russian strike on Saturday.Credit...Laura Boushnak for The New York TimesKYIV, Ukraine — As small crowds gathered on Saturday at...

A photo of Benedict XVI was displayed during a service in the Cathedral Church of Our Lady in Munich on Saturday.Credit...Lennart Preiss/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesChurch bells rang across Germany on Saturday...

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Thursday signed into law a bill that expands the government’s regulatory power over the news media, a measure that journalist organizations have warned could erode press...

CARACAS, Venezuela — The opposition legislature in Venezuela voted on Friday to terminate its interim government, ending the leadership of Juan Guaidó, who for years had served as the face of resistance...

DAKAR, Senegal — A court in the increasingly isolated West African nation of Mali sentenced 46 soldiers from neighboring Ivory Coast to 20 years in jail on Friday, after the military junta...

When China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia declared a “no limits” partnership 10 months ago, the pair projected an aura of strength in a direct challenge...

Leonid Fatkulin’s house was damaged during Russia’s latest strike on Ukraine. Mr. Fatkulin, 79, was still in bed when missile fragments landed on his roof.Credit...Laura Boushnak for The New York TimesA gas...