Dispatch
The view from the ground.
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U.S. President Joe Biden sits with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. As Security Threats Mount, Japan and South Korea Begin (Carefully) Mending Fences
Prodded by Washington, Seoul and Tokyo are taking steps to overcome deep historical tensions.
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A close-up of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's head Pyongyang’s Not Picking Up the Phone
Seoul and Washington have pledged they’re ready to talk with a nuclear-testing North Korea—but they’re not getting any response.
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A man views congestion in Kathmandu, Nepal Nepal’s Big EV Bet
Is it a genuine push toward a cleaner—and safer—nation?
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Members of the Taliban stand in front of a Blackhawk helicopter. Afghans Battle Another Blow After Big Earthquake
The Taliban can’t govern in normal times, let alone disaster response.
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Soldiers patrol the streets in Mexico How AMLO Has Fueled Mexico’s Drug War
He campaigned on “Hugs, Not Bullets.” Now, he’s militarized the country.
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Israel's former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the media at the Knesset in Jerusalem. Bibi Sees a Path Back to Leadership After Israeli Government Dissolves
But a fifth election in less than four years is more likely to produce deadlock—again.
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Families look out from screened windows. Syrian Refugees Find Little Hope in Lebanon’s Election
Lebanon’s large refugee population has long given up on their futures in the country.
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French President Emmanuel Macron (right) speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin before a meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin on Jan. 19, 2020. There’s a Method to Macron’s Madness
The French president wants to leave room for talks and carve out a bigger role for France.
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Alternative for Germany (AfD) candidate Alice Weidel (left) speaks with former Christian Democratic lawmaker Erika Steinbach during an AfD election campaign event on in Pforzheim, Germany, on Sept. 6, 2017. Steinbach has since joined the AfD and heads its political foundation, Desiderius-Erasmus-Stiftung. Germany May Soon Pay Millions to Far-Right Operatives
A pending court case could force Berlin to fund the AfD’s foundation.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting. Putin’s Lies About the War Hobble Russia’s Offensive
Pretending the invasion of Ukraine is a “special operation” has limited the Kremlin’s ability to win it.
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Elephants graze at Kimana Sanctuary. The Brewing Battle Over Africa’s Ivory
Many countries in southern Africa want to unload big stockpiles of ivory to fund conservation, even though the trade is banned.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the Bundestag via live video from the embattled city of Kyiv on March 17, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. Zelensky Wants Asia to Stop Enabling Putin’s War
“If you cover half of the river, what difference does it make?” one Ukrainian official said of the evasion of sanctions on Russia.
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Priest Oleg helps Vuhledar evacuee Katya into his van Civilians on Ukraine’s Front Lines Face Food and Water Shortages and Worse—Lack of Medication
The battle for the Donbas could well be the deadliest phase of the war.
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Iraqi demonstrators lift banners against Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi during a protest rejecting election results, near an entrance to the Green Zone in Baghdad on Nov. 5, 2021. Iraq’s Prime Minister Is Silencing Human Rights Advocates
Mustafa al-Kadhimi promised reform and freedom of expression. Now he’s using archaic laws to stifle free speech.
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A destroyed Russian main battle tank rusts next to the main highway into the city on May 20, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Pentagon Deputy: Russia’s Defense Industry ‘Will Feel’ Pain of Ukraine War
Russia’s vaunted defense modernization depends on precisely the Western gear it can no longer acquire.
