Politics and Government

• In Xi’s China, Top General’s Fall Shows Precariousness of Power - A combat veteran, Zhang Youxia was once seen as the most trusted man in Xi Jinping’s military. Now he is the most public example of disloyalty to Mr. Xi.
• In Xi’s China, Top General’s Fall Shows Precariousness of Power - A combat veteran, Zhang Youxia was once seen as the most trusted man in Xi Jinping’s military. Now he is the most public example of disloyalty to Mr. Xi.
• Amid Two-Week Internet Blackout, Some Iranians Are Getting Back Online - Many in Iran are gaining brief and unexplained windows of online connectivity, offering a widening glimpse of the extent of the government crackdown.
• The Woman Who Stands Between Donald Trump and Greenland - Mette Frederiksen, Denmark’s leader, has taken big risks standing up to Mr. Trump. It might just be working — for now.
• Why Japan’s Leader Won’t Enter the Male-Dominated Sumo Ring - Sanae Takaichi, the first woman to lead Japan as prime minister, skipped a sumo awards ceremony, reflecting her cautious approach to gender issues.
• The Woman Who Stands Between Donald Trump and Greenland - Mette Frederiksen, Denmark’s leader, has taken big risks standing up to Mr. Trump. It might just be working — for now.
• State Terror Has Arrived - Minneapolis has made it plain.
• Beatriz González, Who Chronicled Colombia’s Turmoil in Paint, Dies at 93 - Often drawing from reproduced images or newspaper photos, she made work that quietly yet memorably critiqued her country’s social and political order.
• China’s Highest-Ranking General Removed as Xi’s Military Purge Reaches the Top - General Zhang Youxia had appeared to be President Xi Jinping’s trusted second-in-command. He has now joined the long list of generals and admirals under investigation.
• As Iran Grieves, Accounts Emerge of Disrespectful Treatment of Protest Victims - Witness testimony and videos from Tehran’s largest cemetery show disrespectful treatment of the dead after a brutal government crackdown.