4 Updates

Trump releases Middle East peace plan for Israel-Palestine

The proposal attempts to solve the intractable problems between Israelis and Palestinians that have stymied US administrations for decades.

By Alex Ward and Zack Beauchamp

Jared Kushner, architect of Trump’s Middle East peace plan, still doesn’t get it

Kushner’s main talking point on the peace deal highlights the whole problem with it.

By Alex Ward

World

How Iran’s Soleimani became a US target

By Sam Ellis January 28

Trump’s Israel-Palestine peace plan, explained

By Alex Ward January 28

Trump’s Israel-Palestine “peace plan” is a con

By Zack Beauchamp January 28

Trump’s Israel-Palestine peace plan: Read the full text of his so-called “deal of the century”

By Alex Ward January 28

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is officially going to trial on corruption charges

By Jen Kirby January 28

The 2 key questions that will determine if the coronavirus outbreak becomes a pandemic

By Julia Belluz January 28

What China’s quarantine to stop the Wuhan coronavirus looks like

By Julia Belluz January 28

11 Updates

Wuhan coronavirus outbreak: News and updates

By Vox Staff January 27

Did China downplay the coronavirus outbreak early on?

By Julia Belluz January 27

Trump said no US troops were hurt in the Iran strike. The number is now up to 34.

By Alex Ward January 24

Invasion Day is a day of mourning for Indigenous Australians. The bushfires make this year extra poignant.

By Nylah Burton January 24

The top UN court ordered Myanmar to protect the Rohingya. An expert explains what it means.

By Jen Kirby January 24

Thousands in Iraq called for US troops to leave the country. But there’s more to the story.

By Alex Ward January 24

Thailand’s playboy king isn’t playing around

By Richard Bernstein January 24

Top US Iran envoy: We will kill Soleimani’s successor if another American is murdered

By Alex Ward January 23

Brexit is finally happening. On January 31. For real this time.

By Jen Kirby January 23

The evidence on travel bans for diseases like coronavirus is clear: They don’t work

By Julia Belluz and Steven Hoffman January 23

Exclusive: State Department cable shows plan to restrict pregnant people from visiting the US

By Alex Ward and Nicole Narea January 22

8 things everyone should know about Australia’s wildfire disaster

By Brian Resnick, Umair Irfan, and 1 other January 22

The Saudi crown prince reportedly hacked Jeff Bezos

By Jen Kirby January 22

Trump downplays US troop injuries from Iran’s attack, calling them “not very serious”

By Alex Ward January 22

Tom Steyer’s foreign policy plan: Just do whatever Obama did

By Alex Ward January 21

More than half the world’s millennials fear a nuclear attack this decade

By Alex Ward January 20

How Lunar New Year became a shopping holiday for Western brands

By Terry Nguyen January 20

New anti-government protests in Beirut leave more than 300 injured

By Catherine Kim January 19

11 US troops were injured in Iran’s attack. It shows how close we came to war.

By Alex Ward January 17

Why Australia’s fires are linked to floods in Africa

By Danush Parvaneh, Madeline Marshall, and 1 other January 17

How thousands of Iranians went from mourning a general to protesting the regime, in a week

By Jen Kirby January 16

Iran says it’s now enriching uranium at levels higher than before nuclear deal

By Alex Ward January 16

USMCA, Trump’s new trade deal, explained in 600 words

By Jen Kirby January 16

The Senate has approved the USMCA, bringing Trump’s trade deal one step closer to reality

By Jen Kirby January 16

2020 Democrats finally got specific on foreign policy in the Iowa debate

By Alex Ward January 16

The Russian government’s dramatic shake-up, briefly explained

By Jen Kirby January 15

Trump wanted to repeal an anti-corruption law so US businesses could bribe foreigners

By Alex Ward January 15

Trump signed a “phase one” trade deal with China. Here’s what’s in it — and what’s not.

By Jen Kirby January 15

Australia’s weird weather is getting even weirder

By Umair Irfan January 15

Can populist economics coexist with pro-immigrant policies?

By Dylan Matthews January 15

Iran, China, and war: Foreign policy topics to watch for in the January debate

By Alex Ward January 14

Are Australia’s koalas going extinct? We asked an ecologist.

By Danush Parvaneh, Christophe Haubursin, and 1 other January 14

Iran makes plane crash arrests, but continues to blame the US for the disaster

By Sean Collins January 14