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The Paris Olympics, in comics

We asked our favorite cartoonists to watch and live illustrate the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.

Sat Jul 27, 2024 04:21
Olympic Ceremonies on the Seine were a daring feat. Paris stuck the landing.

Paris transformed into a spectacular stage — and demonstrated that bold thinking could bring a shine back to a global event that has seen its popularity slump.

Sat Jul 27, 2024 02:24
What to know about the Sinaloa cartel after the arrest of ‘El Mayo’

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was a kingpin in Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, the world’s top producer of fentanyl. He was arrested alongside the son of “El Chapo.”

Fri Jul 26, 2024 19:48
Mexico wasn’t told of cartel arrests until kingpins were in U.S. custody

The capture of Sinaloa cartel leaders Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López was a historic coup against a syndicate that’s flooded the United States with fentanyl.

Fri Jul 26, 2024 18:31
U.K. ending challenge to ICC arrest warrants for Israeli, Hamas leaders

The withdrawal of its opposition to the arrest warrants puts the new British government at odds with the Biden administration.

Fri Jul 26, 2024 17:32
Video of police kicking man on ground at U.K. airport sparks protests

Video of the incident at Manchester Airport showed an officer kicking a man in the head, leading to accusations of police brutality. The officer has been suspended.

Fri Jul 26, 2024 16:44

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