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Middle East Crisis: As Ramadan Nears Its End, Relief Remains Elusive in Gaza

Four days after Israel promised to enable a major increase in aid reaching the Gaza Strip, it was unclear on Monday whether much...

Switzerland’s Climate Shortfalls Violate Rights, European Court Rules

Europe’s top human rights court said in a landmark ruling on Tuesday that the Swiss government had violated its citizens’ human rights by...

The U.S. Urgently Needs a Bigger Grid. Here’s a Fast Solution.

One of the biggest obstacles to expanding clean energy in the United States is a lack of power lines. Building new transmission lines...

Canada Wants to Regulate Online Content. Critics Say It Goes Too Far.

Canada has waded into the contentious issue of regulating online content with a sweeping proposal that would force technology companies to restrict and...

Why involving Japan in AUKUS could ‘wrinkle’ Australia’s relationship with China

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese seemed to be trying to inject some calm after Monday's joint AUKUS announcement that Japan would be considered...

Tuesday Briefing

I joined throngs of people in Manhattan’s Central Park to watch the partial eclipse. It felt like dusk by 3:20 in the afternoon,...

New Method That Pinpoints Wood’s Origin May Curb Illegal Timber

Using a unique combination of old-fashioned field work and sophisticated computer modeling, scientists in Sweden have found a way to trace a single...

A Drone Strike in Odesa Shatters a Family’s Life

In the photograph, Anna Haidarzhy and her 4-month-old son, Tymofii, are barely visible under the bloodstained blanket. They lie in the rubble, at...

Simon Harris Is About to Become Ireland’s Youngest Leader. Who Is He?

Simon Harris was three years into a university degree when he dropped out in 2008.A job had come up as a parliamentary assistant...

German Business Is Tangled in Red Tape

When Markus Wingens created the position of “energy manager” for the metal heat-treatment company he runs in southwestern Germany, his idea was to...

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