NBA Head Coach Charged in Illegal Poker Scheme Tied to Organized Crime

Portland coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier were named in an indictment of more than 30 people as part of a sweeping investigation into illegal betting and game-rigging in the NBA

Exclusive: U.S. Lifts Key Restriction on Ukraine’s Use of Western Long-Range Missiles

The move coincides with a Trump push to pressure Moscow into talks on ending the war and to withhold U.S. Tomahawk missiles from Kyiv

Trump Says Ukraine Summit With Putin Would be a ‘Waste of Time’

Administration concludes Russia is clinging to territorial ambitions that make peace deal with Ukraine impossible

The Murky Underworld Where the Louvre Thieves Hope to Hawk Their Stolen Jewels

A multibillion-dollar global black market deals in gold, diamonds and jewels stolen from museums and private collections

As Russian Aggression Turns West, Poland Says It’s Ready

Warsaw has doubled the size of its military since 2014 and boosted military spending to nearly 5% of GDP

Utah County Prepares for Trial of Charlie Kirk Murder Suspect

Local leaders deal with extra costs, national scrutiny and complaints over spending taxpayer money on defense lawyers for the alleged shooter

A Family’s Odyssey to Find Somewhere Safe in Gaza

Nearly two million people fled their homes. Now Ghaidaa Qudaih and her husband and daughter are trying to find their way home.

Our Faces No Longer Belong to Us

Your likeness is now fair game for AI. Anyone is a click away from creating a digital version of you.

The New Age of Entrepreneurship: 70 to 79

Septuagenarians starting new businesses leverage technology, experience and decades worth of contacts

Trump Says He’d Rather End War Than Send Tomahawks to Ukraine

White House meeting with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky comes a day after president discussed peace plans with Russia’s Vladimir Putin

The Man Threatening Viktor Orbán’s 15-Year Grip on Hungary

Former ally of authoritarian prime minister is leading in polls as an election with huge geopolitical implications looms

Justice Department Indicts Former Trump Adviser John Bolton

Former official charged with mishandling classified information, becoming the latest of the president’s critics to face prosecution

What’s in Your Go-Bag? How Taiwan Packs for Disaster

Crisis prep gets personal on an island facing threats from extreme weather to military invasion

EU Proposes Arms-Procurement Overhaul to Become Combat-Ready By 2030

It’s the EU’s latest plan to boost its defenses as relations with Russia worsen

Major Media Outlets Rebuff New Pentagon Press Policy

The New York Times, the Washington Post, the Journal and CNN are among outlets that have said they won’t sign a new Defense Department policy

Trump Authorizes CIA Covert Operations in Venezuela

Land strikes in the country are also possible, the president says

China, Betting It Can Win a Trade War, Is Playing Hardball With Trump

Chinese leader Xi Jinping thinks president will fold before launching new tariffs that would roil markets

Ukraine’s New Strategy for Keeping the Lights On Through a Winter of War

Top-secret sites house rows of batteries designed to support power grid during bombardments

After Israeli Withdrawal, Hamas Launches Violent Crackdown on Rivals in Gaza

Firefights and public executions raise concerns about spiral of internecine violence; ‘I could hear gunfire all around’

The Women Who Helped Defeat ISIS Are Fighting for Their Place in the New Syria

Kurdish forces that have elevated women are wary of the Islamist values of Syria’s new governors