The Wall Street Journal

The president-elect pressed Taiwan during his campaign to spend significantly more to defend against the growing threat of attack by China. Some in Taiwan say it can’t afford to spend what Donald Trump demands.

Lebanon’s religious fault lines are straining as Israel’s war with the Hezbollah militant group grinds on.

With U.S. support for Kyiv in doubt, many European officials see diplomacy as the best option for Ukraine.

Ukrainian officials said the attack looked like an emphatic response by Russian President Vladimir Putin to moves from Kyiv’s allies to seek a peace deal.

The assault at a college in eastern China is the latest in a string of grisly crimes to unsettle the country. 

Bela Karolyi rose to fame with Nadia Comaneci and a string of American stars, but he was also accused of contributing to a culture of abuse through his coaching methods.

In most countries, the coast guard focuses on law enforcement and rescue. In China, it focuses on enforcing Beijing’s contested maritime claims—with two massive ships leading the charge.

The two leaders’ final sit-down, at a summit in Peru, is marked by uncertainty over Trump’s tariff threats.

A win would give Friedrich Merz the daunting task of rebuilding a German economy that hasn’t grown since 2019—and establish him as Europe’s main counterpart to Donald Trump.

Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev has been praising fossil fuel and taking shots at geopolitical rivals, casting a cloud over the climate summit.

Kyiv’s drone suppliers are ramping up production of computer-guided drones that are cheap to produce and can’t be electronically jammed.

Olson played a pivotal role in striking down affirmative action and securing George W. Bush’s 2000 victory, but called fighting for same-sex marriage ‘the highlight of my life.’

The government is trying to starve more than 1,000 informal prospectors out of a shaft of the Buffelsfontein mine, which police say extends some 8,000 feet below ground.

The written communication last month came after the Biden administration warned Tehran against attempts on Trump’s life.

Israel is sending troops into villages farther from its border, in what some former senior security officials worry could turn into a war of attrition.

Improving the regime’s limited drone capabilities has been high on Kim Jong Un’s weapons wishlist.

Beijing might have little choice but to reconfigure its economy should it become embroiled in a broader trade conflict.

Many anticipate the president-elect will dismantle legal pathways to entry, including a U.S. government app that is the main portal to claim asylum in the U.S.

Authorities are ramping up security a week after Israeli fans were attacked in Amsterdam.

Xi Jinping’s visit for summits and the inauguration of a port illustrates what some have called China’s economic marginalization of the U.S. in the region.