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Contemporary Israeli dance rarely treats soldiers’ experiences as explicitly as it does in two works in New York this week.

The artist Sebastian Errazuriz used augmented reality to deface a famous sculpture by Mr. Koons to protest what he views as Silicon Valley’s monopoly on digital public space.

France is the “guest of honor” at the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany. Here are recent novels by some of the French writers who will be there.

Green’s follow-up to “The Fault in Our Stars” involves a small cast of tenderhearted, manically articulate teenagers and the mystery of a missing billionaire.

Scientists worried that facial recognition software could be used to detect sexual orientation. Their efforts to raise an alarm caused an uproar.

The Erbil citadel, in the capital of Iraq’s Kurdish region, is one of the oldest continuously occupied human settlements on earth.

Hosts of the late-night talk shows broke their silence on the allegations of sexual harassment against the Hollywood producer.

Mass evacuations were ordered in what is being called one of the most destructive fire emergencies in the state’s history.

Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

Tuesday: Devastating fires across California, Senator Dianne Feinstein’s “energy,” and the mystery of the leaning Cook pine tree.

President Trump’s list of hard-line immigration measures revealed an unspoken truth: Optimism for a bipartisan deal to protect “Dreamers” was very likely misplaced.

Some Democrats had hoped Senator Feinstein, 84, would step aside to make way for new Democratic blood. Not so. “I’m all in,” she announced on Twitter.

Congress has not authorized United States military support for Saudi Arabia’s brutal campaign, which must end now.

Tuesday: How to participate in tonight’s debate, activities around town, and a Thelonious Monk centennial.

The Trump administration has reversed two of President Barack Obama’s signature achievements: rules for carbon emissions, and a birth control mandate.

Women attending the Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society in Paris reflected on how they might have altered their own paths and how to empower more women.

The iconic plane revolutionized air travel. Now it is being retired. Here’s why I’ll miss flying them.

For travelers from the United States, popular itineraries include London, New York City and Mexico (the Riviera Maya and Cancun are big).

A 5-year-old has two seemingly unrelated symptoms, but if they were connected, it might mean serious trouble.