Meet Germany’s Far-Right Leader, a Study in Contradictions
When Vice President JD Vance criticized his German hosts last week for sidelining far-right parties, he did not mention by name the Alternative for Germany, known as the AfD. But…
Right-Wing Media Praises U.S.-Russia Talks as ‘Breath of Fresh Air’
News that the Trump administration had agreed with Russia to try to negotiate a peace settlement for Ukraine, without including Ukraine in the talks, was a revelation that many believed…
Trump’s Pivot Toward Putin’s Russia Upends Generations of U.S. Policy
For more than a decade, the West has faced off against the East again in what was widely called a new cold war. But with President Trump back in office,…
U.S. Marines Start to Leave Japan, Decades Behind Schedule
Before Christmas, a contingent of 105 U.S. Marines who would have been sent to Okinawa were redirected to a new base on the United States territory of Guam instead. The…
Okinawa Is a Japanese Island Caught Between the U.S. and China
Keiko Itokazu can still remember the day in 1965 when the parachute didn’t open. It was attached to a jeep trailer that was dropped from an airplane, along with U.S.…
Russia Frees American Prisoner Before Talks With U.S.
Russia released another American held on drug charges on Monday, in what the Kremlin acknowledged was a good-will gesture on the eve of talks between senior Russian and U.S. officials…
Deadly storm hits south-eastern US and Canada
At least 13 people have died after a powerful storm caused flash flooding and toppled trees across south-eastern states of the US. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said 11 people died…
C.I.A. Expands Secret Drone Flights Over Mexico
The United States has stepped up secret drone flights over Mexico to hunt for fentanyl labs, part of the Trump administration’s more aggressive campaign against drug cartels, according to U.S.…
Opinion | South Africa Is a Warning
Maybe he was just lucky, but Orebo told me he had not faced such prejudice. There was some rioting in Ratanda 2012, when he and other foreign shopkeepers were looted…
Europe, Dazed by Trump, Confronts Hard Choices in Ukraine
For years, European leaders have fretted about reducing their dependence on a wayward United States. On Monday, at a hastily arranged meeting in Paris, the hand-wringing gave way to harried…