Prosecutors accused Rubén Rocha Moya, the governor of Sinaloa state, of a yearslong scheme to protect the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel in exchange for bribes and votes.

Throughout the war in Iran, Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, did all he could to keep President Trump happy. This week, Mr. Merz appeared to lose patience.

Worries about visas, academic freedom and safety are making foreign schools, like Sciences Po in Paris, more attractive to some students than the Ivy League.

The exit of the United Arab Emirates is the most significant in a series of departures from the oil cartel in recent years.

Beijing is trying to unravel an unlikely long-distance relationship that has endured for decades. Could Paraguay be tempted to stray?

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget update keeps to his path of diversifying away from the United States.

The agency’s prestigious research office is being dismantled by the Trump administration, a plan to dam the Bering Strait and more climate news.

The measures aim to crack down on Iran’s shadow banking system and Chinese purchases of Iranian oil.

Mexican officials revealed that four foreigners — not two — were present during a counterdrug operation in northern Mexico where a crash killed two men later identified as C.I.A. officers.

Multiple countries took part in the exchange of prisoners, including a well-known journalist released to Poland, as the Trump administration’s outreach to Belarus continued to pay dividends.

After months of tensions and pressure from both the U.S. and Iran, Ali al-Zaidi, a businessman, was named as prime minister-designate.