Anti-Immigrant Rioters Set a UK Library on Fire. The Community Rallied.

When the rioters came for Spellow Library, they used the nonfiction section as kindling. Deborah Moore, then the library’s manager, arrived the next morning to find that the shelves and…

Putin Dismisses Trump’s Sanctions Threat and Repeats His Stolen Election Claim

President Vladimir V. Putin on Friday brushed aside President Trump’s threat of new sanctions against Russia, saying he doubted that Mr. Trump would make a move that would “harm the…

Trump’s F.B.I. Pick Sees ‘Deep State’ Plotters in Government, and Some Good in QAnon

Kash Patel, President Trump’s choice to run the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has a favorite saying: “There are no coincidences.” In podcasts, television interviews and public appearances, Mr. Patel supplies…

U.K. May Change Terrorism Law After Southport Attack, Starmer Says

Britain faces a new and dangerous form of extremism, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday, warning that loners and misfits were being radicalized by “a tidal wave of violence…

Trial Begins of Suspect in Southport Stabbing Attack at Dance Class

The trial began on Monday for Axel Rudakubana, 18, who is accused of carrying out a knife attack at a dance class last July in the northern English town of…

Health Secretary Defends Biden’s Covid Vaccine Mandates and Social Media Efforts

Xavier Becerra, the man President Biden chose to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, does not want to talk about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the man President-elect Donald…

RFK Jr. Sought to Stop Covid Vaccinations 6 Months After Rollout

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to lead the nation’s health agencies, formally asked the Food and Drug Administration to revoke the authorization of all Covid vaccines…

Russian Disinformation Campaigns Eluded Meta’s Efforts to Block Them

A Russian organization linked to the Kremlin’s covert influence campaigns posted more than 8,000 political advertisements on Facebook despite European and American restrictions barring companies from doing business with the…