As Iran Crisis Widens, Risks Spread From Hormuz to Europe
The confrontation with Iran sharpened markedly on Tuesday, with new signs that the crisis is expanding beyond a standoff at sea into a wider contest involving Europe, Gulf commerce and…
As the Iran Truce Ends, a Region Tilts Back Toward Crisis
A Fragile Pause Nears Its End A 60-day ceasefire between the United States and Iran, struck in mid-June to halt a dangerous confrontation and reopen a path for diplomacy, has…
Floods and Putin Visit Deepen Japan’s Strains
Twin Crises Test Japan at Home and Abroad Japan confronted two sharply different but politically resonant shocks this week: deadly flooding near Tokyo that stranded thousands of travelers and forced…
Farage Wins Back Clacton but Questions Persist
Farage Returns to Westminster After Unusual Clacton Vote Nigel Farage returned to Parliament on Friday after winning the by-election in Clacton, the seat he had vacated only weeks earlier in…
U.S. Escalates Pressure on Iran as Hormuz Uncertainty Roils Oil Trade
Washington Sharpens Economic Threats Against Iran as Hormuz Standoff Clouds Oil Trade The United States is moving to intensify pressure on Iran with what administration officials describe as an unprecedented…
Trump Decoy Plane Episode Sparks Demands for Answers
The disclosure that President Trump was secretly whisked off the publicly visible presidential aircraft in Turkey last month and flown to Britain on a different military plane is now setting…
Deadly Houthi Strike Renews Red Sea Shipping Crisis
The Red Sea shipping corridor was thrust back into crisis on Tuesday after a Houthi missile strike on a commercial vessel near the Bab el-Mandeb killed six people, the first…
Progressives Rise, but Wisconsin Checks Democrats’ Leftward Turn
Democrats’ Progressive Surge Advances, but Wisconsin Exposes Its Limits The summer’s anti-establishment energy inside the Democratic Party carried into another major primary night on Tuesday, delivering a decisive victory in…
Spain and Italy Clash Over Border Checks
Spain began temporary spot checks on travelers arriving from Italy on Saturday, opening a new front in Europe’s widening argument over migration and free movement after the recent mass arrivals…
Hormuz Stalemate Deepens as Shipping Crisis Spreads
The narrow waterway at the mouth of the Persian Gulf was supposed to be moving, however fitfully, toward reopening by now. Instead, the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz appears…