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    Flying Iran’s Friendly Skies to Victory

    President Hassan Rouhani's overhaul of his country’s rickety airlines is a centerpiece of his re-election campaign. But will Donald Trump get in the way?

  • ALEXANDRIA, VA - MARCH 29:  Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey delivers the keynote remarks at the Intelligence and National Security Alliance Leadership Dinner March 29, 2017 in Alexandria, Virginia. While testifying before the House Intelligence Committee last week, Comey said the FBI is investigating the Trump campaign's ties to Russia, and will pursue it "no matter how long that takes."  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
    ALEXANDRIA, VA - MARCH 29: Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey delivers the keynote remarks at the Intelligence and National Security Alliance Leadership Dinner March 29, 2017 in Alexandria, Virginia. While testifying before the House Intelligence Committee last week, Comey said the FBI is investigating the Trump campaign's ties to Russia, and will pursue it "no matter how long that takes." (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

    The Bonfire of Donald Trump’s Vanities

    With the reckless, fishy sacking of James Comey, President Trump’s domestic behavior has become more than an embarrassment — it’s an international liability.

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  • WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 09:  Navy Adm. Michael Rogers, commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, and Director of the National Security Agency, testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing regarding the U.S. Cyber Command, on Capitol Hill May 9, 2017 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
    WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 09: Navy Adm. Michael Rogers, commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, and Director of the National Security Agency, testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing regarding the U.S. Cyber Command, on Capitol Hill May 9, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

    NSA Director: Russia Hacked French ‘Infrastructure’ Ahead of Vote

    Michael Rogers intensifies suspicions Moscow was behind the dump of Macron documents.

  • US Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster looks on as US President Donald Trump announces him as his national security adviser at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on February 20, 2017. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM        (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
    US Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster looks on as US President Donald Trump announces him as his national security adviser at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on February 20, 2017. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

    The Knives Are Out for Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster

    In the White House “Game of Thrones for morons,” Steve Bannon is trying to turn the president against his national security advisor.

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    3 Things to Watch for in South Korea’s Presidential Election

    South Koreans go to the polls Tuesday to select a replacement for ousted President Park Geun-hye — with potentially big implications for the United States.

  • WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 7: U.S. President Donald J. Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House on May 7, 2017 in Washington, DC. President  Trump is returning from a weekend trip to the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. (Photo by Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images)
    WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 7: U.S. President Donald J. Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House on May 7, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Trump is returning from a weekend trip to the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. (Photo by Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images)

    Russiagate: Trump Is Trying to Put Out a Fire With More Smoke

    If Republicans have a shred of intellectual integrity, they’ll ignore the president’s flailing, and follow the evidence wherever it leads.

  • South Korean protesters hold placards showing a caricature of US President Donald Trump during a rally against the planned deployment of the US-built Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile system, outside the Defence Ministry in Seoul on February 28, 2017.
Residents living near a South Korean golf course on February 28 sued to stop it becoming the site of a controversial US missile system loathed by Beijing, their lawyers said as Chinese media poured scorn on the plan. / AFP / JUNG Yeon-Je        (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)
    South Korean protesters hold placards showing a caricature of US President Donald Trump during a rally against the planned deployment of the US-built Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile system, outside the Defence Ministry in Seoul on February 28, 2017. Residents living near a South Korean golf course on February 28 sued to stop it becoming the site of a controversial US missile system loathed by Beijing, their lawyers said as Chinese media poured scorn on the plan. / AFP / JUNG Yeon-Je (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)

    South Korea Is More Worried About Donald Trump Than Kim Jong Un

    Seoul is used to dealing with an unruly Pyongyang and an imperious Beijing. But it’s the irascible American president who is imposing himself on the country's election.

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    Mr. Lavrov Comes to Washington

    Will progress be made on Ukraine, Syria, or U.S.-Russian relations?

  • French president-elect Emmanuel Macron waves at supporters before delivering a speech in front of the Pyramid at the Louvre Museum in Paris on May 7, 2017, after the second round of the French presidential election.
Emmanuel Macron was elected French president on May 7, 2017 in a resounding victory over far-right Front National (FN - National Front) rival after a deeply divisive campaign. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / THOMAS SAMSON        (Photo credit should read THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images)
    French president-elect Emmanuel Macron waves at supporters before delivering a speech in front of the Pyramid at the Louvre Museum in Paris on May 7, 2017, after the second round of the French presidential election. Emmanuel Macron was elected French president on May 7, 2017 in a resounding victory over far-right Front National (FN - National Front) rival after a deeply divisive campaign. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / THOMAS SAMSON (Photo credit should read THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images)

    France Has Its Businessman on Horseback

    A country desperate for a sense of renewal has chosen Emmanuel Macron, a leader restless in his pursuit of destiny.

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    Emmanuel Macron, the Next President of France

    The man who championed an open and hopeful France won the battle. That doesn’t mean populism lost the war.

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France's former Minister of the Economy Emmanuel Macron looks on after handling over power to French Minister of Finance and also current Minister of Economy Michel Sapin in Paris, on August 31, 2016 following his resignation as economy minister.
France's Emmanuel Macron vowed after stepping down as economy minister on August 30, 2016 to "transform" an ailing country but stopped short of declaring a presidential run.  / AFP / PHILIPPE LOPEZ        (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
    TOPSHOT - ALTERNATIVE CROP France's former Minister of the Economy Emmanuel Macron looks on after handling over power to French Minister of Finance and also current Minister of Economy Michel Sapin in Paris, on August 31, 2016 following his resignation as economy minister. France's Emmanuel Macron vowed after stepping down as economy minister on August 30, 2016 to "transform" an ailing country but stopped short of declaring a presidential run. / AFP / PHILIPPE LOPEZ (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

    Massive Macron Hack Roils French Politics on Eve of Critical Election

    A huge trove of internal documents appears online as voters prepare to head to the polls.

  • A picture shows a vandalised campaign poster of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron (L) of the En Marche ! movement in Lyon on May 1, 2017 ahead of the second and final round of the French presidential election on May 7. / AFP PHOTO / JEFF PACHOUD        (Photo credit should read JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images)
    A picture shows a vandalised campaign poster of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron (L) of the En Marche ! movement in Lyon on May 1, 2017 ahead of the second and final round of the French presidential election on May 7. / AFP PHOTO / JEFF PACHOUD (Photo credit should read JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images)

    ‘France Isn’t Ready for Macron’

    To his supporters, Emmanuel Macron represents France’s future. Now he just has to convince everyone else.

  • WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 24:  (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump speaks along with his daughter Ivanka during a video conference with NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station in the Oval Office at the White House April 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Molly Riley-Pool/Getty Images)
    WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 24: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump speaks along with his daughter Ivanka during a video conference with NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station in the Oval Office at the White House April 24, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Molly Riley-Pool/Getty Images)

    Ivanka Trump Wants to Highlight the Humanitarian Crises Her Father Ignores

    Aid advocates voice concern that State Department experts are being sidelined in first daughter’s foreign-policy debut.

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    The French Presidential Debate Turned Boxing Match

    A fiery drama played out between Le Pen and Macron on live television.

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