An internal rift over defense spending and President Trump’s disregard for Ukraine have lowered expectations for the gathering.
But at a summit focused on keeping President Trump happy, discussion of Russia is expected to be muted, despite most allies’ belief that its aggression is NATO’s chief challenge....
The loss is a tragedy for Russia....
After one of the most brutal wars of this century, a new flag flies across Syria: the emblem of the rebels who toppled the dictator Bashar al-Assad. Ben Hubbard, The New York Times’s Istanbul bureau chief, describes what our journalists learned as they drove across Syria, meeting people in towns a...
Speaker Mike Johnson signaled he was not inclined to allow a vote on whether to authorize military strikes in Iran, while leading Democrats demanded a briefing and said the president had overstepped his power....
The threat of war may propel both sides to work more earnestly to get back to the negotiating table....
The Ukrainian leader met with King Charles III on Monday and was set to meet with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, after the latest in a series of intensifying Russian strikes....
In interviews, Trump supporters expressed a range of emotions — anger, wariness and avid support. But the dominant theme? Anxiety about what comes next....
While foreign wars may expose autocratic fragility, they rarely create the conditions necessary for democratic change....
A multiday heat wave is bringing high temperatures and health risks from the Midwest to the Northeast, prompting warnings and emergency measures....
President Trump avoided asking Congress for permission before striking Iran, despite the Constitution saying only the legislature can declare war....
Even as he announced the strikes on Iran, President Trump appeared to be rapidly trying to get himself back to the middle by insisting the operation was a one-off....
After a yearslong debate over NATO spending, European nations are poised to commit more funds to deter Russia. Now the region must decide how to unify its fragmented manufacturing....
Putin and the ayatollahs want the same kind of world....
The strikes on Iran ushered in a period of high alert as the Pentagon braced for almost-certain retaliation against American forces in the region....
The war entered a new and potentially more volatile phase when the United States announced it had bombed three crucial nuclear sites in Iran....
By bombing three nuclear sites in Iran, the United States has joined Israel’s war against the country. Now it is bracing for Iranian retaliation....
The outreach to Belarus’s autocratic leader, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, comes as the country has released at least 14 political prisoners....
Ukraine’s security service is holding classes at high schools to alert teenagers of Russian efforts to recruit them....
Moscow has hoped to mend relations with the United States while continuing to wage war in Ukraine, but Mr. Putin’s insistence on pushing his offensive has come at a diplomatic cost....
To comply with a Trump executive order, Microsoft recently helped suspend the email account of an International Criminal Court prosecutor in the Netherlands who was investigating Israel for war crimes....
The Wisconsin Republican has toned down attacks on the measure in recent days, but a new report he released undermines party leaders’ claims that the legislation won’t add to federal deficits....
Republicans plan to terminate billions of dollars in clean energy tax credits. Experts say that will mean more greenhouse gas emissions and more dangerous heat....
Failing to aggressively defend Congress’s role in authorizing war would be a serious blunder for Democrats....
China, which depends on Iran for oil and to counter American influence, has a lot to lose from a wider war. But there’s not much it can do about it....
The annual economic forum in St. Petersburg used to yield multibillion-dollar deals and feature performances by global music stars. With the war in Ukraine still raging, the mood has shifted....
Children with disabilities and their parents who rely on the health insurance program took to Capitol Hill this week to warn that the proposed reductions could be ‘devastating.’...
Fred Grandy was upset by the United States’ reversal in its support for Ukraine, his family said. This week, he was among the 28 people killed in a drone and missile assault....
Since the war in Ukraine began, analysts have monitored a series of intrusions aimed at stealing information about weaponry and warfighting....
Israel has a world-leading missile interception system but its bank of interceptors is finite....
A plan to increase military spending at the level President Trump wants is becoming clearer, as are its shortcomings....
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