And she was upside down.

Fuel prices, which had soared after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have dropped to their lowest level since February.

Sirajuddin Haqqani has tried to remake himself from blood-soaked jihadist to pragmatic Taliban statesman. Western diplomats are shocked — and enticed.

Taliban officials have scored a series of diplomatic victories this year that have started a subtle shift toward normalizing their government.

Plus, the dark side of A.I. companionship apps.

“Black Box Diaries,” a documentary about Shiori Ito’s fight against Japan’s patriarchal justice system, opens on Friday in the United States.

Plus, an interview with the Taliban’s most fearsome leader.

In Kurram, near the Afghan border, Pakistan has been helpless to stop the latest outbreaks of a sectarian conflict that goes back decades.

Climate change, civil conflict and growing resistance to insecticides and treatments are all contributing to an alarming spread of cases.

Ms. Letby is serving 15 life sentences after the deaths and collapses of babies in the neonatal unit where she worked.