Biden Thanks Ireland for Backing Ukraine
“I’m at home,” the president told the Irish Parliament to thunderous applause. “I only wish I could stay longer.”
United States International Relations
Once Shocking, U.S. Spying on Its Allies Draws a Global Shrug
Compared with revelations in 2013 of mass surveillance by the National Security Agency, intelligence reports in a trove of recently leaked documents have resulted in limited outrage abroad.
Macron Says France Backs Status Quo on Taiwan
An earlier suggestion by the French president that the security of Taiwan was not Europe’s immediate concern had drawn sharp criticism from some Western allies and commentators.
‘I’m Comin’ Home’: Biden Takes a Tour of His Irish Heritage
With his sister, Valerie Biden Owens, and his son, Hunter Biden, in tow, the president spent the first day of his trip to Ireland steeped in family lore.
Your Thursday Briefing: Ukraine’s Fight for Bakhmut
Also, U.S. proposals to revolutionize the auto industry.
Ukraine Needs South Korean Artillery Shells, Poland’s Prime Minister Says
Leaders in Seoul need assurances that the United States would offer support in the face of any aggressive response from China or Russia, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said.
U.S. Officials Speak to Ukrainians After Document Leaks
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken talked to their counterparts in Kyiv, but offered little detail on the investigation into the breach.
Biden to Celebrate Diplomacy, and His Own Irish Roots, in Belfast
President Biden will mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland before paying homage to his own Irish ancestry.
Paul Whelan Calls Home For the First Time In Nearly Two Weeks, Family Says
Mr. Whelan, a former Marine, has been detained in Russia for more than four years, and has seen two other Americans arrested and released in that time.
South Korea Downplays Leaked Pentagon Documents
The reaction to the leak in South Korea is perhaps the strongest so far as the Biden administration scrambles to contain the damage from apparent spying on allies.