1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (396+ words) In Israel, the Arab Muslim political party list Ra’am has picked a Jewish ex-police officer as one of its top candidates in October’s election....

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (779+ words) Sept. 10, 2026, 5:05 p.m. ET | Basel, Switzerland Yemen is sliding back into full-scale war. In recent days, Iranian-backed Houthi forces there have launched a ground offensive against government troops along the Red Sea coast, while firing missiles and drones at oil facilities in…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1206+ words) Taylor Swift’s mansion, formally known as High Watch, overlooks the beach in Westerly, Rhode Island, Sept. 2, 2026. A state tax on certain second homes aims to raise revenue for developing affordable housing. By Cameron Pugh, Staff writer Perched on a hill…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (940+ words) Alice Weidel, the co-leader of Alternative for Germany, leaves for a news conference in Berlin, Sept. 7, 2026. By Ned Temko, Columnist “Deeply shocked” was how German Chancellor Friedrich Merz described his reaction to last Sunday’s landslide victory by Alternative for Germany…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (926+ words) Sept. 10, 2026, 12:51 p.m. ET | London “Deeply shocked” was how German Chancellor Friedrich Merz described his reaction to last Sunday’s landslide victory by Alternative for Germany – the first time a far-right party had won a state-level election since World War II. Yet with…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1122+ words) Sept. 10, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET | Westerly, R.I. Perched on a hill high above Westerly’s East Beach sits one of Taylor Swift’s eight houses. The $28 million home is adorned with more windows than can be easily counted, giving it views of the Atlantic lapping the…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (933+ words) Sept. 09, 2026, 3:46 p.m. ET | Mexico City “Why have dual nationality if you’re going to represent the people of Mexico?” With that question, President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo revived an old debate about citizenship and political allegiance, as Mexico considers a ban on dual…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (884+ words) Sept. 09, 2026, 1:04 p.m. ET When the first U.N. secretary-general, Norwegian Trygve Lie, handed off to his successor in 1953, he gave a stark assessment of the difficulty of the role. “Welcome to the most impossible job in the world,” he said. The search is…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (489+ words) The United Nations recently voted in favor of a map that depicts the relative size of continents and countries more accurately. This doesn’t alter geography, but it could help replace outworn perceptions and broaden geopolitical understanding. Sept. 08, 2026, 3:59 p.m. ET The…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1205+ words) Sept. 08, 2026, 3:58 p.m. ET | Kiryat Shmona, Israel On a recent evening, Ilana Binyamin sits outside a shop and basks in the relief of returning to her own home in the city Israelis know as “the capital of the north.” Kiryat Shmona is…...