Category: Politics
![Jiang Ping, the ‘Conscience of China’s Legal World,’ Dies at 92](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/12/22/multimedia/22jiang-01-gjbz/22jiang-01-gjbz-facebookJumbo.jpg)
Jiang Ping, the ‘Conscience of China’s Legal World,’ Dies at 92
Jiang Ping, a legal scholar who helped lay the foundation for China’s civil code, and whose experiences with political persecution shaped his relentless advocacy for…
![In This Mexican Neighborhood, Locals Say ¡Viva el Beetle!](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/12/11/world/mexico-beetle-3/mexico-beetle-3-facebookJumbo.jpg)
In This Mexican Neighborhood, Locals Say ¡Viva el Beetle!
Rusted and stripped of their right seat, the cars parked in queues rounding street corners serve as the unofficial taxi in the hillside neighborhoods in…
![Manchester United Sells 25 Percent Ownership Stake to Jim Ratcliffe](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/12/24/multimedia/00soccer-united-sale-wjfv/00soccer-united-sale-wjfv-facebookJumbo.jpg)
Manchester United Sells 25 Percent Ownership Stake to Jim Ratcliffe
After a year of rumors, offers, final deadlines and final, final deadlines, the owners of Manchester United on Sunday announced that they had sold a…
![It’s OK to Call It Soccer](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/12/22/multimedia/22rory-scream-fvcb/22rory-scream-fvcb-facebookJumbo.jpg)
It’s OK to Call It Soccer
George Best’s résumé, in the late 1960s, was pretty much flawless. He was a dazzling, edge-of-the-seat winger, certainly one of the finest players on the…
![Israel-Hamas War: U.N. Security Council Pushes Vote on Gaza Off for Second Day](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/12/20/multimedia/20israel-hamas-promo-646p-zwcl/20israel-hamas-promo-646p-zwcl-facebookJumbo.jpg)
Israel-Hamas War: U.N. Security Council Pushes Vote on Gaza Off for Second Day
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib was at home in San Francisco when the panicked calls started. An Israeli airstrike on Thursday had hit his family’s home in…
![Ukraine Aid Bill Delayed as Border Talks Drag On](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/12/18/multimedia/18dc-cong-bkfc/18dc-cong-bkfc-facebookJumbo.jpg)
Ukraine Aid Bill Delayed as Border Talks Drag On
The prospects for passing legislation to speed military aid to Ukraine this year are fading, as Republicans balk at striking a quick deal on immigration…
![Chile Rejects Conservative Constitution – The New York Times](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/12/17/multimedia/17chile-results-HFO1-gpwv/17chile-results-HFO1-gpwv-facebookJumbo.jpg)
Chile Rejects Conservative Constitution – The New York Times
Chileans on Sunday rejected a new constitution that would have pulled the country to the right, likely ending a turbulent four-year process to replace their…
![Here’s How a Border Deal Could Affect People Seeking Asylum in the U.S.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/12/15/multimedia/15dc-immig-tfkg/15dc-immig-tfkg-facebookJumbo.jpg)
Here’s How a Border Deal Could Affect People Seeking Asylum in the U.S.
An urgent bid by the Biden administration to send a fresh infusion of money to Ukraine for its war against Russia has stalled on Capitol…
![Biden Adviser Heads to Israel to Meet With Netanyahu: Live Updates](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/12/14/multimedia/14israel-hamas-fgql/14israel-hamas-fgql-facebookJumbo.jpg)
Biden Adviser Heads to Israel to Meet With Netanyahu: Live Updates
The main reason Israel’s heavy bombardment of Gaza for nine weeks has not pushed hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into Egypt is that country’s heavily…