Amazon Considered Displaying Import Charges on Its Ultracheap Site

Shares in the company fell after the Trump administration criticized the idea, which Amazon said it won’t implement

Mark Carney’s Liberals Win Canada Election in Decisive Comeback

Former central banker appears likely to fall short of parliamentary majority.

Breakdown in U.S.-China Relations Raises Specter of New Cold War

What is at stake as economic ties careen off the rails is overall global security and economic stability for years to come

Moscow, Pyongyang Acknowledge Presence of North Korean Troops in Ukraine Conflict for First Time

Admission of the deployment reflects the durability of the mutual-defense pact

Putin Announces Three-Day Ukraine Cease-Fire in May

Russian forces told to to suspend military action during commemoration of end of World War II

The Russian Military Moves That Have Europe on Edge

Putin is expanding bases and preparing to move more troops to European border regions far from Ukraine; ‘we’re expecting some conflict with NATO’

Elite Universities in Trump’s Crosshairs Are Drumming Up Cash

Princeton, Harvard and Brown are among the schools issuing debt

Waiting for the Paperback? Good Luck

Publishers increasingly give nonfiction authors one shot at print stardom, ditching paperbacks as priorities shift

Meta’s ‘Digital Companions’ Will Talk Sex With Users—Even Children

Chatbots on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp are empowered to engage in ‘romantic role-play’ that can turn explicit. Some people inside the company are concerned.

Go Delete Yourself From the Internet. Seriously, Here’s How.

Find your data, request removal…and repeat

Conclave Betting Pools and Bingo Cards: The ‘Super Bowl of Being Catholic’

Cardinals will pick the next pope in private. But outside of the Vatican, it’s a very public contest

Russian General Killed in Explosion as Witkoff Makes Push on Peace

Ukraine also pushes back on Trump’s plans, saying it wants a cease-fire before talks on a settlement

A Side Hustle for Friends of Musk: Selling Access to Stakes in His Private Companies

Lucrative stock deals have allowed SpaceX to avoid public scrutiny even as it has grown into one of the largest companies in the U.S.

Young Women Are Starting to Recession-Proof Their Lives

America’s biggest consumer spenders are skipping manicures and Ubers, as worries about the economy increase

Trump Meets His Match: The Markets

President softens his economic and trade stances in the midst of market turmoil

In the Other Gaza, Trump’s War on Waste Baffles Mozambique

The White House claimed U.S. aid workers shipped 3.3 billion condoms to Hamas. They didn’t.

White House Considers Slashing China Tariffs to De-Escalate Trade War

Levies could be cut by more than half in some cases although Trump hasn’t yet made final decision

As Catholic Church Enters New Era, Conservative U.S. Members Push It Right

The conservative wing is reviving old practices and ​growing more assertive in the battle for the future of the Church—and the nation

Putin’s Secret Dealmaker Emerges From the Shadows in Ukraine Peace Talks

Sergei Beseda, known to the CIA as ‘the Baron,’ also figured in one of the world’s biggest prisoner swaps

Harvard Is Suing the Trump Administration

The university has filed a federal suit in the escalating battle with Trump over funding