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Why Congress Wants a Closer U.S.-Israel Defense Partnership

5 August 2026 at 18:38
A proposal making its way through Congress would integrate the U.S. and Israeli defense and intelligence apparatuses more tightly. Some worry that it is a bad idea.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has engaged in a public campaign to appear less reliant on U.S. military aid as President Trump urges allies to contribute more meaningfully to their own defense.

Iran Says It Is Nearing Final Agreement With Oman on Strait of Hormuz

5 August 2026 at 17:08
The agreement on an acceptable route for ships to pass through the strait would effectively ratify Tehran’s control over the crucial waterway.

Ships in the Gulf of Oman last month.

U.S. and Japan Coordinated to Help Stabilize the Yen

3 August 2026 at 05:50
U.S. and Japanese officials confirmed that the Treasury Department had moved last week to prop up the currency, which had been trading near four-decade lows.

President Trump confirmed that the Treasury Department had intervened to help stabilize the Japanese yen last week.

‘Do You Think if I Had a Job I Would Have Gone?’

Moroccan migrants described their despair at their economic future, explaining what propelled them across the border with Spain.

Migrants returning back to Morocco. Last week, between 50,000 and 60,000 people entered Ceuta, a small Spanish exclave in North Africa that shares a border with Morocco.

How China Keeps Tabs on Foreigners

2 August 2026 at 04:03
An unsecured police dashboard was a rare window into how the authorities track foreigners by collecting and aggregating vast amounts of private data.

How Ukraine Is Making Inroads With MAGA and a Trump Ally, Laura Loomer

Ukraine and its supporters have invested years in trying to undo the skepticism of the country’s war effort harbored by President Trump’s MAGA movement and the president himself.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine with President Trump during the NATO summit in Ankara last month.

In Iran, the U.S. Appears Headed for a Strategic Defeat, Allies Fear

1 August 2026 at 09:01
With none of President Trump’s aims accomplished and the Strait of Hormuz closed, U.S. allies see dysfunction and vulnerability from the war.

A banner in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar featuring the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an airstrike at the start of the U.S.-Iran war.

Russian Missiles Kill 9 in Kyiv, Hours After Trump Backs Off Air Defense Pledge

1 August 2026 at 07:14
It was the second deadly barrage to hit the Ukrainian capital in two days, as Moscow escalates its attacks in an apparent effort to exploit Ukraine’s dwindling supply of interceptors.

Rescuers working outside a residential building damaged in strike on Kyiv on Saturday.

Trump Backs Away From Deal to Let Ukraine Build Patriot Missiles

1 August 2026 at 05:49
The president of Ukraine had warned that the country was running out of Patriot interceptors, the most reliable weapon it has to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles.

President Trump holding a cabinet meeting on Friday at Camp David in Maryland.

Beijing Rejects Trump’s Claim of Meddling, but Avoids a Fight

17 July 2026 at 09:56
Chinese officials called the election-meddling accusation baseless, while analysts said Beijing was trying to preserve a fragile détente.

President Trump addressing the nation from the East Room of the White House on Thursday.

‘Suddenly, I Was Free’: A Chinese Pastor’s Journey From Jail to the U.S.

17 July 2026 at 09:03
In his first interview since being released by China, Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri details his surprise release after a direct appeal by President Trump to Xi Jinping.

Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri at his home near Washington on Thursday. His release from jail was a rare concession by China after President Trump raised his case.

Mojtaba Khamenei Vows Revenge as Iran’s Top Diplomat Is in Oman For Talks

11 July 2026 at 19:21
Recent clashes between the U.S. and Iran, and a vow by the ayatollah to avenge his father’s death, further eroded a shaky cease-fire signed last month.

The Strait of Hormuz seen from Musandam, Oman, this month. While the Trump administration has said that a cease-fire would fully lift Iran’s blockade of the strait, that has yet to be borne out.

An American Politician Is Blocked by Israeli Settlers in the West Bank

11 July 2026 at 18:08
Representative Ro Khanna was barred from leaving for 90 minutes. Where past U.S. leaders toured the region to show support for Israel, today’s Democratic presidential aspirants are going to bolster their credentials as critics.

In Blackout-Hit Cuba, Word of U.S. Castro Indictment Spreads Slowly

21 May 2026 at 14:09
While many Cubans were divided over the legitimacy of the U.S. charging Raúl Castro with murder, the hope for developments that might ease their suffering is widespread.

A furniture workshop in Havana carries reminders that the Castro family has been part of Cuba’s ruling elite for more than 65 years.

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