Why would anyone stay in a job where abuse is rampant and women are coerced into hysterectomies? Because the cost of escaping India’s cane fields is often even higher.

So far, direct attacks between the two adversaries have been precise and calculated. Whether that lasts is another question.

The U.S. veto at the U.N. came as the Biden administration’s envoy in Lebanon reported “additional progress” on cease-fire talks in the war between Israel and Hezbollah.

Before Donald J. Trump takes office, the West wants to call out Iran for failing to adhere to treaty obligations to be transparent about its nuclear past and present.

Before Donald J. Trump takes office, the West wants to call out Iran for failing to adhere to treaty obligations to be transparent about its nuclear past and present.

The Biden administration has agreed to send the weapons to Ukraine, despite their reputation for killing and maiming civilians.

The Biden administration has agreed to send the weapons to Ukraine, despite their reputation for killing and maiming civilians.

The decision is the latest in a series of moves by the U.S. and Russia that have escalated tensions between the two.

The decision is the latest in a series of moves by the U.S. and Russia that have escalated tensions between the two.

The United States, which has blocked four other resolutions, said it vetoed the most recent version because it did not make the release of hostages a precondition for a truce.