Thanks to Trump, Saudi Arabia Gets a Big Week in Diplomacy
Only a few years ago, Washington was calling Saudi Arabia a “pariah” over its headline-making human rights violations. West...
Chinese Embassy Plan in London Sets Off Opposition
It was the site of Britain’s Royal Mint, where coins were struck from 1810 to 1975. It sits atop the ruins of a Cistercian ab...
Clean Energy Was Lifting Manufacturing. Now Investment Is in Jeopardy.
American manufacturing has been in the doldrums for years, battered by high borrowing costs and a strong dollar, which makes ...
A Strong Dollar Means Bargains for Americans Traveling Abroad
Last August, a hotel room in Europe priced at 200 euros was about $224. Today, travelers spending American dollars would pay ...
Next Likely Chancellor Promises a Tougher Germany
Friedrich Merz, the man favored to be Germany’s next chancellor after elections on Sunday, is a conservative businessman wh...
Greenland’s Big Moment
Above the harbor, where little boats splattered with fish blood putter back to shore and men with ice-encrusted mustaches but...
Hamas Hands Bodies of 4 Hostages Back to Israel
Hamas said on Thursday it had handed over the bodies of four Israelis abducted during the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on southern Isr...
Alice Weidel, Germany’s most vilified—and powerful—female politician
LAST WEEKEND thousands of Germans took to the streets—again—to protest against the hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) p...
China Uses Public Shaming to Motivate State Workers
Chinese government workers have a lot to worry about these days. Cash-strapped local governments are struggling to pay their ...
Delta Offers $30,000 to Passengers on Plane That Crashed in Toronto
Delta Air Lines said on Wednesday that it was offering $30,000 to each passenger who was aboard the flight from Minneapolis t...