Thursday Briefing: G7 Leaders Prepare to Debate Frozen Russian Assets
At the G7 summit, Biden will push to use Russian assets for Ukraine For two years, Western allies have debated how to deal with $300...
Defiant Macron Predicts Chaos if France Succumbs to Extremes
Declaring himself a “incorrigible optimist,” President Emmanuel Macron of France appealed on Wednesday to all French people “who reject the extremes” to vote for centrist...
UN Report Accuses Israel and Palestinian Groups of War Crimes
The commission also cited significant evidence of the desecration of corpses, including sexualized desecration, decapitations, lacerations, burning and the severing of body parts. But Israel,...
Saudi Arabia’s Next Billion-Dollar Sports Play: A Boxing Takeover
Saudi Arabia has already launched a hostile takeover of professional golf. It has invested billions of dollars in world soccer. Now it wants to own...
Hamas Made Unacceptable Changes to Cease-Fire Plan, Blinken Says
new video loaded: Hamas Made Unacceptable Changes to Cease-Fire Plan, Blinken Says transcript Back transcript Hamas Made Unacceptable Changes to Cease-Fire Plan, Blinken Says Secretary...
In Wake of Election Defeat, Germany’s Weakened Leader Will Slog On
Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany heads to the Group of 7 summit meeting in Italy on Thursday as a diminished leader after Sunday’s battering in...
Why Is Biden Going to Europe Twice in a Week?
But the two round trips beg the question: Why didn’t he just stay in Europe for a couple days, play a round of golf, visit...
Greece Closes Schools and Acropolis as Possible Record Heat Is Forecast
Intense heat in Greece prompted a mini lockdown for two days starting on Wednesday, with some schools closing and the Acropolis restricting visiting hours, as...
White House Announces Strategy to Keep Edible Food Out of Landfills
The Biden administration has issued, for the first time, a national strategy to combat a major national problem: food waste. Roughly 30 percent of the...
Three Men Convicted in Murder of Dutch Journalist
A Dutch court on Wednesday sentenced three men to decades in prison for the murder of the renowned crime journalist Peter R. de Vries, whose...
UN Report Accuses Israel and Palestinian Groups of War Crimes
The commission also cited significant evidence of the desecration of corpses, including sexualized desecration, decapitations, lacerations, burning and the severing of body parts. But Israel,...
Denmark’s Prime Minister Says She’s ‘Not Quite Myself’ After Assault
Four days after being assaulted in a busy Copenhagen square, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark said she was carrying out her duties as leader...
Fire in Kuwait Worker Housing Leaves at Least 35 Dead
At least 35 people were killed and dozens of others injured in the Persian Gulf country of Kuwait when fire broke out on Wednesday in...
Hezbollah Launches Rocket Barrage After Commander Is Killed in Israeli Strike
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired one of its heaviest rocket barrages yet into Israel on Wednesday, targeting military bases and an arms factory, in...