The Myanmar junta has recaptured the town of Myawaddy, an important trading hub on the border with Thailand, reversing a key victory for resistance soldiers who seized it nearly two weeks ago then were forced to withdraw, a spokesman for the rebel Karen National Union said on Wednesday. The seizure of Myawaddy by junta troops followed the defection of a …

Sky-high mortgage rates and other elevated borrowing costs are pinching American consumers ahead of the 2024 election, threatening President Biden’s chances at a second term. Yet so far, Mr. Biden has not called on the Federal Reserve, which has raised interest rates to their highest levels in more than two decades, to slash those costs. The White House has repeatedly …

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied during a Passover Seder event near the home of Chuck Schumer, the Senate majority leader, on Tuesday evening.Credit…Adam Gray for The New York Times As Senator Chuck Schumer of New York prepared for a final vote to pass an aid package that would provide $26 billion to Israel and billions more to Ukraine and Taiwan, …