Analysis and commentary on current events around the world.
As Election Day draws nearer, Democrats are preparing for a range of scenarios, intent on avoiding what they see as the failure of imagination that kept lawmakers from anticipating the Jan. 6 attack.
Treasure Secretary Scott Bessent said oil pipelines will make Strait of Hormuz irrelevant in two years. Energy experts say that is unlikely to happen.
A slew of American companies are getting billions of dollars back in tariff refunds after a Supreme Court ruling. Many consumers, though, may never get anything back.
Limited public discussion of the trust fund's shortfall has experts worried that most Americans don't fully understand the problems Social Security faces — let alone be able to weigh in on solutions.
Harald V, who was Europe's oldest reigning monarch, has died at the age of 89. His son will reign as King Haakon VIII.
Over 400 people were killed by the flash floods in Nepal and Tibet, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh to give a speech Friday, Judge hears argument in fight to restore Trump's name to Kennedy Center.
Canadians are reacting to US President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’.
The devastating Bhotekoshi flood struck the mountainous Nepal-Tibet border region on Wednesday morning.
Dos Santos stormed to victory to set new men's 400m hurdles time, while Russell broke women's 100m hurdles record.
King Harald V of Norway, who went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation of his homeland and refused a string of European noblewomen to marry his school sweetheart, died
While a stunt involving fake polls may not have been an effort to rig prediction markets, concerns are growing ahead of the midterms about other attempts to influence the betting sites.
Court order rules that Pentagon acted illegally, punishing AI company for criticism of government.
Shortages leave Gaza's lifeguards without essential rescue equipment, as Palestinians flock to the beaches.
Economic pressure is testing Iran where it is weakest and sharpening divisions within its leadership.
The US has not won the war, but sustained pressure is weakening Tehran and giving Washington a stronger hand.
Bid to rezone forested areas for housing prompts unusual public opposition in Southeast Asian city-state.
Over 1,500 people remain missing as rescue paused near the Nepal-China border amid fears of further flooding.
The announcement that the three countries will go ahead with a trilateral military drill comes a day after North Korea vowed to retaliate against what it called U.S. hostilities.