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How the Israel-Hamas War Imperils Action Against Global Warming

Oil prices could surge. Disagreements between nations could worsen. The conflict complicates already fragile global diplomacy ahead of crucial climate…

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World

Climate Risks Loom Over Panama Canal, a Vital Global Trade Link

Lack of rain and changing weather patterns are slowing the ship traffic that moves goods around the world.

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World

What Can Replace China as a Global Economic Engine?

China has apparently told its economists to stop talking — a P.R. tourniquet to keep the bad news from bleeding…

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World

Is the World Really Turning Away from the United States?

Last year, the buzzword of the geopolitical memeplex was “polycrisis,” a term that seemed to capture the pervasive vibe of…

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Business

World Bank Warns of ‘Lost Decade’ for Global Economic Potential

Adding to crises like the pandemic, recent stress in the banking system is a new threat to world growth, experts…

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Business

General Motors Reaches Deal to Ensure Its Chip Supply

The semiconductor maker GlobalFoundries will dedicate part of its output to G.M. as the automaker offers more electric vehicles and…

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Business

I.M.F. Upgrades Global Outlook as Inflation Eases

The International Monetary Fund said the world economy was poised for a rebound as inflation eases.

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Arts

Globalization’s Discontents Were Baked In From the Beginning

In “Against the World,” the historian Tara Zahra examines the promise of liberal internationalism in its early days — and…

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World

Electric Vehicles Keep Defying Almost Everyone’s Predictions

It is striking that in the same year that Tesla’s stock price dropped by about two-thirds, destroying more than $700…

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World

Why Japan’s Sudden Shift on Bond Purchases Dealt a Global Jolt

The world has relied on ultralow interest rates in Japan. What will happen if they rise?

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