Briefing

Briefing: Back to business in Washington, D.C.. A mysterious car explosion in Delhi. + Why does the American military budget keep getting bigger?

Briefing: Trapped fighters in Rafah tunnels show the gap between Gaza’s framework ceasefire agreement and ground realities. Typhoon Kalmaegi’s deadly path through the Philippines toward Vietnam. + Why did India just remove almost 7 million voters from the rolls in one state?

Briefing: A democratic socialist is the mayor of America’s largest city. The U.S. Supreme Court weighs the president’s trade authority. + How did Hindu nationalism take over the world’s biggest democracy?

Briefing: The U.S. wants an international force for Gaza. Three military options for Venezuela. + The global corruption behind the war and famine in Sudan.

Briefing: The American president suggests Venezuelan regime change. An earthquake in Afghanistan. + Why are so many foreign powers involving themselves in Africa’s deadliest civil war?

Briefing: King Charles removes his brother’s royal titles. Americans blame Trump for the U.S.-government shutdown. + What’s driving the collapse of southern Africa’s postcolonial ruling parties?

Briefing: The White House’s design reviewers are fired. The American president fixes on ending Korea’s 75-year war. + Why is Moscow testing a new nuclear weapon?

Briefing: A Hamas deception jeopardizes the Gaza ceasefire. AI sees out 14,000 corporate jobs at Amazon. + Why is China building so much, so fast?

Briefing: The U.S. and China agree to agree on trade. French authorities make arrests in the Louvre heist. + What are all these American troops actually doing in the Caribbean?

Briefing: Clemency for the founder of Binance—a new Trump-family business partner. Sanctions for Russia’s oil giants—for the first time. + How are administration officials thinking about their risk exposure?