How Populism Took Root in France
It’s not about the rise of the far right. It’s about the collapse of both left and right.
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Reuters France’s Latest Terrorist Attack
Days ahead of a presidential election, a shooting could have far-reaching impact.
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Ariana Cubillos / AP In Venezuela, the 'Mother of all Marches'
On Wednesday, hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in Caracas and other Venezuelan cities to step up their continuing demonstrations against the government of President Nicolas Maduro.
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Russell Cheyne / Reuters Brexit Has Brought the Idea of Scottish Independence Back From the Dead
But it could also sap Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party of its raison d'être.
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Christian Hartmann / Reuters How Marine Le Pen Relies on Dividing French Jews and Muslims
The presidential hopeful's National Front party has been using this strategy for decades.
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Stephane Mahe / Reuters How Being a Woman Helped Marine Le Pen
The right-wing presidential candidate tried to use her gender to dispel memories of her party’s toxic past. But some legacies are hard to shake.
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National Archives Hawaii’s Renewed Jitters About Nukes
The state is asking the Department of Defense to help it prepare for a nuclear attack, amid escalating tensions between the United States and North Korea.
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Courtesy of Church of God and Saints of ... When Passover Is About American Slavery
A plantation houseboy grew up to be a prophet—and inspired a religious movement.
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Osman Orsal / Reuters Could Trump's Financial Ties Have Influenced His Phone Call With Erdogan?
The president’s property in Istanbul looms over his interactions with Turkey’s leader, whether he wants it to or not.
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U.S. Navy via Reuters How Did the Trump Administration Lose an Aircraft Carrier?
The White House said the USS Carl Vinson was headed for North Korea as it sailed the opposite direction—the latest example of a communications failure inside the executive branch.
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Ammar Abdullah / Reuters Why America Cares About Chemical Weapons
Upholding the norm against their use helps the U.S. win wars.
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Murad Sezer / Reuters What's So Bad About Trump Calling Erdogan?
There’s a long tradition of the U.S. subordinating human-rights concerns to other interests. But there was something remarkable about the president’s move.
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Jacky Chen / Reuters Along the North Korean Border
Photographs from the past few years of North Koreans seen just over the border from parts of China and South Korea
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Beawiharta Beawiharta / Reuters Does the Quran Forbid Electing Christians?
A single verse, possibly misinterpreted, lies at the heart of a contentious election in the largest Muslim nation.
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Sergei Karpukhin / Reuters The Explosions on St. Petersburg's Metro
A suspect arrested in connection with the attack that killed 14 people says he didn't realize what he was doing.
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Stefan Wermuth / Reuters Why Theresa May Called for Elections
Being 21 percent ahead in the polls doesn’t hurt.
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Oliver Munday Mexico’s Revenge
By antagonizing the U.S.’s neighbor to the south, Donald Trump has made the classic bully’s error: He has underestimated his victim.
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Julian Callos Big in Australia: Snacktivism
How halal meat, french fries, cheese, and a trio of sauces came to represent much more than food
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Yagiz Karahan / Reuters Turkey’s Referendum: How Democracies Decline
Sometimes, it’s not with a coup, but with a vote.
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The Surge of Refugees Fleeing the U.S. for Canada Ignites Debate
Hundreds of asylum seekers have illegally crossed the border into Emerson, Manitoba, dividing the small town.
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Murad Sezer / Reuters Erdogan’s Surprisingly Narrow Win
The Turkish president’s triumph was never in doubt, but his opponents turned out in large numbers.
