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Your Thursday Briefing: Israel’s West Bank Raid Ends

Israel ends its West Bank operationIsrael’s military said yesterday that it had withdrawn from the occupied West Bank city of Jenin after a...

Gerson Fuentes, who raped 10-year-old Ohio girl gets 25-year sentence

More than a year after a 10-year-old Columbus, Ohio girl became the center of a national debate because she traveled travel to Indiana...

Years After Iranian Missiles Downed a Passenger Jet, a Suit Seeks Answers

On a clear January morning in 2020, Ukraine Airlines Flight 752 was struck by two Iranian missiles just three minutes after leaving an...

Biden and the Swedish prime minister meet to discuss Sweden’s NATO bid.

President Biden and the prime minister of Sweden met at the White House on Wednesday, during a week of diplomacy by the two...

Israel’s Major Incursion in the West Bank Is Over. Did It Solve Anything?

Before 8 a.m. on Wednesday, the Israeli military said it had finished its incursion into the West Bank city of Jenin, aimed at...

Who Knew the Colosseum Was So Old? Tourist Apologizes for Defacement.

A man seen on video last month using his keys to etch his love for his girlfriend on a wall in the Colosseum...

German Government Slashes Spending, Except on the Military

Why It Matters: Germany has long neglected military spending.Despite intense pressure from the United States, Germany last spent 2 percent of its G.D.P....

Israeli Woman Held for Months in Iraq by a Shiite Militia

An Israeli researcher missing for months in Iraq is being held by a Shiite militia, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Elizabeth Tsurkov, 36,...

With the Stone of Destiny and Mary’s Crown, Scotland Names Charles King

For most royals, one coronation would be enough.But not for King Charles III, sovereign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern...

When Did the U.S. Become a Democracy?

How old were you when the United States became a democracy?Until fairly recently, that would have seemed like a peculiar question. The big...

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