Iranian Strikes on U.S. Bases Caused Far More Damage Than U.S. Authorities Admit—The Washington Post Counted Damage to 228 Facilities Across 15 Bases
Part of the Infrastructure May Never Return to Its Previous Scale of Operations—the Functions of the Fifth Fleet Headquarters Were Temporarily Moved to Florida
Israel Strikes Beirut for the First Time in a Month—the Target Was a Hezbollah Radwan Commander
The Attack Comes After Trump Said Israel Would No Longer Strike Lebanon
Iran's Foreign Minister Meets in Beijing With His Chinese Counterpart a Week Before the Trump-Xi Summit
Tehran Is Seeking China's Support on the Strait of Hormuz—and Beijing Wants Assurances That Iran Will Not Move Toward Escalation Ahead of the Meeting
Zelensky's Inner Circle Has Turned the War Into a Profitable Business, Berliner Zeitung Writes
By the Paper's Assessment, Corruption in Ukraine's Defense Sector Has Only Worsened During the War, and Zelensky, Instead of Dismantling the Old System, Has Built a New One
Modi's Party Wins for the First Time in India's Largest State, West Bengal
This Ends the 15-Year Rule of One of the Prime Minister's Most Consistent Critics and Strengthens the Course Toward Hindu Nationalism
Japan Conducts Its First Overseas Combat Troop Deployment Since World War II—on the Philippines
Some 1,400 Japanese Troops Fired Anti-Ship Missiles During Joint Drills With the U.S., Beijing Called the Exercises “Playing With Fire”
Samsung Becomes the Second Asian Company Whose Market Capitalization Has Topped $1 Trillion—Shares Rose 15% in a Day
Demand for AI Chips Has Doubled the Company's Share Price Over the Year and Sent the Memory Market for Ordinary Users Into a Tailspin
Drones Strike Kindergarten Building in Sumy, Killing a Female Security Guard
Two Other Employees Are Injured, Nearby Residential Buildings Are Damaged
North Korea Revises Constitution and Abandons Goal of Reunification With South Korea
Pyongyang Formally Enshrines the Existence of Two Separate States for the First Time
Gas Prices in the U.S. Top $4.50 a Gallon—the Highest Since Summer 2022
The Rise Fuels Inflation and Creates Political Risks for Republicans Ahead of the Midterms
Brent Crude Slips 9%—the Market Reacts to the Closeness of a US-Iran Agreement to End the War
Washington and Tehran Are Preparing a Short Memorandum, and Iran's Response Is Expected in the Next 48 Hours
Trump Suspends Operation to Escort Tankers Through the Strait of Hormuz—Iran Opened Fire on Ships Moving Under 'Operation Freedom Project.'
The Strait Remains Closed, While the Naval Blockade of Iran Stays in Place
Chinese Companies Openly Supply Russia and Iran With Components for 'Shahed' Drones
Suppliers Have Stopped Disguising Dual-Use Goods—the Parts Are Now Made Directly in China at Factories That Have Nothing to Fear From Sanctions
Deripaska Supplies Alumina for the Russian Military Industry Through His Irish Plant—the Raw Material Goes Into Iskander-M and Kh-101 Missiles
Shipments to Russia Have More Than Doubled During the Years of the War, and Alumina Exports Are Not Banned by EU Sanctions
UAE Leaves OPEC in the Midst of War in the Middle East
Saudi Arabia Tries to Prevent a Cartel Split and a New Blow to the Market
Districts Are Redrawn Ahead of Elections
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Louisiana Ruling Triggers an Urgent Remapping of Electoral Maps and Delays Primaries, Intensifying Party Battles Over Voting Rules and Risks to Trust in the System
NATO Holds Closed-Door Meetings With the Film Industry and Discusses Involvement in Movies and TV Series
Participants Accuse the Alliance of Trying to Use Cinema for Propaganda
'One Can Expect Russia to Seek to Reclaim What It Once Owned.'
Statements by European Leaders About a Looming War With Russia Have Been Heard for a Third Week, but the Only Practical Action Is to Keep Financing Ukraine
US Refuses to Hand Over to Germany the Tomahawk Cruise Missiles Promised by Biden—Leaving Europe With a Gap in Its Defenses
Europe Has No Full Replacement for the Range—the Taurus Neo Will Not Enter Service Until After 2030
Israel Destroyed Dozens of Towns in Southern Lebanon After Fighting With Hezbollah Resumed
More Than 2,600 People Were Killed, and Israel Says Its Actions Are Legal
In Germany, Around 300 Cases Over Insults Against Friedrich Merz Are Under Investigation
Court Orders Authorities to Disclose Their Scale After Refusal to Provide Information
Swiss Initiative to Cap Population at 10 Million Gains Support
Business and Government Warn It Will Harm the Economy and Relations With the EU
'70–80% of Treason and Terrorism Cases Are Entrapment.'
Meduza Publishes a Major Report by Shura Burtin on How the FSB and the SBU Use Identical Methods to Imprison Their Own Citizens
Zelensky’s Relations With the EU Deteriorate Over Disputes on Ukraine’s Accession Timeline
European Officials Say Kyiv Is Raising Expectations and Slowing Reforms
U.S. Senator Says Trump Must Obtain Congressional Approval for a New War With Iran
The White House Argues the Ceasefire Reset the 60-Day Clock and Authorization Is Not Required
Germany Prepares for Possible War and Upgrades Infrastructure
Supply and Logistics Remain Unready for a Large-Scale Conflict
Ukrainian Border Guards Open Fire on an Inflatable Boat Carrying Two Men Trying to Cross Into Romania
One of Them—Listed as Absent Without Leave—Sustained Gunshot Wounds and Was Hospitalized
Britney Spears Pleads Guilty to Reckless Driving in DUI Case
She Avoids Jail and Agrees to Continue Treatment
Car Drives Into Pedestrian Zone in Central Leipzig, Killing at Least Two People
Driver Is Detained, His Motives Remain Unknown
Oracle Laid Off Up to 30,000 Employees, Notifying Them by Email
Before That, They Were Asked to Document Their Work for AI
Iran Attacked an ADNOC Tanker in the Strait of Hormuz With Drones
The U.S. Authorizes Its Forces to Strike Iranian Boats and Missile Positions Blocking the Strait
Ukrainian Drones Strike Oil Terminal in Tuapse, Fire Breaks Out for the Fourth Time in Two Weeks
Power Is Cut in the City as Residents Report Smoke and Breathing Problems
Russia Gets Up to 90% of Sanctioned Technologies From China and Is Expanding Weapons Production
The EU Is Trying to Cut Off Supplies but Is Not Ready to Increase Pressure on Beijing
A Sculpture Bearing Banksy’s Signature Appeared in London
It Shows a Politician With a Banner Walking Into the Abyss
Europe Is Being Prepared for a Long Confrontation With Russia
In a Week, EU Leaders Turned the Russian Threat Into a Universal Argument for Defense Spending, a Loan to Ukraine, and Containing the Rise of Right-Wing Parties
Europe Is Preparing for a Long War in Ukraine Without a Clear Strategy or Understanding of How It Should End
Negotiations Are Deadlocked, and a Diplomatic Exit Looks Increasingly Unrealistic
Iran Prepares Law to Restrict Ship Passage Through the Strait of Hormuz
Israeli Vessels May Be Fully Banned While Others Face Permits and Fees
TCC Officers Storm a Private Home Yard and Beat a Man During a Mobilization Attempt
Authorities Say No Force Was Used and He Has No Complaints
Pentagon Plans to Withdraw About 5,000 U.S. Troops From Germany
Some Forces Will Return to the U.S., Others Will Be Redeployed to Other Regions
White House Declares End of Hostilities Against Iran and Notifies Congress
The War Continues in Practice as the Move Helps Bypass Legal Constraints
Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel Protest Arrests of Draft Evaders
Demonstrators Block Roads, Burn Flags and Demand the End of Conscription
Israeli Importer Refused to Accept Grain From a Russian Ship Amid a Dispute Over Its Origin
The Supplier Will Have to Find Another Port, and the Situation Could Lead to Litigation
The U.S. Spent About $25 Billion on the War Against Iran, With the Bulk on Munitions
Missile Stocks Are Depleting Faster Than They Can Be Replenished, and the Pentagon Is Preparing a New Funding Request
