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....
The nation’s largest ports, in Los Angeles County, are a bellwether for the economy. They are being whipsawed as President Trump reorders global trade....
Erick set off flash floods in the states of Oaxaca and Guerrero. A stretch of the Pacific coastline, including Acapulco, was under a hurricane warning....
When it comes to artificial intelligence, more intensive computing uses more energy, producing more greenhouse gases....
While some in the party denounced the Supreme Court’s decision, other top leaders remained quiet, underscoring the party’s discomfort on the issue....
President Trump is pondering swift military action in Iran. There were similar expectations that the war in Iraq would be quick and triumphant....
Also, Trump’s cryptic Iran comments fueled fears of a wider war. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday....
The decision to declare war rests with Congress alone....
President Trump’s trade war is likely to lead to higher prices and slower growth, a challenging combination for the Fed. War in the Middle East could make the job harder still....
Iran’s leader vowed that his country would respond to any U.S. involvement in the war with Israel....
It’s time for the legislative branch to step up....
The president’s supporters are warring over two dueling campaign promises: to steer clear of foreign wars and to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon....
We explain why Israel chose this moment to attack Iran....
President Volodymyr Zelensky had hoped to secure more support from the Group of 7 nations, but the crisis in the Middle East was seen as a more urgent priority....
Wealthy Gulf countries are alarmed and anxious about Israel and Iran’s new war....
For years, Israel contained its conflicts with Tehran, Hamas and Hezbollah. The broad assault on Iran highlights a shift in strategy....
Thousands of North Korean laborers are already toiling in Russia. A new contingent is headed to the region where North Korean troops fought Ukraine....
President Trump spent the first months of his term holding back Israel’s push for an assault on Iran’s nuclear program. With the war underway, his posture has gyrated as he weighs sending in the U.S. military....