French judges have issued arrest warrants for Bashar al-Assad, the former Syrian ruler, and six senior officials of his ousted regime for killing and wounding a group of journalists in 2012, during the Syrian civil war. Marie Colvin, 56, a reporter for the British newspaper The Sunday Times, and Remi Ochlik, 28, a French freelance photographer, were killed when artillery struck a building in Homs where journalists had set up a makeshift media center. Three others were wounded. Colleagues suspected that Syrian forces had located the journalists by tracing their satellite phone signals, we noted this week.

  Thursday, September 11–Sunday, September 14 | New York Art Book Fair at MoMA PS1 This year’s fair makes its long-awaited return to MoMA PS1, with over 250 local and international artists’ book publishers, alongside a full weekend of programs and performances. Hyperallergic says, “This venue partnership exemplifies a shared commitment to creating spaces where audiences can engage with new ideas and perspectives, while reaffirming Printed Matter’s core m...