Putin Breaks Down His Isolation, With a Big Assist From Trump
Notching wins from Washington, the Russian leader is talking with foreign leaders and could return to diplomatic center stage with possible summit mee...
Having won a record 19 seats in Israel’s Parliament, the two Arab-led parties say they want to work with opposition factions to take down the Netanyah...
He’s the Top Snake Catcher, and Business Is Booming. There’s Just One Problem.
Bangkok’s firefighters do more snake catching than firefighting, and Pinyo Pukpinyo trains them. But he refuses to kill the snakes, and he’s running o...
He’s the Top Snake Catcher, and Business Is Booming. There’s Just One Problem.
Bangkok’s firefighters do more snake catching than firefighting, and Pinyo Pukpinyo trains them. But he refuses to kill the snakes, and he’s running o...
Pinyo Pukpinyo, Thailand’s most famous snake catcher, has found the critters slithering in nooks and crannies all over Bangkok. He refuses to kill the...
Live Updates: Hundreds of Thousands Join Another Round of Protests in France
The interior ministry estimated that 320,000 people had demonstrated nationwide, a smaller number than the previous two Saturdays. The police and prot...
Syria Weighs Joining Saudi Mutual Defense Pact as Yemen War Rages
A move to join Saudi Arabia’s agreement with Turkey and Pakistan could entangle more countries in the kingdom’s escalating conflict between the Iran-b...
In Australia, Halloween Means Spring, Sunshine and Skepticism
The holiday, which is increasingly popular in the country, can look different from its American counterpart — and has sparked discussions about cultur...
Poland Deploys Riot Police in Standoff Over Country’s Top Court
After years of legal wrangling, judges backed by the current government suspended the chief justice, as a feud escalated with the right-wing party tha...
French officials eye social media’s role in promoting unrest.
President Emmanuel Macron denied that the government had considered suspending online platforms, but he said they would have to be “vigilant” about pr...
Plan for More Protests, This Time on Halloween, Causes Jitters in France
Thousands, potentially in masks and costumes, are expected on the streets on Saturday, prompting the authorities to prepare another vast security resp...
Train Disaster Is a Blow to Spain’s Leader, Already an Election Underdog
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wanted to campaign on inequality and housing, but the second major rail accident this year has put his government’s compe...
Plan for More Protests, This Time on Halloween, Causes Jitters in France
Thousands, potentially in masks and costumes, are expected on the streets on Saturday, prompting the authorities to prepare another vast security resp...
Iran Braces for More War, No Matter the Outcome of the U.S. and Israeli Elections
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is jockeying to stay in power, and President Trump is in a tough midterm fight, yet Iran’s leaders do not expect a m...
How Locals and Shopkeepers Tried to Save One Paris Street From Rioters
As arson, looting and destruction overwhelmed Rue Beaurepaire, some residents pleaded with rioters to stop. Others hid out of fear. Many dread a repea...
Liu Yandong, Rare Woman Among China’s Political Elite, Dies at 80
The former vice premier was one of just six women to have served on the Chinese Communist Party’s elite Politburo, though she was excluded from the to...
