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After President Donald Trump’s public rebuke of Ukraine’s president, European leaders are attempting to step up their defense of Kyiv and adjust to shifting security norms.

Amid an ongoing civil war, education for displaced children shows how societies in conflict preserve normalcy through dignity.

At a security summit in London, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged export financing for 5,000 air defense missiles for Ukraine. The prime minister also said that Britain, France, and Ukraine had agreed to work together on a ceasefire plan that they will present to United States.

Progress roundup: EU court says binary choices are discriminatory. And in Colombia, two museums hold mother lode of 10 million-year-old fossil history.

Andrew Cuomo has formally entered the race to be New York City’s mayor. The former governor seeks to make a comeback after resigning in 2021 amid sexual harassment allegations.

Streaming has made it easier than ever to watch Oscar-nominated films. But there's still nothing like piling into a community movie house.

A hoped-for deal between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy collapsed, with consequences for the future of Ukraine and of U.S. leadership.

The founder of a Kurdish armed insurgency calls for his fighters to disarm and dissolve, reflecting a trend against terrorism in the Mideast and for democracy.

The kibbutzim and other Israeli communities near Gaza still bear the marks of Oct. 7. But as hostages return home, they are shifting toward rebirth.

Ukrainian families in front-line regions struggle daily to rebuild their lives amid the destruction of Russia’s invasion. Providing the electricity, phone, and internet needed for online schooling can be frustrating.

A controversial oil pipeline project in Uganda and Tanzania has displaced tens of thousands, generating an outcry from residents and activists.

At its head, a tide here can rise about as tall as a four-story building, making a visual splash.

President Trump is scaling back enforcement efforts against white-collar crimes. Could that become an invitation to corruption and tax evasion?

With a governor’s race underway and a high percentage of federal government employees, Virginia offers clues on how the Department of Government Efficiency is affecting politics at the state level.

As President Trump aims to broker peace, a potential U.S. deal over mineral rights has implications for Ukraine’s security and U.S. posture in Europe.

US President Donald Trump has drawn accusations of appeasement for his rapprochement with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, seemingly abandoning Ukraine.

The new visa would replace the EB-5 program, which offers U.S. visas to investors who spent around $1 million on an American company that employs at least 10 people. Other nations offer similar “golden visas.”

While much of Europe is wrestling with far-right politics, Serbia is seeing a student-led movement against corruption and its strongman president.

In its showdown over offshore territory, the Philippines deploys transparency and comic books rather than a “prism of fear” to isolate China.

For centuries, Yemen’s coastal wetlands played host to each year to flocks of migrating birds. But civil war has left the ecosystem in dire straits.

Would being able to say whatever you want, whenever you want, make a difference in where you attend college? In Texas, the University of Austin experiments in its first year with blending radical free speech with higher education.

In our fast-paced culture, being bored is often seen as a problem to be fixed. What if, instead, it’s viewed as a time to rest, retool, and rekindle?

Once a card-carrying liberal, this writer got fed up with running afoul of the left’s sacred cows.

New York’s Mayor Eric Adams’ reelection hopes may be fading, given his recent legal tangles. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo leads a pack in the hunt to replace him.