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Rubio Reassures Mexico After U.S. Military Strike Jolts Region

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 19:57:00 GMT

The secretary of state agreed to strengthen security cooperation with Mexico a day after a strike against a drug-carrying boat in the Caribbean.

By: Vera Bergengruen, José de Córdoba, Kejal Vyas

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‘Operation Wrath of God’ Review: A Campaign of Vengeance

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 19:10:00 GMT

Israel’s European partners, despite misgivings about assassinations, helped Mossad develop its “kill list” after the Munich massacre.

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Bank of England’s Bailey Sees More Doubt About Timing of Next Rate Cut

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 16:45:00 GMT

The Bank of England is likely to continue to lower its key interest rate, but the timing of future moves is now more uncertain, Gov. Andrew Bailey said.

By: Paul Hannon

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China Flaunts Military Might With Lavish Parade—and Sends Warning to Washington

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 12:06:00 GMT

Xi Jinping rolls out his latest weapons and a red carpet for Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.

By: Brian Spegele, Chun Han Wong

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How Jet Lag Cost the Global Face of Japan Inc. His Job

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:52:00 GMT

A scandal surrounding the chief of Jim Beam owner Suntory Holdings has deprived corporate Japan of a rare asset.

By: Jason Douglas, Junko Fukutome

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EU Closes in on Trade Deal with South American Bloc

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:48:00 GMT

The agreement would create the EU’s biggest free-trade zone of more than 700 million consumers.

By: Ed Frankl, Edith Hancock

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Israel Hit Yemen Target Just Hours After Discovering an Imminent Houthi Meeting

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 18:41:00 GMT

An attack that killed Houthi government officials shows how Israel has ramped up its intelligence on the rebel group—and its readiness to strike early and hard.

By: Dov Lieber

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The Israeli Army Is Struggling to Get Reservists to Show Up

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 03:00:00 GMT

As a Gaza City offensive looms and tens of thousands of troops are called up, commanders are finding it harder to get people to report for duty.

By: Anat Peled

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Israel Says It Has Killed Hamas Spokesman in Gaza City Strike Ahead of Planned Invasion

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 14:53:00 GMT

Abu Obeida was one of the few surviving senior Hamas leaders in Gaza.

By: Dov Lieber, Suha Ma’ayeh

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Key Houthi Leader Killed in Israeli Airstrike

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 16:04:00 GMT

Days of confusion over the fate of one of the leaders of the Houthi rebel movement in Yemen ended when the militia said its prime minister had been killed in an Israeli airstrike.

By: Sudarsan Raghavan

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Even the Injured Are Struggling to Get Out of Gaza

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 02:00:00 GMT

Despite the Israeli government’s quiet planning to relocate Palestinians from Gaza, it remains difficult for most Gazans to leave the enclave, even if they need urgent medical care.

By: Anat Peled, Tanya Habjouqa

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Afghan Quake Death Toll Rises to 1,400 Amid Aftershocks

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 17:57:00 GMT

Rescuers struggled to reach survivors in the remote mountainous region where secondary tremors struck following the magnitude-6.0 quake on Sunday.

By: Shan Li

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Kim Jong Un’s Missiles Fly. He Doesn’t.

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 09:22:00 GMT

Lacking a reliable aircraft, the North Korean leader took the slow train to Beijing for a gathering of global leaders—right after touring a missile facility.

By: Dasl Yoon

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Hundreds Killed in 6.0-Magnitude Earthquake in Afghanistan

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 16:49:00 GMT

Authorities said more than 800 people have died, and thousands more are injured. Mountainous terrain and landslides are complicating rescue efforts.

By: Tripti Lahiri, Margherita Stancati

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Behind Indonesia Protests, a Growing Economy That Doesn’t Deliver

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 14:52:00 GMT

Economists have questioned the country’s rosy GDP data and other statistics, as protesters demand action against economic hardships.

By: Gabriele Steinhauser

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Kim and Putin to Join Xi in Show of Unity at Beijing Military Parade

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 08:18:00 GMT

The meeting will provide powerful optics as Beijing asserts itself as a leader of countries seeking to upend the U.S.-led international order.

By: Brian Spegele, Dasl Yoon

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The U.K. Tried to Clamp Down on Migration—and Wound Up With an Unprecedented Wave

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 01:00:00 GMT

Britain’s post-Brexit visa program, meant to attract lower numbers of skilled workers, soon backfired. The debacle drew populist Nigel Farage back into politics.

By: Max Colchester, David Luhnow

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Vance’s British Vacation Is Latest Sign of White House’s Soft Spot for U.K.

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 15:10:00 GMT

Vice President JD Vance arrived in Britain to kick off a 10-day visit that includes a weekend stay with U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy, followed by a family holiday.

By: David Luhnow, Natalie Andrews

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Bank of England Cuts Rates After Tight Vote

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 12:21:00 GMT

The U.K. central bank lowered its key rate for the fifth time in a year as it seeks to balance a pickup in inflation against a cooling jobs market.

By: Paul Hannon

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Trump Sought Escape on His Summer Golf Vacation. Some Scots Thought Otherwise.

Sat, 26 Jul 2025 20:54:00 GMT

A small group of protesters greeted the president at his golf course on Scotland’s west coast.

By: James Hookway

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Hopes Rise for U.S.-Europe Trade Deal as Trump Visits Scotland

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:20:00 GMT

Trump and Ursula von der Leyen, a top EU top official, are set to meet Sunday during president’s golf trip.

By: Max Colchester, Kim Mackrael

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Opinion | Three Big Lies About the Israel-Hamas War

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 20:55:00 GMT

Even people I respect are repeating these foolish notions.

By: Bernard-Henri Lévy

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Opinion | Bond Traders Sing the Blues

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 21:50:00 GMT

Heavily indebted governments are increasingly vulnerable to bond vigilantes.

By: The Editorial Board

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Opinion | How Tariffs Hurt My American Factory

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 20:51:00 GMT

Some of my rivals that produce overseas will be less hard-hit.

By: George Matouk Jr.

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Opinion | Trump’s Disoriented Democrats

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 20:49:00 GMT

The Steele dossier party is a demoralized mess instead of a functional check.

By: Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.

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Opinion | Israel Has Proved That Jewish Blood Is No Longer Cheap

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 20:26:00 GMT

The country’s response to the Oct. 7 massacre has been brutal, but there’s no question it was necessary.

By: Alan Dershowitz

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Opinion | What Happened to Europe?

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 17:09:00 GMT

Aging populations and higher energy prices have made matters worse, but productivity is at the heart of its divergence in economic performance with the U.S.

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Warren Buffett’s Son Battles Colombia’s Booming Cocaine Trade

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 09:30:00 GMT

“We’re trying to chip away at it,” Howard Buffett says, describing the programs he is funding to coax drug farmers to switch to legal crops.

By: Juan Forero

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Mexico’s Cartels Are Exporting Their Bloody Rivalry to Ecuador and Beyond

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 01:00:00 GMT

The two most powerful drug rings are locked in a turf war over control of a key South American smuggling route. The bodies are piling up.

By: Ryan Dubé

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Mexican Cartel Patriarch Pleads Guilty to U.S. Drug Charges

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 21:55:00 GMT

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the Sinaloa cartel’s leader for 40 years, was charged with smuggling tons of drugs into the U.S.

By: José de Córdoba

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Canada to Remove 25% Tariff on Some U.S. Goods

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:28:00 GMT

The move is seen as a sign of goodwill from Ottawa as it tries to reset its trading relationship with the U.S.

By: Paul Vieira, Vipal Monga

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Police Helicopter Downed by Drone in Colombia, Killing 12

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 01:48:00 GMT

A Black Hawk was attacked by cocaine-trafficking group, officials said, the latest in an escalating series of drone attacks against security forces.

By: Juan Forero

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The Woman Trump Calls Europe’s Most Powerful Leader

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 03:00:00 GMT

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has become a go-to contact for the White House over trade and Ukraine, but she faces fresh tests from both sides of the Atlantic.

By: Laurence Norman, Bertrand Benoit, Kim Mackrael

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EU to Move Forward With South American Trade Agreement

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:07:00 GMT

A long-awaited trade agreement will be presented on Wednesday as Brussels races to secure trade deals while tensions with the U.S. mount.

By: Edith Hancock

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U.K. Secures $13.5 Billion Deal to Supply Warships to Norway

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 09:31:00 GMT

The deal would strengthen both Norway’s and NATO’s ability to patrol and protect the maritime areas in the region, Norway’s PM Jonas Gahr Store said.

By: Dominic Chopping

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With Another Government on the Brink of Collapse, Is France the New Italy?

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 01:00:00 GMT

France is reaching a level of fiscal and political dysfunction reminiscent of its Southern European neighbor a decade ago.

By: Stacy Meichtry, Noemie Bisserbe

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Populist Right-Wing Parties Lead Polls in Europe’s Biggest Economies

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 03:00:00 GMT

For the first time, far-right parties are leading in the U.K., France, and Germany—the latest sign of growing voter discontent across the continent.

By: David Luhnow, Bertrand Benoit, Noemie Bisserbe

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A Guide to China’s New Weapons on Parade in Beijing

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 10:49:00 GMT

China used a military parade to showcase a sophisticated new arsenal that it can use to challenge U.S. power in the Asia-Pacific region.

By: Chun Han Wong

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China Is Using the Private Sector to Advance Military AI

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 09:59:00 GMT

A variety of companies and universities is helping the country’s forces to modernize with cutting-edge technology, data shows.

By: Josh Chin

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Xi Revisits WWII to Boost China in Great-Power Rivalry With U.S.

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 03:00:00 GMT

Eight decades after the end of World War II, China’s Communist Party is still battling for recognition of its role in securing victory and its claims to the territorial spoils.

By: Chun Han Wong

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China Ups Surveillance of Troubled People to Quell Rising Unrest

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 01:00:00 GMT

The Communist Party’s new ‘society work’ agency helps with emotional and economic setbacks while monitoring dissatisfied people.

By: Chun Han Wong, Shen Lu

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Top Chinese Trade Negotiator Set to Head to U.S. as Talks Resume

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 02:38:00 GMT

Li Chenggang is expected to travel to Washington this week in a sign that the U.S. and China seek to establish regular dialogue.

By: Lingling Wei

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Decades After Genocide, Rwanda Emerges as Aggressive Regional Power

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 01:00:00 GMT

The tiny country has evolved from an object of sympathy into a controversial and feared powerhouse.

By: Michael M. Phillips

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Sudan’s Famine Enters Dangerous New Phase

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 03:00:00 GMT

Here’s what to know as critical farmlands get dragged into the country’s devastating civil war.

By: Nicholas Bariyo

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Refugees in Africa Fight Over Food as U.S. Aid Cuts Take Hold

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 03:00:00 GMT

The impact of America’s cuts is rippling across the continent.

By: Nicholas Bariyo, Alexandra Wexler

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In a Country Trump Says Nobody’s Heard Of, Tariffs Bring Chaos

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 08:30:00 GMT

President Trump promised Africa that trade would replace aid, but in one of the world’s poorest countries his administration is slashing both.

By: Alexandra Wexler

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Africa Wants Its Critical Minerals to Yield Jobs, Not Just Dollars

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 03:00:00 GMT

The Trump administration wants to cut deals to secure more of the key materials, but African countries are imposing export restrictions to help develop their own industries.

By: Nicholas Bariyo

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Russia, China Close In on Pipeline Deal, Leaving Beijing With the Upper Hand

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:48:00 GMT

The two countries advanced plans for the long-delayed pipeline to funnel Russian fuel to China but left core terms unresolved, a sign of Beijing’s growing leverage.

By: Georgi Kantchev

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The Ukrainian Attacks That Are Forcing Russia to Ration Its Fuel

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 03:00:00 GMT

The late Sen. John McCain once called Russia “a gas station with nukes.” Now, because of Ukrainian attacks, it must ration fuel.

By: Yaroslav Trofimov, Georgi Kantchev

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Russia Covets This Ukraine Province Above All. These Maps and Charts Show Why.

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 03:00:00 GMT

Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks he can make a hugely significant strategic gain at the negotiating table rather than on the battlefield.

By: James Marson, Andrew Barnett

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Trump Gives Familiar Two-Week Deadline for Next Steps to End War in Ukraine

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 19:34:00 GMT

President Trump offered a new—and familiar—deadline for the leaders of Russia and Ukraine to move forward with a peace process or else face possible U.S. retaliation, saying he’d make a determination within “two weeks.”

By: Annie Linskey, Alexander Ward

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Trump Rolled Out the Red Carpet for Putin. He Got Little in Return.

Sat, 16 Aug 2025 19:47:00 GMT

The meeting between the U.S. president and the Russian leader didn’t appear to yield any breakthroughs.

By: Lara Seligman, Thomas Grove, Meridith McGraw

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The Black Market for Oil Blunts Trump’s India Tariffs

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 09:30:00 GMT

The extra levy meant to punish New Delhi for buying cheap Russian crude isn’t going as expected.

By: Carol Ryan

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U.S. Tariffs on India Skirt Its Biggest Buyer of Russian Oil

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 17:53:00 GMT

Reliance Industries accounts for about a third of the Russian oil India imports.

By: Tripti Lahiri

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India Braces for the Pain of Trump’s Stiff Tariffs

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 11:12:00 GMT

Duties that just took effect will hit billions of dollars of trade and hurt Indian sectors ranging from textiles to farming.

By: Tripti Lahiri

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Why India Can’t Afford to Jettison Its Relationship With Russia

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 03:00:00 GMT

Despite the threat of U.S. tariffs, New Delhi is resisting pressure to cut longtime ties with Moscow that have brought economic and geopolitical benefits.

By: Shan Li, Thomas Grove

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India Defies Trump on Russian Oil Despite Tariff Threats

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 15:49:00 GMT

Indian experts believe the U.S. president is trying to gain short-term leverage in trade negotiations with New Delhi.

By: Shan Li

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Families Battle Tech Giants as Australia Pushes for an Under-16 Social-Media Ban

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:32:00 GMT

The proposal marks the latest effort by political leaders worldwide to regulate children’s use of platforms, amid concerns that it is harming their mental health.

By: Mike Cherney

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‘We’ve Got to Kill’: Inside New Zealand’s Mission to Wipe Out Predators

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 14:21:00 GMT

Scientists debate whether a multibillion-dollar plan to eliminate invasive animals by 2050 is feasible.

By: Mike Cherney

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France’s Macron Tries to Quell New Caledonia Riots With Globe-Crossing Trip

Thu, 23 May 2024 16:36:00 GMT

The French leader said he is open to suspending a voting-rights bill that sparked the riots once order is restored on the archipelago and talks resume between rival factions.

By: Noemie Bisserbe, Stacy Meichtry

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France Rushes Reinforcements to Riot-Stricken New Caledonia

Fri, 17 May 2024 04:03:00 GMT

Unrest in the overseas territory could derail President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to restore French influence in the Indo-Pacific region.

By: Noemie Bisserbe, Rhiannon Hoyle

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Australia to Boost Defense Spending Amid U.S.-China Tensions

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 04:34:00 GMT

Australia is boosting its defense budget and rethinking its defense plans as strategic competition between the U.S. and China heats up in the Indo-Pacific region.

By: Mike Cherney

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AI-Powered Drone Swarms Have Now Entered the Battlefield

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 09:36:00 GMT

In a new frontier for warfare, Ukraine is using technology to allow groups of drones to communicate and make decisions independent of their operator.

By: Alistair MacDonald

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Russia Intensifies Strikes in Ukraine, Defying Trump’s Shifting Deadlines for Peace

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 18:08:00 GMT

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expanding his strikes on Ukrainian cities and pressing for further military gains in defiance of President Trump’s deadlines to enter serious peace talks.

By: Thomas Grove

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Chinese, Russian, Indian Leaders Pledge Cooperation, in a Message to Trump

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 11:57:00 GMT

The leaders met at a regional summit in a display of unity that underscored the challenges faced by President Trump’s unorthodox approach to world affairs.

By: Yaroslav Trofimov

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USA250 | A Letter From The Wall Street Journal’s Editor in Chief

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 09:30:00 GMT

Over the next year, we are celebrating America’s 250 years of economic dynamism with special coverage.

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Former Ukrainian Parliamentary Leader Shot Dead

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 14:48:00 GMT

Andriy Parubiy, killed in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, was known for his hard line against Russia.

By: James Marson

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The Best Laptop Backpacks, According to CEOs, Pilots and Stylists

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:24:00 GMT

From commuting to long-haul flights, these are the bags avid travelers rely on for their trips.

By: Sal Vaglica

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Best of Buy Side Awards 2025: Travel

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:42:00 GMT

Tried and tested by our expert travel writers and editors, these Buy Side best product award-winning luggage picks will ensure your trip gets off to a great start.

By: Nick Guy

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The Best Travel Shoes to Make Every Trip Lighter and Easier

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:54:00 GMT

No matter the destination, these shoes will get you there.

By: Hannah Selinger

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Chinese, Russian, Indian Leaders Pledge Cooperation, in a Message to Trump

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 11:57:00 GMT

The leaders met at a regional summit in a display of unity that underscored the challenges faced by President Trump’s unorthodox approach to world affairs.

By: Yaroslav Trofimov

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China Flaunts Military Might With Lavish Parade—and Sends Warning to Washington

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 12:06:00 GMT

Xi Jinping rolls out his latest weapons and a red carpet for Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.

By: Brian Spegele, Chun Han Wong

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The U.K. Tried to Clamp Down on Migration—and Wound Up With an Unprecedented Wave

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 01:00:00 GMT

Britain’s post-Brexit visa program, meant to attract lower numbers of skilled workers, soon backfired. The debacle drew populist Nigel Farage back into politics.

By: Max Colchester, David Luhnow

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Populist Right-Wing Parties Lead Polls in Europe’s Biggest Economies

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 03:00:00 GMT

For the first time, far-right parties are leading in the U.K., France, and Germany—the latest sign of growing voter discontent across the continent.

By: David Luhnow, Bertrand Benoit, Noemie Bisserbe

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While Trump Rattles the World, China Basks in the Limelight

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 03:00:00 GMT

The leaders of three of the world’s four most powerful nations will meet in China this weekend to discuss how to react to the upending of the international order by the U.S. president.

By: Yaroslav Trofimov

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