Photo At the Christian Dior exhibition at the Musée des Art Décoratifs in Paris, some of the designs by Maria Grazia Chiuri, the house’s current artistic director. Credit Agnes Dherbeys for The New York Times PARIS — On Monday night, on one of those spectacular Paris summer evenings when the …

Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images A young couple kiss on top of the fortifications of El Castillo del Morro, an old Spanish fort that stands at the mouth of the Port of Havana The first of the new motels to open will be a two-story building with 16 rooms and …

Savo Prelevic | AFP | Getty Images Cars pass by a billboard showing US President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin placed by pro-Serbian movement in the town of Danilovgrad on November 16, 2016. A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump will take …

Rob Engelaar | AFP | Getty Images A laptop displays a message after being infected by ransomware as part of a worldwide cyberattack on June 27, 2017. Germany is a big target of spying and cyber attacks by foreign governments such as Turkey, Russia and China, a government report said …

Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Federal Reserve Board Chairman Janet Yellen speaks on March 15, 2017 in Washington, DC. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen was hospitalized over the weekend to treat a urinary tract infection while she was vacationing with her family in London, the Fed said in …

Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images Mayor of Le Havre Edouard Philippe speaks as he presents the candidates for the ‘La Republique en marche’ party ahead of the June parliamentary elections Known as a ‘general policy statement’, the speech may also conclude with an optional confidence vote. This is …

Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images A Subway restaurant is seen as the company announced a settlement over a class-action lawsuit that alleged that Subway engaged in deceptive marketing for its 6-inch and 12-inch sandwiches and served customers less food than they were paying for on October …

“It’s a real tragedy,” said Jason Liebig, who collects candy memorabilia and calls himself a confectionary historian. “I want Willy Wonka-branded candy — it’s such a fun fount of material to draw from, and certainly it’s ingrained in our popular culture. How many candy brands get to be built on …

Despite its projected benefits for Santander as a tourism and culture hub, though, the building has had some ardent local critics who regard it as both a violation of city ordinances and a self-aggrandizing display of banking wealth. Continue reading the main story Emilio Botín, the bank’s former chairman, commissioned …

Zhang Peng | LightRocket | Getty Images Bad loans have risen at Asian banks but they are better placed for growth compared to their European counterpart, according to Singapore’s central bank chief Improving operating conditions and a more positive credit cycle led Moody’s Investors Service to upgrade its outlook for …