As risk has escalated, central banks have bought more gold to stash in reserve. A widening Middle East war could add to the urgency.
More than 60 central banks store gold at the Bank of England.
A police vehicle burning outside a hospital in Alice Springs, Australia, on Thursday.
The “Late Night” host expressed secondhand embarrassment after the president referred to the “beautiful ears” and “super hearing” of a NASA official.
The Modi administration’s systematic throttling of free speech sets a dangerous precedent for the world.
A.I. will drastically increase the power of small states and groups in conflict with the great powers.
An Exxon Mobil refinery in Texas. The United States has not been hit as hard by energy price increases as countries in Asia and Europe.
President Trump with King Charles III at the White House on Tuesday.
The president and the first lady bidding farewell to King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Thursday.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, and Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday.
Voters who had watched Gov. Janet Mills, right, a Democrat, struggle to gain traction in the race said they were largely unsurprised.
Former Homeland Security Kristi Noem during a visit to FEMA headquarters in Washington in January.
Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate in Maine’s Senate race, speaking at a town hall in Sabattus, Maine, on Wednesday.
Waymos parked in Los Angeles.
The administration does not yet have the funding or congressional support for the weapons it needs for the possible future wars.
Todd Blanche, who is seeking to become the permanent attorney general, is currently examining a range of other potential charges against James B. Comey.
A first-time voter casting their ballot in Atlanta in 2024. Georgia is unlikely to change its maps, but other states are considering it more strongly.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified for the second straight day on Capitol Hill on Thursday.
An inmate said he discovered the note after Mr. Epstein was found injured in his jail cell, weeks before his death. It’s now locked in a courthouse.
The artist Banksy appeared to have taken credit for statue of a man holding a flag covering his face that stood in Waterloo Place in London.