Republicans Attack Blinken for China Trip, Threatening Subpoena
The News Leading congressional Republicans excoriated Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Friday for traveling to China this weekend,…
He Ran Sudan’s Iconic Acropole Hotel. Then He Had to Flee Khartoum.
Even as fighter jets tore through Khartoum’s skies in April and the streets became a dystopian war zone amid a…
What to Know About Canada’s Exceptional Wildfire Season
Canada is burning. That, at least, is the perception around the world as hundreds of fires have convulsed the country,…
Greece Migrant Boat Tragedy Leaves Many Questions for Europe
At the end of a long stretch of sandy beach, a weathered warehouse in the Greek port of Kalamata held…
Finland Shifts Right With Coalition Including an Anti-Immigration Party
Finland’s main conservative party announced a new coalition government on Friday after weeks of negotiations, in a deal that moves…
Rescued From a Flooded Island Behind Russian Lines in Ukraine
At night, she had looked at the twinkling lights of her home city, just a mile or so away but…
‘It Could Have Been So Much Worse’: Mountain Collapse Narrowly Misses Swiss Village
The Latest After decades of threatening to tear off and plummet down the slope, obliterating the homes below, the mountainside…
Boris Johnson’s Next Gig: Daily Mail Columnist
Boris Johnson’s image was splashed across the front pages of London newspapers on Friday, a day after a parliamentary committee…
Reading Spy Fiction, and About Those Who Wrote It
A friend asked me recently how I managed to read all the things I recommend in my Friday newsletter. Was…
As Ukraine pushes to recapture territory, Russia moves ahead with elections in occupied areas.
Even as Ukraine pushes ahead with a counteroffensive to recapture Russian-held lands, Moscow is planning to move forward with efforts…