Europe Wants to Build a Stronger Defense Industry, but Can’t Decide How
France and Germany’s recent agreement to develop a new multibillion-dollar battlefield tank together was immediately hailed by the German defense minister, Boris Pistorius, as a...
Julian Assange’s Extradition Appeal Hearing: What Could Happen?
A British court is set to make a final decision on Monday on whether Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, will be granted the right to...
Global Tensions and a Hostile Neighbor Await Taiwan’s New Leader
Taiwan’s incoming president, Lai Ching-te, is poised to take office on Monday, facing hard choices about how to secure the island democracy’s future in turbulent...
Monday Briefing: Iran’s President Is Missing After a Helicopter Crash
A helicopter carrying Iran’s president crashed A helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran crashed in a remote part of the country yesterday, according to...
Helicopter Crash Increases Pressure as U.S. and Iran Face Crises
Even before the announcement on Sunday of the crash of a helicopter believed to be carrying Iran’s president, relations between Tehran and the United States...
Congolese Army Says It Foiled a Coup Involving Americans
The military of the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Sunday that it had foiled a coup attempt involving foreigners, hours after a gunfight near...
Toxic Political Culture Has Even Some Slovaks Calling Country ‘a Black Hole.’
More than a quarter century has passed since the United States called Slovakia a “black hole in the center of Europe” — an island of...
63 Years Later, First Black Man Trained as Astronaut Goes to Space
More than 60 years after Edward Dwight was chosen to be the first Black astronaut, only to see his place in the history of space...
Who is Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi?
Ebrahim Raisi, 63, a hard-line religious cleric, was elected president of Iran in 2021. In his tenure as president, he has overseen a strategy to...
Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Has Crashed, State Media Reports
Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Has Crashed, State Media Reports...
Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Has Crashed, State Media Reports
A helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi crashed on Sunday, according to Iran’s state media and the country’s mission to the U.N., but has yet to...
Russia and Ukraine Engage in Dueling Air Assaults Behind the Front Lines
Russia and Ukraine targeted each other’s territory on Sunday with drone attacks and airstrikes that hit urban centers and energy facilities, as both sides look...
Benny Gantz threatens to leave Israel’s government, and other news.
U.S. World Business Arts Lifestyle Opinion Audio Games Cooking Wirecutter The Athletic May 19, 2024Updated 9:12 a.m. ET Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel’s...
A Boxing Victory Offers Hope to War-Weary Ukrainians
Many Ukrainians were up in the early hours of Sunday morning, for once not to seek shelter from incoming Russian missiles, but to celebrate the...