What Europe Fears
American allies see a second Trump term as all but inevitable. “The anxiety is massive.”
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Biden’s Bold Gaza Cease-Fire Gambit
The president has pushed events as far as he can, but even American presidents have their limits.
Photos of the Week: Beer Toss, Pike Battle, Sea Pods
Warrior horse racing in Japan, a new volcanic eruption in Iceland, a Memorial Day display in Boston, an anti-drone-technology display in Ukraine, a performance by AC/DC in Italy, and much more
The Saudi Deal the U.S. Actually Needs
The United States and Saudi Arabia seem fated to deepen their partnership. We should make that partnership as functional as possible.
An Island Community Displaced by Climate Change
Residents of a tiny Panamanian island threatened by rising sea levels begin to relocate to a new development.
The 2024 Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling Race
Images of racers running and tumbling down a very steep hill—pursuing a large wheel of cheese
What If Iran Already Has the Bomb?
For the first time, Iranian officials are openly threatening to build a nuclear weapon—and even intimating that they already have.
I Carried Out the Strike That Killed Soleimani. America Doesn’t Understand the Lesson of His Death.
Inside the decision to assassinate Iran’s ruthless general
Photos of the Week: Victorian Picnic, Flamingo Flight, Shadow Puppets
An airline for dogs in New York, horse racing in Baltimore, the Olympic torch relay in southwestern France, a tornado’s path of destruction in Iowa, and much more
Photos: Ukrainians Fight to Defend Kharkiv From Russian Attacks
Ukraine’s second-largest city and nearby villages have come under intensifying attacks from Russia’s invading forces.