The U.S. Has Offered Ukraine Security Guarantees Modeled on NATO’s Article Five

They State That Any New Attack Would Be a Threat to the “Transatlantic Community.” We Publish the Full Text of the Document

Kyiv Is Demanding the Removal of an Audit of International Aid From the U.S. Peace Plan

The Wall Street Journal Reports That Ukraine Is Insisting on Language Granting Full Amnesty for Actions Committed During the War

Zelensky Came to Power Promising to Eradicate Corruption

Now His Inner Circle Is at the Center of a Major Kickback Scheme in Energoatom

The 28 Points of Trump’s Plan to End the War

Full Text of the Document

Questions Deferred Since 2022 Are No Longer Off-Limits

How the Atmosphere in the Capital Has Changed—a Report From Kyiv

What You Need to Know About the G20 Summit in Johannesburg

Key Facts, Context, and the Positions of the Participants

Iran Is Refusing to Allow Inspectors Into Its Nuclear Facilities

The IAEA Warns of the Risk of a Covert Continuation of the Nuclear Program

At Least 25 People Have Been Killed in Gaza in New Israeli Strikes

The Escalation Followed Accusations of Ceasefire Violations and the UN Security Council’s Approval of Trump’s Plan

The Trump Administration Plans to Weaken State-Level AI Laws

Lawmakers From Both Parties Criticize the Expansion of Federal Control Over Technology Regulation

Cybercriminal Groups From Russia and North Korea Are Using a Shared Hacking Infrastructure

Experts Say This Is a Sign of Possible Cooperation

In Indonesia, Mount Semeru Has Covered Nearby Villages With Dense Flows of Ash

Evacuations Have Entered a Third Day as Authorities Expand the Perimeter of the Danger Zone

During the War, Russia Has Received €124 Billion More From the EU Than Ukraine

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Thousands of Syrian Families Are Still Searching for Those Missing During the War

The Uncovering of Mass Graves Is Moving Slowly: the New Authorities Lack Both Resources and Technical Expertise

Markets Are Rising and Technology Promises a Breakthrough—the Economy Is Repeating the Pattern of the Year 2000

But as Then, High Productivity May Lead to a Prolonged Stagnation in the Labor Market

No Money. No Aircraft

Politico Explains Why Kyiv’s Ambitions to Build a Large Modern Air Force Run Up Against Finances, Production Limits, and the Global Queue for Rafale and Gripen

Saudi Arabia Is Becoming a Key Market for Trump-Branded Projects

The Kingdom Is Opening the Door for Trump to New Development Deals From Diriyah to Jeddah

Modi Consolidates His Influence After a Convincing Victory in Bihar

A Fragmented Opposition Has Once Again Failed to Offer a Coherent Alternative

Dependence on the U.S. Is Making Britain’s Defense Vulnerable

A New Parliamentary Report Urges the Government to Prepare a Plan in Case American Support Weakens

Palestine Action Activists Are Being Held in Harsh Conditions and Have Declared a Hunger Strike

They Are Protesting Isolation, Censorship of Correspondence, and Years-Long Pretrial Delays

More Than 250 People Have Been Detained During a Federal Operation in Charlotte

State Authorities Report Arbitrary Arrests of Residents

The Social Democrats Suffer Their Most Painful Defeat in Decades

For the First Time in a Century, Copenhagen Will Not Be Led by One of Their Own

Von der Leyen Seizes Control of the EU’s Foreign Policy

Kallas Is Losing Influence as the European Commission Substitutes for the Bloc’s Diplomacy

UNRWA Accuses Israel of Violating International Law Over Its Blockade of Humanitarian Aid to Gaza

The Agency’s Deputy Chief, Nathalie Boucly, Warns That Hunger and Winter Are Pushing Residents of the Strip to the Edge of Survival

Maduro Warns Trump of the Risk of Dragging the U.S. Into a New War Comparable to Afghanistan and Libya

Washington Is Weighing Operational Options as Caracas Prepares for a Guerrilla-Style Confrontation

Zelensky Came to Power Promising to Eradicate Corruption

Now His Inner Circle Is at the Center of a Major Kickback Scheme in Energoatom

Germany Is Becoming a Military Power—and Changing the Balance of Forces in Europe

Its Large-Scale Rearmament Alters the Power Dynamics Within the EU, Heightening Tensions with France and Bringing Berlin Closer to Poland

COP Climate Summits Have Turned into an Annual Empty Ritual

To Halt Global Warming, the World Needs Not Declarations but a Redesign of Tax and Investment Systems

Euroclear Does Not Rule Out Going to Court if the EU Decides to Confiscate Russian Assets

The Head of the Depository Warns of Reputational Risks and a Possible Obligation to Return €140 Billion

Philippines Assess Damage After Typhoon Fung-wong

The Storm Causes Destruction and Landslides Across Dozens of Cities, Forcing Thousands to Evacuate as It Moves Toward Taiwan

Choking Is Becoming Normalized in Teenagers’ Sexual Lives

Early Access to Pornography and the Absence of Comprehensive Sex Education Are to Blame

A 27-Year-Old German Became a Billionaire on “Blended Oil” After Western Companies Left Russia

How Eppinger Built an Empire on Sanctions Evasion and Burned Through His Fortune From Cannes to Dubai

Vince Gilligan’s Series of the Year Challenges the Idea of Individualism

In “Pluribus,” Humanity Becomes a Single Consciousness—and It Looks More Convincing Than the Old World

Dopamine Detox

The Fashion for Abstaining from Pleasures Sweeps Through Silicon Valley