In the 1970s and ’80s, New York’s streets and subways were plagued with persistent crime. Then the city came back to life.

The Japanese word for a tea ceremony, chanoyu, can be translated literally as “hot water for tea.” But the term chanoyu has ...

Controversial and often perceived by critics as calculating, Meloni has walked a tightrope between European Union solidarity and embracing far-right causes since becoming Italy’s prime minister in ...