Explainer

How an obscure taxman just became Putin’s No. 2.

Europe’s decision to start the dispute settlement process may set the clock ticking on the deal’s ultimate demise.

Successive presidents have tried to shape new terminology for political killings. But they’re still mostly illegal.

Not quite. But by saying it’s no longer bound by any nuclear restrictions, Tehran has come one big step closer to scrapping the deal.

Eager to be seen as doing more than taking down the president, Speaker Pelosi readies a “yes” vote on USMCA.

Expect anger and grandstanding as the House Judiciary Committee picks up the torch with a critical decision bearing down on the Democrats.

Hong Kongers turned out in droves to defeat pro-Beijing candidates.

By failing to attract major international investors, Mohammed bin Salman may have to kiss his Saudi Vision 2030 goodbye.

A popular theory around Evo Morales’s removal is completely mistaken.

Key witnesses will begin testifying before Congress in public for the first time this week. And for both sides, credibility is on the line.

Police brutality has pushed protesters to extremes.

The ousted leader is calling it a “coup,” but he entered dangerous legal territory in pushing for an unprecedented fourth term.

Sort of. If you can call it that. Pity about all the lost billions of dollars.

Yes, but the process takes a long time. Final withdrawal will occur one day after the 2020 election—but Washington may still be able to get back in.

The protests combine political and economic grievances and could bring down the country’s sect-based political order.

It’s crunch time for the biggest trade deal you’ve never heard of.

The imprisoned Uighur economist represents an entire people under attack by China.

Ironically, the fight over impeachment could finally ease the way for NAFTA’s successor. But time is running out.

In Santiago, demonstrations over economic inequality are expected to continue after President Sebastián Piñera promised reforms.

The pact cements Ankara’s annexation of a significant chunk of formerly Kurdish-held land.

Turkey’s president says Syrian Kurdish fighters are terrorists—but he’s a very unreliable narrator.

U.S. President Donald Trump has a far more damaging scandal on his hands.

So far, attacks attributed to Iran haven’t resulted in a military confrontation with the United States.

The suspension of Parliament is outrageous—but it’s all Boris Johnson’s fault.

White nationalist terrorism is becoming normalized through internet forums.

Hong Kongers are fighting for their city's unique status under the shadow of Beijing.

Trump’s exit from the U.S.-Russia treaty, which officially takes effect Friday, raises questions about whether the era of arms control is ending—or being reinvented.

Here’s what to expect from the long-awaited—and now heavily redacted—probe into Trump’s Russia ties.

The world’s third-largest democracy goes to the polls.

The WikiLeaks founder is in British custody and faces extradition to the United States.