Live: Dispatches From the U.K. as Trump Stokes Turmoil
Updated: Donald Trump was greeted at his Turnberry golf resort in Scotland by a Greenpeace activist who paraglided directly over his head trailing a banner that read: “Trump: Well Below Par.”
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Trump and Brexit Have Chaos in Common — A Symptom of Political Self-Harm
The U.K. vote to leave the EU, and the election of Donald Trump in the U.S., were acts of political, social, and economic destruction.
"What Good Is NATO?" Trump Asks, Putting U.S. Commitment to Anti-Russia Alliance In Doubt
The American president sent an inflammatory tweet in which he demanded that Germany and other European allies “IMMEDIATELY” increase defense spending.
Ahead of U.K. Visit, Donald Trump Praises Boris Johnson, Who Once Called Him Insane
Ahead of his visit to Britain this week, Donald Trump took a moment to undermine Prime Minister Theresa May by praising her rival Boris Johnson.
Ethiopia Touts Good Conditions in Factories for Brands Like H&M and Calvin Klein, but Workers Scrape By on $1 a Day
In a notoriously exploitative industry, factories in Ethiopia pay some of the lowest wages of any garment factories in the world.
Our Country, Our Stories: In New Memoirs, Syrians Describe Life — and Death — in Wartime
Two new revelatory memoirs on Syria come at a critical moment, as everyday Syrians are increasingly written out of their country’s story.
Two Britons Poisoned by Novichok, Nerve Agent Used to Attack Ex-Spy, Police Say
A couple who fell ill after visiting Salisbury, where a former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned in March, were also exposed to a Novichok nerve agent.
An American Century of Brutal Overseas Conquest Began at Guantánamo Bay
U.S. Marines landed in Cuba 120 years ago last month, setting off the Spanish-American War, as well as U.S. imperialism and terroristic conquests overseas.
U.S. Military Surveys Found Local Distrust in Niger. Then the Air Force Built a $100 Million Drone Base.
Before construction began on the base, polls showed half of the respondents in Niger believed the U.S. was fighting against Islam, not terrorism.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Farmers at Gaza’s Edge Try to Make Ends Meet Between Economic Squeeze and Israeli Sniper Fire
Palestinians work their fields for a pittance — thanks to the economic woes caused by Israel's blockade.