The discovery comes after days of searching by an international team of rescue divers. A fifth body was recovered last week.

Stocks and bonds wavered after President Trump issued a new warning to Iran.

The president has sought to force Iran to accept his terms on its nuclear program or else face renewed war. An emboldened Iran has rebuffed Trump’s demands.

We look at what happens when countries say they’re going to stop shooting at each other.

The latest war in the Middle East has created new economic opportunities for Syria thanks to its geography.

The humanitarian relief system, decimated by cuts, faces a grave challenge as the Middle East war causes soaring costs for food, fuel and fertilizer.

A 37 percent approval rating in a new Times/Siena poll suggests the G.O.P. is facing a big midterm problem despite recent redistricting gains.

Top policymakers were expected to discuss rising energy prices and sanctions policy at a critical summit in Paris this week.

With the midterms nearing, President Trump’s approval rating has hit a second-term low as voters question his handling of the economy, according to the latest New York Times/Siena poll.

Greenlandic officials worry about the direction of the negotiations aimed at defusing President Trump’s threats to seize their island. But they have little leverage.

New research sheds light on how mediocre employees help would-be authoritarians maintain power.

The composer Cinco Paul discusses the clever references to classic musicals everywhere you look (and hear) in his new Broadway show.

With a battery of modern technology at their fingertips, meteorologists often turn first to an old-fashioned tracking technique.

A firebrand governor aims to transform his region into a laboratory for the Kremlin’s reactionary ideals.

New York transit officials say the alternate travel options they’ve arranged for the Long Island Rail Road strike could not accommodate all commuters.

A small number of U.S. citizens have been directly affected by the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the C.D.C. said on Sunday.

Prosecutors in Spokane, Wash., are trying three activists who they say conspired to impede federal officers. Legal experts call it a stretch.

Inside a collaboration to bring artificial intelligence into the classroom.