Hungary Poses Unexpected Hurdle to Europe’s 90-Billion Euro Loan to Ukraine
While the delay may prove to be procedural, Hungary signaled that it could cause problems as the European Union works to send money to Ukraine.
International Relations
Iran Says U.S. Has Not Asked It to Stop Enriching Uranium
The comments by Iran’s foreign minister on Friday contradicted the Trump administration’s position.
How China Is Stoking Fear About Travel to Japan
From earthquake warnings to bear attack alerts, Beijing is deploying a campaign of exaggeration and disinformation to punish Tokyo’s support for Taiwan.
Venezuela Passes Amnesty Bill Denounced by Some as ‘Unjust’
The bill may bring the release of hundreds of political prisoners. But many critics say the legislation, passed after major pressure from the Trump administration, raises concerns.
The Three Conflicts Witkoff and Kushner Are Trying to Solve This Week
Iran, Ukraine and Gaza are in play as the Trump envoys conduct talks on all of them. But progress in each conflict is scant.
Trump Considers Building a Military Base in Gaza as Peace Plans Clash With Reality
Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed about 600 people since a cease-fire began, according to health officials in the territory. Many displaced Palestinians are still living in tents. And there are some 60 million tons of war debris to be cleared.
Russia under Vladimir Putin: His 26-year rule in facts and figures
Vladimir (Vladimirovich) Putin has ruled the Russian Federation since the 31 December 1999, inheriting a country in economic, political and social disarray. Out of Putin’s 26-year ruling, Russia has been at war, overtly or covertly, for 21 years. . The transformation of Russia over these 26 years has been fundamental. A series of indicators can help measuring its economic evolution, surge of military expenses, trade shift to China, as well as its demographic decline, worsening of various freedom and governance rankings, and growing inequality. Putin, now 73 years old, can remain in power until 2036, in line with the constitutional reforms introduced in 2020.
Journalists Arrested in Cameroon While Covering Secretive U.S. Deportations
An Associated Press reporter was hit and held with three other journalists and a lawyer, two detainees said, while at a center for migrants secretively deported from the United States.
South Sudan Appoints Dead Man to Election Panel, as Political Crisis Grows
The government of President Salva Kiir has been accused of gross incompetence, as fighting between rebels and security forces pushes toward the capital.
At These Gaza Schools, ‘Peace Building’ Is Part of the Curriculum
A fast-growing network of private schools, the brainchild of a North Carolina neurosurgeon, is teaching 9,000 war orphans and other needy Palestinian youngsters.