World Views
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Internet shutdown squeezes Iran’s ailing businesses
Iranians have been struggling for nearly two weeks with the longest, most comprehensive internet shutdown in the history of the Islamic Republic — one ... -
The next steps in the deal to pause the war in Gaza
A breakthrough deal pausing the war in Gaza has been reached. But will it lead, as U.S. President Donald Trump proclaimed, to “a Strong, ... -
How Israel could retaliate to the growing push for recognition of a Palestinian state
France and Saudi Arabia hope to use this year’s United Nations General Assembly and the increasingly horrific war in Gaza to inject urgency into ... -
Tactics criminals use on you in the age of AI and crypto
Scams are nothing new – fraud has existed as long as human greed. What changes are the tools. Scammers thrive on exploiting vulnerable, uninformed ... -
Trump’s Ukraine meeting leaves hard questions unanswered
The second Oval Office meeting in six months between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was strikingly different from their February encounter. ... -
Why hosting a July Fourth pool party may cost less
Americans have one more reason to celebrate this Fourth of July: getting all the gear needed to host a pool party costs less than ... -
Surging travel in Europe spikes concerns over tourism’s drawbacks
Suitcases rattle against cobblestones. Selfie-snappers jostle for the same shot. Ice cream shops are everywhere. Europe has been called the world’s museum, but its ... -
How the humble water gun became the symbol of anti-tourism movement
A group of tourists were sitting at an outdoor table in the Spanish city of Barcelona, trying to enjoy their drinks, when a woman ... -
‘Gas station heroin’ is technically illegal and widely available
Health officials want you to think twice before buying one of those brightly colored little bottles often sold at gas stations, convenience stores and ... -
Los Angeles’ image is scuffed since raids and protests
This isn’t the image Los Angeles wanted projected around the globe. Clouds of tear gas drift over protesters blocking a freeway. Federal immigration agents ... -
What is a famine and who declares one?
For months, U.N. officials, aid groups and experts have warned that Palestinians in Gaza are on the brink of famine. Earlier this month, Israel ... -
How many Americans believe in astrology?
A lot of American adults — about 3 in 10 — make use of astrology, tarot cards or fortune tellers at least once a ... -
Trump’s first 100 days
In his first 100 days, President Donald Trump exerted his power in a sweep and scale that has no easy historical comparison. His actions target the architecture ... -
Le Pen’s case is a window into what’s wrong in EU Parliament
The conviction of one of the most powerful figures of the European far right for embezzling EU Parliament funds has sent shockwaves around the ... -
Signal is not the place for top secret communications
When top White House defense and national security leaders discussed plans for an attack on targets in Yemen over the messaging app Signal, it ... -
Swiss town lets doctors prescribe free museum visits as therapy
The world’s woes got you down? Feeling burnout at work? Need a little something extra to fight illness or prep for surgery? The Swiss ... -
Trump loves the Gilded Age and its tariffs
In President Donald Trump’s idealized framing, the United States was at its zenith in the 1890s, when top hats and shirtwaists were fashionable and typhoid fever ... -
‘Dark MAGA’ spreads as conservatives embrace Musk’s influence on Trump
At an annual gathering of conservative activists, the signature red “ Make America Great Again “ hats popularized by President Donald Trump were interspersed ... -
Moscow back at the table – and appearing to call the shots
The sight of senior Russian and American officials back around a giant negotiating table is extraordinary. For many, most of all Ukrainians, it will ... -
Recent aviation disasters cause fears about the safety of flying
The spate of recent aviation disasters and close calls have people worried about the safety of flying. The midair collision that killed 67 near ... -
Collapse of Syria’s Assad is a blow to Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’
For Iran’s theocratic government, it keeps getting worse. Its decadeslong strategy of building an “Axis of Resistance” supporting militant groups and proxies around the ... -
Young women are more liberal than they’ve been in decades
Young women are more liberal than they have been in decades, according to a Gallup analysis of more than 20 years of polling data. ... -
Sports betting has changed. Could it affect your health?
Sports betting has undergone a major transformation in recent years, driven by legal changes and mobile technology. “It’s not even the same world,” says ... -
Orbán in charge of EU’s presidency: Is Hungary for or against the EU?
The European Union traditionally ends its summer slumber in the dying days of August with an informal meeting of its foreign affairs ministers in ... -
The world is closer to the grinding world order collapse of the 1930s, rather than new Cold War
The past decade has seen global upheaval, from the 2008 financial crisis to the COVID-19 pandemic and major regional conflicts. Many commentators liken today’s ... -
Democrats turn their roll call into a dance party
Convention roll call votes can be staid and cheesy, but Democrats turned theirs into the ultimate dance party on Tuesday. DJ Cassidy stood onstage ... -
Got cold symptoms? Here’s when kids should take a sick day from school
As schools reopen for another year, they are focused on improving student attendance. But back-to-school is hitting just as COVID-19 cases are increasing, raising ... -
Ukraine’s foray into Russia’s border region embarrasses Putin
Ukraine’s recent cross-border raid into Russia’s Kursk region marks a significant escalation in the nearly 2½-year war, revealing vulnerabilities in Russia’s defenses and embarrassing ... -
Joe Biden’s graceful exit
“Old age,” lamented Trotsky, “is the most unexpected of all things that can happen to a man.” Joe Biden knows the feeling. Straining against ... -
You don’t have to live in the tropics to grow peanuts
Peanuts are generally grown in southern climes. Most come from China, India, Nigeria and the southern U.S., which all fall squarely in climates in ... -
Perception of campus police is more negative among students from minority groups
Racial, ethnic and self-identified sexual minorities possess more negative views of campus police compared with nonminorities. That’s the key finding from a new study ... -
Intermittent fasting maybe not better than counting calories
As weight-loss plans go, it’s easy to see the allure of intermittent fasting: Eat what you want, but only during certain windows of time ... -
When China is a value trap and Japan a growth play
Two recent articles from Barron’s, my old home before Bloomberg Opinion, struck me for their observations on the two biggest economies in Asia. One ... -
Japan joins an elite club by landing on the moon. What are others doing?
Japan landed a spacecraft on the moon Saturday, an attempt at the world’s first “pinpoint lunar landing.” The milestone puts Japan in a club ... -
With each strike, Israel, the US and Iran’s allies are inching closer to all-out war
In the last week alone, Israel has killed a senior Hamas militant in an airstrike in Beirut, Hezbollah has fired barrages of rockets into ...
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