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US on the world stage: Americans’ views have diverged in 25 years since 9/11
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (1094+ words) Sept. 10, 2026, 4:59 p.m. ET | Washington; Hinesville, Ga.; Boston; and Santa Ana, Calif. For Joshua Kendall, who once worked as a messenger on Wall Street and often made deliveries to the World Trade Center, it was surreal in the days after Sept. 11 to…...
What the far right???s victory in Germany could mean for the war in Ukraine
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (940+ words) Alice Weidel, the co-leader of Alternative for Germany, leaves for a news conference in Berlin, Sept. 7, 2026. By Ned Temko, Columnist “Deeply shocked” was how German Chancellor Friedrich Merz described his reaction to last Sunday’s landslide victory by Alternative for Germany…...
What the far right’s victory in Germany could mean for the war in Ukraine
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (926+ words) Sept. 10, 2026, 12:51 p.m. ET | London “Deeply shocked” was how German Chancellor Friedrich Merz described his reaction to last Sunday’s landslide victory by Alternative for Germany – the first time a far-right party had won a state-level election since World War II. Yet with…...
In Germany, a call to create a ‘compelling vision’ for democracy
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (308+ words) A convincing regional election win by a far-right party has Germany – and Europe – worried about an extremist drift. But some analysts see it as an opportunity to shift the conversation and strengthen democracy. Sept. 09, 2026, 3:41 p.m. ET What just happened?...
Inside the process for selecting a new UN secretary-general
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (884+ words) Sept. 09, 2026, 1:04 p.m. ET When the first U.N. secretary-general, Norwegian Trygve Lie, handed off to his successor in 1953, he gave a stark assessment of the difficulty of the role. “Welcome to the most impossible job in the world,” he said. The search is…...
Remapping fresh worldviews
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (489+ words) The United Nations recently voted in favor of a map that depicts the relative size of continents and countries more accurately. This doesn’t alter geography, but it could help replace outworn perceptions and broaden geopolitical understanding. Sept. 08, 2026, 3:59 p.m. ET The…...
After landslide far-right victory, Germany asks: What just happened?
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (1580+ words) Sept. 08, 2026, 11:03 a.m. ET | Magdeburg, Germany Germany is taking stock of a dramatically changed political world in the aftermath of a stunning election. “For many, all that remains is disbelief,” reports Munich’s Süddeutsche Zeitung. “It is an unimaginable moment,” adds the Frankfurter…...
Landslide victory for Germany's far-right AfD piles pressure on Chancellor Merz - CSMonitor.com
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (1087+ words) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces intense pressure after the far-right AfD party's strong showing in a regional election in Saxony-Anhalt. Sept. 07, 2026, 8:30 a.m. ET | Berlin German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was facing pressure Monday after the far-right Alternative Germany (AfD) party swept to…...
Landslide victory for Germany's far-right AfD piles pressure on Chancellor Merz
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (1116+ words) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces intense pressure after the far-right AfD party's strong showing in a regional election in Saxony-Anhalt. Top candidate Ulrich Siegmund speaks at an election party of the "Alternative for Germany" (AfD) after the Saxony-Anhalt state elections…...
Putin meets with US envoys for renewed talks on ending the war in Ukraine
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1005+ words) Sept. 05, 2026, 6:48 p.m. ET Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin on Saturday for talks to try to revive a stalled push to end the Russia-Ukraine war. President Putin, Mr. Kushner and Mr. Witkoff…...