Venezuela’s Capital, Laid Low by Misrule, Is Stirring Back to Life
New restaurants are popping up in Caracas. Nightclubs are bursting at the seams. The streets are eerily safe — with big exceptions. Could …
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Israeli Intelligence Agent Charged in Smuggling Goods Into Gaza
The indictment against an agent of the Shin Bet security agency added to a growing list of Israelis accused of exploiting their positions in…
The Latest New Zealander to Move to Australia Is an Ex-Prime Minister
Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s former leader, is basing her family in Australia “for the moment,” a spokesman said. She is part of a wa…
Israelis Are Waiting for War With Iran, Again
The national mood is somewhere between anxiety, resignation and anticipation as President Trump considers whether to attack Iran.
A Japanese City Received 21 Gold Bars With Instructions: Fix Your Water Pipes
An anonymous donation of $3.6 million worth of gold highlights frustration with Osaka’s aging waterworks. It will only finance repairs to …
Russia Launches Big Strikes Before U.S.-Ukraine Talks in Geneva
Moscow unleashed an extensive drone and missile attack just hours before American officials were set to meet with Kyiv’s chief negotiator.
The Secret of How Ukraine’s Lifesaving Air-Raid Alarms Work
Many in Ukraine assume that the alerts are automated. A rare look inside an emergency-response center reveals the specialists who do the pre…
China Wants Germany in Its Corner. It’s Not That Easy.
China’s play for U.S. allies has a problem: As Germany’s leader showed, Europe’s grievances with Beijing may run deeper than its frust…
Kim Jong-un Hints at Improving U.S. Relations — With Caveats
The North Korean leader said that his country can get along well with the United States as long as Washington accepts it as a nuclear we…
Behind the Chaos at the Louvre, a French Leader’s Legacy Hangs in the Balance
President Emmanuel Macron has championed a refurbishment of the museum, but the fallout from a sensational heist has put his plans at risk.
A British Special Election Could Hardly Have Come at a Worse Time for Starmer
A parliamentary by-election in Gorton and Denton, outside Manchester, will test support for Britain’s prime minister at a moment of intens…
After Bondi Beach Massacre, an Anti-Immigration Party Surges
The foreign roots of the men accused of killing 15 at a Jewish event have helped make Pauline Hanson and her One Nation party more palatable…