Clearing a Final Hurdle, Dutch Leader Is Poised to Become NATO Chief
Mark Rutte, the departing prime minister of the Netherlands who has guided more than $3 billion in Dutch military support to Ukraine since 2022, on...
3 Takeaways From Putin’s Trip to Vietnam
President Vladimir V. Putin’s state visit to North Korea appeared to have a singular focus on military matters: The two sides dramatically revived a Cold...
Middle East Crisis: Israeli Military Signals Deeper Rift With Netanyahu Over Direction of War
Middle East Crisis: Israeli Military Signals Deeper Rift With Netanyahu Over Direction of War...
Russia and North Korea’s Defense Pact Is a New Headache for China
In the contest of global narratives, China has sought to cast itself as a peaceful nation opposed to dividing the world into rival camps. In...
Russia and North Korea’s Defense Pact Is a Told-You-So Moment in Asia
With ballistic missiles regularly flying nearby, Japan and South Korea need little reminder of the threat that North Korea and its nuclear arsenal poses to...
Who Is the Egyptian Tycoon Accused of Charging Palestinians to Escape Gaza?
He is an Egyptian mogul who is little known outside the region. The tycoon, Ibrahim al-Organi, chairman of Organi Group, oversees a vast network of...
When the Only Escape From War in Gaza Is to Buy a Way Out
The only way for almost all people in Gaza to escape the horrors of the war between Israel and Hamas is by leaving through neighboring...
Will Copa América Be Messi’s Last Time Representing Argentina in Soccer?
On Thursday in Atlanta, the Argentine national soccer team will kick off the 2024 edition of Copa América, South America’s biggest soccer championship, with a...
How Architecture Became One of Ukraine’s Essential Defenses
When the German Army finally broke through in central Ukraine in September 1941, pasting up ordinances around Kyiv to announce a new occupying authority, they...
Seafaring Nomads Settle Down Without Quite Embracing Life on Land
Leaving her hut that hovered on stilts above crystal blue water, Zausiyah got into her boat at sunrise and rowed out to sea, looking down...
Putin and Kim Deepen Their Friendship During State Visit
Putin and Kim Deepen Their Friendship During State Visit...
Hezbollah Leader Threatens Cyprus and Says It Will Fight Without ‘Limits’ if Israel Attacks
After days of intensified clashes between Hezbollah and Israel, Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Lebanese militia, warned on Wednesday that “there will be no...
Thursday Briefing
Thursday Briefing...
Is Hamas Bound by International Law? What to Know.
Since the attacks of Oct. 7, every legal expert I have asked has shared one conclusion: Hamas’s attacks on civilians that day, including killing, torture,...