Germany’s Merz and UK’s Starmer Sign Mutual Defense Pact as U.S. Steps Back
The new treaty includes a pledge by both countries to regard a threat against one as a threat against the other, in the latest sign of European nations uniting amid growing instability.Read More
The UK Plans to Lower the Voting Age to 16. Here’s What to Know.
A guide to what’s being described as Britain’s largest expansion of voting rights in decades.Read More
Harvard Creates New Public Service Program, as Trump Slashes Federal Jobs
The Kennedy School will award scholarships to at least 50 students, in hopes of fostering careers in government service.Read More
Harvard Creates New Public Service Program, as Trump Slashes Federal Jobs
The Kennedy School will award scholarships to at least 50 students, in hopes of fostering careers in government service.Read More
Connie Francis, Whose Ballads Dominated ’60s Pop Music, Dies at 87
Ms. Francis, who had a natural way with a wide variety of material, ruled the charts with songs like “Who’s Sorry Now” and “Don’t Break the Heart That Loves You.”Read More
Why Israel Attacked Syria
For weeks, Israel has engaged in back-channel talks over a diplomatic agreement with the Syrian government. Its strikes on Damascus this week highlight a lack of strategic clarity.Read More
How Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Persuaded Trump to Sell A.I. Chips to China
With help from a longtime Silicon Valley investor turned White House insider, Mr. Huang got the administration to reverse course on restrictions.Read More
Syria’s President Condemns Israeli Strikes on Damascus
President Ahmed al-Shara said the attack threatened to escalate sectarian violence in his sharpest criticism of Israel since coming to power.Read More
Israel, Mixing Force With Diplomacy, Takes ‘Discordant’ Approach to Syria
For weeks, Israel has engaged in back-channel talks over a diplomatic agreement with the Syrian government. Its strikes on Damascus this week highlight a lack of strategic clarity.Read More
How Two Cabins Turned Into an Epicenter of Grief
The children who lost their lives at Camp Mystic were not scattered through the camp. Almost every one of them was in either the Bubble Inn or Twins cabins, which housed the youngest campers.Read More