Democrats Sweep Congress in Rebuke to Trump
Democrats Capture Congress in a Stinging Midterm Rebuke to Trump Voters handed Democrats control of both the House and Senate on Tuesday, delivering one of the most punishing midterm verdicts…
On the Eve of the Midterms, Power and Money Collide
In the final hours before Americans vote in the 2026 midterm elections, the country is confronting a familiar but deepening collision of politics, money and markets. Court fights over ballots…
Spain Rail Disaster Upends Election Campaign
Spain was grappling on Thursday with the aftermath of one of the deadliest rail disasters in its recent history, as investigators examined what officials described as an apparent failure in…
As U.S. and Iran Waver, the Gulf Waits on a Fragile Opening
The United States and Iran appeared this week to be edging simultaneously toward a new crisis and a possible last-minute opening, as reports emerged that Vice President JD Vance had…
France’s Unrest Deepens Economic Anxiety
France’s political crisis spilled into a second week of street protests and continued to reverberate through financial markets, as investors and businesses weighed whether a wave of anger over inequality…
Serbia’s Student Revolt Topples Vučić
A Political Order Ends in Belgrade Serbia awoke on Sunday to a reality that had seemed improbable until late in the campaign: Aleksandar Vučić, the country’s dominant political figure for…
Hebron Crackdown Reshapes Israel’s Final Campaign Push
Security Dominates Israel’s Final Campaign Push as West Bank Crackdown Deepens On the eve of Israel’s election, a late surge of violence in the occupied West Bank has thrust security…
Lula Wins, Brazil Faces New Uncertainty
Brazil Wakes to a Lula Victory — and a New Jolt of Uncertainty Brazilian markets convulsed on Monday after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured a historic fourth term,…
Talks Resume as Strikes and Starlink Pressure Ukraine
Russia and Ukraine exchanged fresh attacks overnight even as both governments said they were prepared to return to U.S.-brokered negotiations, underscoring the familiar rhythm of this war: diplomacy advances in…
Ukraine Pressed by Diplomacy and Dependence
A New Diplomatic Channel, and a New Point of Leverage As a senior American envoy traveled from meetings with President Volodymyr Zelensky and European officials in Oslo to a session…