EditorialWhen Abrahah's forces neared the Kaaba, Allah commanded birds to destroy Yemenis' army, raining down pebbles on it from their beaks. Abrahah retreated towards Yemen. Persian miniature. Topkapi Museum. Istanbul, Turkey.
EditorialA person walks among flags near the Washington Monument in Washington on Thursday evening Sept. 15, 2021, that are part of artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg's temporary art installation, "In America: Remember," in remembrance of Americans who have died of COVID-19. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
EditorialKhalil Haqqani, a leader of the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network, center, leads a gathering of tribal elders in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 26, 2021. (Jim Huylebroek/The New York Times)
EditorialWhen Abrahah's forces neared the Kaaba, Allah commanded birds to destroy Yemenis' army, raining down pebbles on it from their beaks. Abrahah retreated towards Yemen. Persian miniature. Topkapi Museum. Istanbul, Turkey.
EditorialSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) rides an elevator following a luncheon with other Senate Republicans in Washington, on Thursday, July 23, 2020. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times)
EditorialAdmiral Brett Giroir, assistant secretary for Health at the Department of Health and Human Services, testifies during a Senate subcommittee hearing in Washington, Sept. 16, 2020. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times)
EditorialWhen Abrahah's forces neared the Kaaba, Allah commanded birds to destroy Yemenis' army, raining down pebbles on it from their beaks. Abrahah retreated towards Yemen. Persian miniature. Topkapi Museum. Istanbul, Turkey.
EditorialProtesters hold up signs as President Donald Trump's motorcade passes en route to the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., May 24, 2020. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times)