China’s Self-Imposed Isolation
Xi Jinping’s policies are cutting off his country from the world, to no one’s ultimate benefit.
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Is Worried
Why else would he bring his political rivals back in from the cold?
The Running of the Bulls 2024
Images from some of the first runs this year in Pamplona, Spain
U.S. Allies Are Already Worried About Another Round of Trump
What should America’s allies do if the leader of the free world doesn’t care about the free world or want to lead it?
Nothing Good Would Come of an Israeli War in Lebanon
A military blow isn’t going to make Hezbollah disappear.
Now Keir Starmer Has to Decide If He’d Use Nukes
Becoming the British prime minister means giving top-secret orders—immediately—that could determine the fate of the world.
How Labour Defeated Populism
Keir Starmer’s party beat the far right and far left by addressing real voters’ problems.
How Macron Lost France to the Extremes
He ran France like a tech bro excited to break things, rather than a political leader who made voters feel part of a collective project.
Photos of the Week: Puffin Parent, Cow Cabin, Blue Frog
A greased-pole walk in Massachusetts, a heavy-metal music festival in France, hurricane damage in Barbados, sumo wrestlers at the Lincoln Memorial, and much more
In Iran, the Big Winner Is None of the Above
A second round between an extremist and a reformist will put the logic of boycott to the test.