Supreme Court Rejects Virginia Democrats’ Effort to Reinstate New Voting Map
State officials had asked the justices to step in to allow the state to use a congressional map in the midterms that was drawn by Democrats and recently approved by voters.Read More
The Push to Indict Raúl Castro, Cuba’s Former President
Mr. Castro, Cuba’s former president, could soon face charges in the 1996 killings of four volunteer airmen who were members of a humanitarian group that searched for migrants at sea.Read More
Iran-Backed Commander Accused of Plotting U.S. Attacks
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Photos: Cuba Plunges Into Darkness as U.S. Cuts Off Oil Supply
The United States has choked off Cuba’s fuel supply, plunging the already impoverished island into an acute energy crisis.Read More
With Possible Raúl Castro Indictment, U.S. Eyes Venezuela Playbook
Amid stepped-up surveillance flights, a visit of the C.I.A. director and an energy embargo, the White House is trying to increase pressure on Cuba.Read More
Kataib Hezbollah: What to Know
A commander of one of the most-hard line and powerful Iranian proxies in Iraq has been charged with plotting to attack Jewish sites in the United States.Read More
Executions Surge in Iran Since Cease-Fire, Rights Groups Say
Many were detained during January’s mass protests, according to a rights group, amid concerns the authorities are trying to intimidate Iranians from returning to the streets.Read More
Trump Discussed U.S. Arms Sales With Xi ‘In Great Detail’
The engagement between the president and the Chinese leader may have tested a decades-old U.S. assurance to Taiwan not to consult Beijing on the topic.Read More
For Xi’s Critics, Trump’s China Visit Is Fuel for Jokes They Can’t Tell
On Threads and other sites, liberal-minded Chinese accounts were mocking the proceedings and offering a rare window into opinions on Xi Jinping and his leadership style.Read More
Trump’s ‘Learning Curve’ on China Ends With Conciliation at Summit
The president has shifted the foundations of American policy toward China, throwing aside the adversarial approach of recent years.Read More