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The US just brokered another peace deal for Israel, this time with Sudan

The US is giving Sudan financial help in exchange for recognizing Israel.

By Alex Ward

A stranded oil tanker at risk of spilling in the Caribbean looks to be safe — for now

The FSO Nabarima’s precarious situation has worried activists and governments for months.

By Jariel Arvin

US intelligence officials say Iran and Russia obtained voter registration information to interfere in election

By Jen Kirby October 21

Trump’s team is pushing for a debate on foreign policy. That could backfire.

By Alex Ward October 21

The world is worried about the coronavirus. It’s equally concerned about climate change.

By Jariel Arvin October 20

Everywhere basic income has been tried, in one map

By Sigal Samuel October 20

Europe’s new Covid-19 wave, explained

By Julia Belluz October 20

A gruesome murder in France rekindles the country’s debate on free speech and Islam

By Alex Ward October 19

The US is plagued by long voting lines. Here’s how other countries do it better.

By Alex Ward October 19

Democrats want to rebuild the State Department. They’re deeply divided over how.

By Alex Ward October 19

Thailand’s protest movement gains momentum amid a government crackdown

By Cameron Peters October 17

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wins historic reelection

By Anna North October 17

The EU and the UK still haven’t reached a post-Brexit agreement. What’s next?

By Jen Kirby October 16

The 4 simple reasons Germany is managing Covid-19 better than its neighbors

By Julia Belluz October 15

Russia and China will join the UN Human Rights Council. The US should too.

By Alex Ward October 14

What Trump got right — and wrong — with North Korea, explained by a former intel official

By Alex Ward October 14

North Korea has unveiled new weapons, showing Trump failed to tame its nuclear program

By Alex Ward October 13

Why Covid-19 cases are surging in the UK

By Joanne Silberner October 10

Kyrgyzstan’s political crisis, explained

By Alex Ward October 9

How Joe Biden could reorient foreign policy around climate change

By David Roberts October 9

171 countries are teaming up for a Covid-19 vaccine. But not the US.

By Julia Belluz October 9

Fareed Zakaria on how Biden and Trump see the world

By Ezra Klein October 9

Armenia and Azerbaijan’s fight over Nagorno-Karabakh, explained in 500 words

By Alex Ward October 8

The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, explained

By Alex Ward October 7

How colorized photos helped introduce Japan to the world

By Coleman Lowndes October 7

Top chemical weapons watchdog group confirms Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a nerve agent

By Alex Ward October 7

Top US military officials are going into quarantine after exposure to Covid-19

By Alex Ward October 6

America has never grappled with its racist past. Could Germany be a model?

The long and public reckoning that followed the Holocaust shows a path forward for a United States that desperately needs to confront its demons.

By Mattie Kahn October 5

Best wishes and barbs: World leaders react to Trump testing positive for the coronavirus

By Alex Ward October 2

3 of the world’s most powerful Covid-19 deniers have gotten the virus

By Jen Kirby October 2

Did America’s top spy release Russian disinformation to help Trump?

By Alex Ward October 1

The Trump administration already made huge refugee cuts. It’s making more.

By Nicole Narea October 1

How Vienna’s opera houses are staying open in the pandemic

By Julia Belluz October 1

Exclusive: New poll shows few Americans approve of Trump’s handling of North Korea

By Alex Ward October 1

The world already had low views of the US due to Trump. The debate didn’t help.

By Alex Ward September 30

Pope Francis refused to meet with Mike Pompeo so as not to boost Trump

By Alex Ward September 30

What Trump’s taxes tell us about his foreign entanglements

By Alex Ward September 28

The promise and peril of the EU’s new asylum plan

By Alex Ward September 26

Concentration camps and forced labor: China’s repression of the Uighurs, explained

By Jen Kirby September 25

China’s commitment to become carbon neutral by 2060, explained

By Lili Pike September 25

How to fix Lebanon’s political crisis

By Faysal Itani September 23

At the UN, China’s Xi showed he understands the system better than Trump

By Jen Kirby September 22