Questions Over Future of U.K. Chancellor Rachel Reeves Raise Pressure on Labour Government

Rachel Reeves, Britain’s most senior finance official, appeared visibly upset…

Rachel Reeves in Tears in UK Parliament As Questions Are Raised Over Her Role

Rachel Reeves, Britain’s most senior finance official, appeared visibly upset…

Pause in U.S. Weapons Deepens Ukrainian Concerns as Russian Attacks Grow

The suspension includes air defense interceptors, and it will directly…

Israeli Officials Express Optimism on Gaza Cease-Fire as Netanyahu Prepares to Meet With Trump

It is unclear whether the latest U.S.-backed effort can overcome…

Dalai Lama Tightens Grip on Reins of Succession in the Face of Chinese Pressure

The aging Tibetan spiritual leader is looking to prevent Beijing…

A NATO Plane Tracks and Dodges Russia in the Baltic Sea

The assignment was part of a new program aimed at…

Welcome to the Zero Sum Era. Now How Do We Get Out?

Zero-sum thinking has spread like a mind virus, from geopolitics…

On the Ropes, Olaf Scholz Keeps Punching

The German chancellor, who defied calls to step aside after…

Anxiety in Gaza and Israel as Cease-Fire Nears End of First Phase

A series of hostage-for-prisoner swaps agreed under the first phase…

South Korean Military Leaders Describe Confusion During Failed Crackdown

Top military officials offered the first inside account of when…

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Dalai Lama Succession: How the Next Tibetan Spiritual Leader Will Be Chosen

The Tibetan spiritual leader may announce a succession plan intended to thwart Chinese interference.

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Israelis Set a Palestinian Village Ablaze in West Bank Attack

The violence last week in Kafr Malik, in the West Bank, comes amid a surge…

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Top Russian General Convicted in High-Profile Corruption Case

Timur Ivanov, a longtime deputy defense minister, was sentenced to 13 years in a penal…

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Under a Drone-Swarmed Sky: Surviving in Eastern Ukraine

Towns and troops long accustomed to merciless bombardment are adjusting to an even denser pattern…

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Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra Suspended Amid Cambodia Dispute

Paetongtarn Shinawatra is accused of ethical lapses in a conversation with the Cambodian leader Hun…

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What to Know About the Heat Wave in Europe

Health warnings were issued to tens of millions of Europeans as temperatures climbed well above…

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Taiwan’s President Takes on China, and His Opponents, in Speaking Tour

Lai Ching-te is ramping up his warnings about China’s threat to Taiwan. Critics say he…

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Political Rivalry in Zambia Extends to Funeral of Former President Edgar Lungu

The burial site of Edgar Lungu, Zambia’s former president, has become the latest conflict in…

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Cartel Fighters Make a Desperate Alliance That Could Transform Underworld

The Sinaloa Cartel, the world’s most-feared fentanyl trafficker, is reeling from an internal war and…

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The War Within the Sinaloa Cartel Explained

One of the world’s most powerful criminal syndicates is facing a government crackdown and internal war after the son of a drug lord betrayed his partner.

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Drifting From the West’s Orbit, Russians Find a New Role Model in China

China has become trendy for Russians who once worshiped everything Western. Young people are learning Mandarin, and Chinese culture and goods have become ubiquitous in Moscow.

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Drifting From the West’s Orbit, Russians Find a New Role Model in China

China has become trendy for Russians who once worshiped everything Western. Young people are learning Mandarin, and Chinese culture and goods have become ubiquitous in Moscow.

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Israel’s Attack on Evin Prison Killed 71, Iranian State Media Report

The notorious detention facility in Tehran, where dissidents and political prisoners are held, came under attack on June 23.

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Questions Over Future of U.K. Chancellor Rachel Reeves Raise Pressure on Labour Government

Rachel Reeves, Britain’s most senior finance official, appeared visibly upset in Parliament as the prime minister was asked about her position. The British pound and government bonds dropped in value.

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Rachel Reeves in Tears in UK Parliament As Questions Are Raised Over Her Role

Rachel Reeves, Britain’s most senior finance official, appeared visibly upset in the House of Commons on Wednesday, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer was asked about her position.

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Pause in U.S. Weapons Deepens Ukrainian Concerns as Russian Attacks Grow

The suspension includes air defense interceptors, and it will directly affect Ukraine’s ability to fend off escalating Russian air assaults.

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Israeli Officials Express Optimism on Gaza Cease-Fire as Netanyahu Prepares to Meet With Trump

It is unclear whether the latest U.S.-backed effort can overcome the most entrenched sticking point between Israel and Hamas.

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Strawberries Aren’t Ripe for Africa? His Farms Disprove That, Deliciously.

Thierno Agne left behind studying law to grow strawberries, a shocking move in Senegal, where farming is considered work for the old, poor and uneducated. His success is making the…

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Gazans Fear Neither Candidate in U.S. Election Will Help Them

American politics have not been topmost in the minds of Gazans. “We only need one thing: for this war to come to an end,” one man said.

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Rescuers Search for Survivors After Strikes Hit Central Beirut

Lebanese officials said at least 22 people were killed in an Israeli attack that reduced one of the capital city’s central intersections to a ruin.

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Alex Salmond, Scotland’s Former First Minister, Dies at 69

Mr. Salmond had led the Scottish National Party twice, guiding it from a fringe political group into a powerful electoral force in Britain.

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