5 Top Reads

Trump backs down from Iran strikes, the Pentagon gets a new chief, and Istanbul returns to the polls.

Fallout continues after tanker attacks, protests rage in Hong Kong, and talks resume in Sudan.

Chaos worsens in Sudan, Theresa May exits No. 10 Downing St., and the United States marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

The U.S.-Mexico relationship takes a hit, a shake-up in the Knesset, and Britain’s search for another prime minister.

Theresa May steps down, Narendra Modi steps back up, and Sebastian Kurz cleans house.

Iran’s saber-rattling falls flat, and Alabama’s anti-abortion law echos Romania’s past.

U.S. relations with Iran continued to unravel as South Africa went to the polls.

Venezuela’s political crisis continues to evolve, and protests persist in Sudan.

Sri Lanka deals with the aftermath of the Easter Sunday attacks.

In recent days, Washington raced to decipher the Mueller report and Indonesian voters cast ballots at more than 800,000 polling stations.

FP’s latest on the turmoil in Sudan, Benjamin Netanyahu’s re-election, and Julian Assange’s arrest.

This week, U.S. officials contradicted India’s claim that it shot down a Pakistani F-16, and U.S. lawmakers held a historic vote on Washington’s role in Yemen.