James Luckey-Lange Among Americans Freed in Venezuela
James Luckey-Lange, 28, was released this week with several other U.S. citizens from the country’s notorious prison system after going missing in December, his family said.
International Relations
Denmark Has ‘Fundamental Disagreement’ With U.S. Over Greenland
On Wednesday, Denmark and Greenland’s foreign ministers met with the Trump administration. President Trump urged the United States needs Greenland for national security purposes but both foreign officials argued Greenland is not up for sale.
Trump’s Gulf Allies Do Not Want Him to Bomb Iran
While several of the Gulf Arab countries harbor little love for Iran, they worry that the consequences of rising tensions could blow back on them.
U.K. Home Secretary Presses Police Chief to Resign Over Israeli Soccer Fan Ban
An independent report said Wednesday that the West Midlands Police overstated the threat posed by Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters before a match last year in Birmingham.
Why Greenland Matters for a Warming World
The fate of the world’s largest island has outsize importance for billions of people on the planet, because as the climate warms, Greenland is losing ice. That has consequences.
Venezuela Envoy to Visit U.S. for First Official Trip in Years
Félix Plasencia, an envoy of the interim government, will travel to the United States on the day the opposition leader María Corina Machado is to meet President Trump.
‘We’re Not Stupid’: What Greenlanders Would Say to Trump
A visit to Greenland reveals a swirl of feelings as people nervously await talks with the Trump administration about the island’s future.
Watch the Leaders of Japan and South Korea Jam to K-pop on the Drums
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan and President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea played along to BTS and “KPop Demon Hunters,” in a display meant to show warming ties.
Japan and South Korea Reinforce Ties With a K-Pop Jam Session
President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan jammed to K-pop during a summit to reaffirm their relationship amid growing political and economic uncertainty.
If U.S. Were to Invade Greenland, ‘NATO Would Be Stuck’
The treaty that created NATO did not contemplate an attack by one ally on another. A seizure of Greenland by President Trump would test the endurance of the mutual-defense pact.