China unveils $1.4 trillion stimulus in effort to boost flailing economy

Waiting for the North Koreans on the battlefields of the Ukraine war

Amid reports that Pyongyang’s troops are on the front lines, speculation is rampant among Ukrainian troops about when the first large-scale clashes will happen....

Israeli fans attacked after soccer match in Amsterdam

Dutch and Israeli officials condemned the attacks, which came amid a rise in antisemitic incidents in Europe since the beginning of the war in Gaza....

As fear of Middle East war grows, more Jewish Americans move to Israel

Since the Hamas attack of Oct. 7, 2023, over 11,700 Americans have opened applications to immigrate to Israel. That’s nearly double the number the year before....

Trump’s victory cements the triumph of the illiberal West

Trump’s win was hailed by far-right populists around the world, who were gleeful about the seeming exhaustion of the liberal status quo....

‘We have won’: Russians envision new global system with Trump victory

Russians see Donald Trump’s win as a victory for conservative, isolationist forces in the world against a liberal, Western-dominated global order....

Ukrainian congratulations do little to mask fears about Trump presidency

Trump has expressed misgivings about continuing to support Ukraine in its war with Russia. Ukrainian officials recognize they need to win him over....

Trump win complicates Biden’s lame-duck foreign policy

From Ukraine to Gaza, Trump’s unilateral and unpredictable tendencies could embolden both allies and enemies....

Trump win leaves Russia jubilant and Europe putting on a brave face

Israel’s and Ukraine’s leaders were among the first to congratulate Donald Trump. His victory is resonating across the globe....

U.S. vote was peaceful, but Trump’s fraud claims hurt trust, international observers say

International monitors saw “a well-run process” in Tuesday’s U.S. election, but warned of “intolerant language against women and immigrants by one candidate.”...

In Trump victory, Netanyahu sees himself as ‘the great winner’

Across Israel, a country battered by its longest-ever war and roiled by internal crises, many breathed a sigh of relief after Trump’s sweeping triumph....

Right-wing populists cheer the return of Trump, one of their own

Populist leaders around the world said Donald Trump’s election victory was an endorsement of their stance on immigration, on climate and in the culture wars....

Ukraine says forces clash with North Korean troops for first time

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky implored his Western allies to take action over Russia’s use of North Korean troops in the war....

What Trump’s win means for the world’s most pressing problems

Republican Donald Trump will face immediate challenges as the Israel-Gaza and Russia-Ukraine wars rage. What his election means for NATO, aid, trade and more....

Netanyahu fires Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, prompting protest in Tel Aviv

Yoav Gallant had emerged as one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fiercest and most public critics over his approach to the war in Gaza and the failure to reach a hostage deal with Hamas....

Netanyahu ousts defense minister, a political rival and fierce war critic

Yoav Gallant clashed with Netanyahu over his handling of the war in Gaza and, more recently, over the enlistment of the ultra-Orthodox in the Israeli military....

As Middle East crisis grinds on, Pentagon shows signs of strain

For the first time since the Gaza war began, the U.S. will have no aircraft carrier nearby. Meanwhile, a weapons shortage has left the Pentagon spread thin....

Putin makes Ukraine war veteran a governor as military gains prestige

The “Time of Heroes” program to promote veterans from the Ukraine war is part of the Kremlin’s effort to make military service more attractive....

At least 43,391 people have been killed in Gaza during the war and 102,347 injured, according...

Israeli strikes in eastern Lebanon are hitting civilians without warning

Russia suspected in plot to target cargo planes in Europe and the U.S.

Officials say proxies working for Russia were likely behind bombs destined for DHL flights in Europe, and U.S.-bound planes may have been a future target....

Pro-E.U. candidate wins Moldova runoff despite fears of Russian interference

Maia Sandu led with 55.41 percent against Alexandr Stoianoglo, a former prosecutor general backed by the pro-Russian Party of Socialists....

Meet the Russian blogger accused of U.S. election interference

Blogs and programs like Mikhail Zvinchuk’s Rybar represent a transformation of Russia’s information sphere amid dissatisfaction with empty state media reports....

Where Trump and Harris stand on global issues ahead of the U.S. election

The new president will face a host of foreign policy challenges including immigration, climate change and wars in Ukraine and the Middle East....

The new season of ‘The Bachelor’ in Ukraine shows the scars of war

The man has an easy smile, the women are gorgeously dressed, and generators fend off the blackouts with air raid shelters nearby....

Russia feigns indifference over U.S. election but roots quietly for Trump

Trump’s international agenda is more to the Kremlin’s tastes but even his plans for ending the war in Ukraine might not be acceptable to Putin....

Iran’s Khamenei warns of ‘crushing’ response to Israeli strikes

A chaotic presidential transition could embolden U.S. adversaries

U.S. officials say they are hyper-focused on any attempts by Russia, China or Iran to exploit the months between Election Day the next president’s inauguration....

How Europe is preparing for a possible second Trump presidency

European officials are strategizing on how to avoid a trade war, how to “Trump-proof” security arrangements and how to deal with Donald Trump diplomatically....

Israel strikes Beirut area; U.N. warns conditions in northern Gaza ‘apocalyptic’

The entire population of northern Gaza is “at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence,” leaders of 15 U.N. agencies and other humanitarian organizations said Friday....

A commander swapped sides in Sudan’s civil war. His community paid in blood.

Victims say the Rapid Support Forces have carried out a spree of killing, sexual assault and looting after Abu Aqla Keikel’s defection to the Sudanese military....