Anime is full of iconic swords, from the flamboyant Excalibur to the oversized Dragon Slayer, inspiring memorable battles and characters alike. Rurouni Kenshin's Sakabato is not just a blade ...

Young activists are forming a new core of the AfD, Germany’s nationalist, anti-immigrant party. Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times They are building on the party’s base, which has ...