APOLLO MAGAZINE: The latest issue features The singular art of Georges de La Tour | Britain’s place in the soft-power race | Alec Cobbe’s masterful collecting | the Mona Lisa of medieval manuscripts

When American modernism planted its flag in London

Eero Saarinen’s US embassy building in Mayfair has long been undervalued, but its conversion into a luxury hotel may help revive its reputation

When British sculpture became modern

Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth are ever in demand, but the market for their lesser-known contemporaries is growing too

Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun’s Roman holiday

While exiled in the city, Marie Antoinette’s favourite artist stuck up a close friendship with her own idol, Angelica Kauffman

Xi, Modi and Putin Clasp Hands in a Rare Show of Unity

At a summit, the leaders of China, India and Russia projected an alternative to U.S. global leadership, even as serious differences among them remain.

India Was the Economic Alternative to China. Trump Ended That.

A lurch in policy has shaken the India-U.S. economic alliance against China, leaving India little choice but to consider reversing its own strategy.

Earthquake in Afghanistan Leaves More Than 800 Dead

The quake, near the border with Pakistan, injured more than 2,500 people, the authorities said. The death toll was expected to rise.

What to Know About the Earthquake

With Drones and I.E.D.s, Mexico’s Cartels Adopt Arms of Modern War

Under pressure from the government and each other, some of Mexico’s most powerful criminal groups are amassing homemade mortars, land mines, rocket-propelled grenades and bomber drones.