Jared Kushner’s Dollar Diplomacy
In the waning hours before the U.S. went to war with Iran, this February, Jared Kushner held a meeting with Iranian negotiators in Geneva—one last chance to avoid a conflict that would plunge the...
How to Protect Democracy
The Brandmauer, then, may have been a necessary instrument, but it allowed establishment parties to focus on the mechanics of defense rather than on offense—that is, on articulating a program that will win over...
Indonesia Passenger Ship With 243 People Reported Missing At Sea, Agency Says
JAKARTA, Sept 13 (Reuters) - An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people was reported missing after losing contact in the Java Sea early on Sunday during bad weather, the country’s search and rescue agency...
Russian Strikes Kill 8 In Ukraine As Putin Warns Europe Against Sending Troops
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian strikes killed eight civilians and wounded dozens of other people in Ukraine, local officials said Saturday, after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that sending European troops into Ukraine would...
Trump Says He’d Like To See A ‘Unified’ Ireland During Weekend Visit
DUBLIN (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that a unified Ireland would be “fantastic,” wading into a complex and politically charged subject during a weekend visit to a major tournament at his...
Ben Shelton Comes Into Full Focus
On Friday night, Tiafoe was the better player in the first set. The tour’s summer hard-court swing has always brought out the best in him. The joke was that in late summer he became...
On Not Being a Homeowner
In 2src14, a decade before my mother died, I helped her sort through the contents of her garage, on Baja Avenue, in Davis, California. It was a gold mine of children’s books and dolls...
Saudi Arabia Shuts Down Major Cross-Country Oil Pipeline As Houthis Seize An Island
CAIRO (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Friday it shut down a major pipeline a day after it was attacked by drones, and Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels captured a strategic island at the southern entrance...
Suspected Measles Cases Kill Nearly 1,000 As Bangladesh Struggles To Contain Outbreak
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Eight-month-old Rojatun Jannat Ramisa is struggling to breathe in a hospital in Bangladesh’s capital as her parents sit helplessly beside her. She’s one of thousands of children sickened by a...
UK Government Defends Decision To Ban Trade With Israeli Settlements
LONDON (AP) — British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said Wednesday he was disappointed with Israel’s response to the government’s decision to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, and rejected criticism...