Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev has been praising fossil fuel and taking shots at geopolitical rivals, casting a cloud over the…
The Man Preparing to Lead Germany Is Ready to Strike Deals With Trump
A win would give Friedrich Merz the daunting task of rebuilding a German economy that hasn’t grown since 2019—and establish…
Killer Robots Are About to Fill Ukrainian Skies
Kyiv’s drone suppliers are ramping up production of computer-guided drones that are cheap to produce and can’t be electronically jammed.
Ted Olson, a Towering Figure of the Conservative Legal Movement, Dies at 84
Olson played a pivotal role in striking down affirmative action and securing George W. Bush’s 2000 victory, but called fighting…
The Standoff Deep Inside an Abandoned South African Gold Mine
The government is trying to starve more than 1,000 informal prospectors out of a shaft of the Buffelsfontein mine, which…
North Korea Shows Its Drone Capabilities With Explosive Exhibition
Improving the regime’s limited drone capabilities has been high on Kim Jong Un’s weapons wishlist.
Iran Told U.S. It Wasn’t Trying to Kill Trump
The written communication last month came after the Biden administration warned Tehran against attempts on Trump’s life.
Israeli Forces Push Deeper Into Lebanon in Widening War Campaign
Israel is sending troops into villages farther from its border, in what some former senior security officials worry could turn…
China Coped With Trump’s First Trade War. A Second One Will Be Tougher.
Beijing might have little choice but to reconfigure its economy should it become embroiled in a broader trade conflict.
Smugglers Tell Migrants to Rush to U.S. Before Trump Takes Power
Known as ‘coyotes’ or ‘polleros,’ human smugglers anticipate U.S. border policy changes and adapt to new illegal migration dynamics.
