Diplomacy, conflict, climate and global culture covered from on-the-ground correspondents across five continents.
Washington and world leaders gathered on July 28, 2026, at the Washington National Cathedral to mourn late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham. President Donald Trump, foreign dignitaries, … Read more
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday cleared a key procedural hurdle for a landmark sanctions bill targeting Russian and Iranian energy buyers, marking a major legislative milestone … Read more
A powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, triggering fires, structural collapses, and a temporary tsunami warning. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi urged evacuations … Read more
Bryan Kohberger, who pleaded guilty last year to the murders of four University of Idaho students, is seeking to overturn his conviction and withdraw his plea, … Read more
Iran rejected an Omani-backed proposal to manage the Strait of Hormuz through voluntary fees and shared transit corridors, insisting on wartime control of the strategic waterway. … Read more
Yemen’s Houthi movement claimed responsibility for missile and drone strikes targeting two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea on July 23, 2026. Satellite imagery subsequently … Read more
Following commitments at a July Ankara summit, NATO transformation commander Admiral Pierre Vandier warned that Western industrial bases cannot sustain mass missile production against modern threats, … Read more
President Donald Trump declared the interim cease-fire with Iran over on July 28, 2026, following fresh maritime clashes and U.S. strikes on Iranian targets. While negotiations … Read more
Massive wildfires across France and Spain have forced approximately 375,000 people to leave their homes, with French authorities battling a fierce blaze near Bordeaux as officials … Read more
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the military to prepare for wider operations and seize another Palestinian refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, … Read more
Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park faces heightened scrutiny over overtourism during the annual Great Migration, following a viral July video of safari vehicles blocking wildebeest at the … Read more
American consumer confidence fell in July as renewed fighting between the United States and Iran pushed gasoline prices higher, reversing modest gains from earlier in the … Read more