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U.S. and European countries had warned of sanctions if Iran provided weapons that could be used against Ukraine. President Biden's lame-duck status could hamper a response. Iran has sent short-range [...]

The Alternative for Germany party was on course to win in Thuringia, according to projections, in what was seen as a worrying sign of the health of German democracy. The [...]

Sahra Wagenknecht, a former Communist, has founded her own party to respond to German grievances about migrants, crime and the dangers of the war in Ukraine. Sahra Wagenknecht, who has [...]

Closely watched elections in the former East Germany are likely to reveal a still-divided country and yield a worrying challenge to Berlin. Anna Wenske, 69, worked for decades at the [...]

Ignoring the efforts of President Biden and the condemnation of many allies, the Israeli prime minister is forcing the pace of the war and feeding the revolt of the far […]

Less than three years ago, Wassif Frahat spent $3 million to open a lavish, two-story restaurant, the Ali Baba. With an impressive, pillared entryway, polished stone floors, glittering chandeliers and [...]

With Washington looking toward China, and the possibility of another Trump presidency, Europe should do more for its own defense. Here are four key areas to watch. Even the European [...]

When he takes over as secretary general in October, Mark Rutte will face strains over Russia, Ukraine and the potential return of Donald J. Trump. Mark Rutte rode off into [...]

When he takes over as secretary general in October, Mark Rutte will face strains over Russia, Ukraine and the potential return of Donald J. Trump. Mark Rutte rode off into [...]

With President Biden's future unclear, Donald J. Trump's support uncertain and a major NATO meeting looming, Ukrainian leaders are straining to keep their balance. Ukraine, which depends on American military […]

In the towns of Tulkarm and Jenin, armed militants are flocking to more hard-line factions, such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad, while the Israeli military tries to rein them in. [...]

Across Asia and Europe, the event stoked concerns about American stability, both domestically and on crucial foreign policy issues like Washington's commitment to alliances. Amid a faltering performance by President [...]

Mr. Rutte, who served as the Dutch prime minister for nearly 14 years, has been a harsh critic of Russia's president, Vladimir V. Putin, and a strong supporter of Ukraine. [...]

Officials say Kyiv won't get membership negotiations at the coming NATO summit, but the alliance will announce a structure to coordinate aid over the longer term. NATO will offer Ukraine [...]

Political weakness, intractable wars in Ukraine and in the Middle East, and challenges from Russia and China combined to create solidarity behind American leadership. The Group of 7 summit that [...]

Leaders from India, Brazil, the Middle East and Africa joined discussions in a nod to the changing global balance of power. The Group of 7 countries threw open the doors [...]

Leaders from India, Brazil, the Middle East and Africa joined discussions in a nod to the changing global balance of power. The Group of 7 countries threw open the doors [...]

The proposal backed by President Biden is deeply political and aims at stopping the war at least for now. But Israel rejects a permanent cease-fire and Hamas has its own [...]

Despite fierce criticism, Israel insists it must take control of Rafah and the border with Egypt to prevent future arms smuggling. Despite an international court order to stop its assault [...]

The death in a helicopter crash of Iran's president, Ebrahim Raisi, disrupts a careful effort at a smooth transition to a new supreme leader to replace the aging Ali Khamenei. [...]

Kyiv's supporters are discussing how to use the interest earned by frozen Russian assets to help pay for weapons and postwar reconstruction. As much as $300 billion in Russian assets, [...]

The Israeli prime minister, under pressure from all sides, is trying to reassure his many domestic, military and diplomatic critics. Here's a look at what he is confronting. Benjamin Netanyahu, [...]

Jenny Erpenbeck became a writer when her childhood and her country, the German Democratic Republic, disappeared, swallowed by the materialist West. She became a writer because her country vanished overnight. [...]

Israel says an assault on Gaza's southernmost city is vital to dismantling Hamas and has proposed evacuating civilians. But more than a million people have taken refuge in the city. [...]

Experts say Tehran does not want a broader war. But it is far from clear whether Iran or Israel will choose to escalate a conflict that has become more direct [...]

Experts say Tehran does not want a broader war. But it is far from clear whether Iran or Israel will choose to escalate a conflict that has become more direct [...]

Tehran promises major retaliation, and the danger of a miscalculation is ever-present. But neither side wants a major shooting war, given the stakes. Israel's bombing of an Iranian Embassy building [...]

Tehran promises major retaliation, but neither Israel nor Iran wants a major shooting war, given the stakes for both countries. Even so, the danger of a miscalculation is ever-present. Israel’s [...]

The war in Gaza has sorely strained relations between Israel and the United States, and the leaders of both countries have allies at home who would pull them farther apart. [...]

The war in Gaza has sorely strained relations between Israel and the United States, and the leaders of both countries have allies at home who would pull them farther apart. [...]

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu treads lightly with President Vladimir Putin. Russia is not responding in kind, with public criticism increasing. Israel, though heavily dependent on support from the United States, [...]

Muhammad Mustafa, a longtime adviser to President Mahmoud Abbas, is unlikely to produce the ''revitalized Palestinian Authority'' that Washington wants. The appointment on Thursday of Muhammad Mustafa as the new [...]

The HBO show is set in a fictional European country, but The Times’s chief diplomatic correspondent recognizes references to many real despots and failed states. “https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/arts/television/the-regime-review-kate-winslet.html,” the oddball limited series [...]

A fraught relationship has recently turned bitter, with insults and barbs threatening European unity at a critical moment. It was a private dinner in a Parisian garden on the Boulevard [...]

A fraught relationship has recently turned bitter, with insults and barbs threatening European unity at a critical moment. It was a private dinner in a Parisian garden on the Boulevard [...]

With the addition of Sweden to NATO, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia finds himself facing an enlarged and motivated alliance. Sweden formally joined NATO on Thursday, becoming its 32nd [...]

Moscú ha dicho que tomará medidas indefinidas para mejorar su defensa contra la recién ampliada OTAN. Suecia ingresó formalmente en la OTAN el jueves, convirtiéndose en su miembro número 32, [...]

The alliance's expansion, with Finland last year and soon Sweden, was a consequence from the invasion of Ukraine that Russia's president may not have calculated. BERLIN -- Russia's full-scale invasion [...]

Homesh, one of the four West Bank settlements dismantled by Israel when it withdrew from Gaza in 2005, has taken on new importance since Oct. 7 and the war against [...]

Western sanctions haven't worked. Weapons from allies are running low. Pressure may build on Kyiv to seek a settlement, even from a weakened position. Two years after Russia's invasion of [...]

There is a dawning recognition that the continent urgently needs to step up its own defense, especially as the U.S. wavers, but the commitments still are not coming. As the [...]

There is a dawning recognition that the continent urgently needs to step up its own defense, especially as the U.S. wavers, but the commitments still are not coming. As the [...]

After the Hamas invasion on Oct. 7, Doron Shabty and his wife and their two small children hid in Sderot, near the border with Gaza, and survived. A reservist in [...]

After the Hamas invasion on Oct. 7, Doron Shabty and his wife and their two small children hid in Sderot, near the border with Gaza, and survived. A reservist in [...]

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that Aleksei Navalny, the Russian dissident, ''was killed by Putin, like thousands of others.'' Word of Aleksei A. Navalny's death drew condemnation from across [...]

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that Aleksei Navalny, the Russian dissident, “was killed by Putin, like thousands of others.” Word of Aleksei A. Navalny’s death drew condemnation from across [...]

Outraged by Donald J. Trump’s remarks about encouraging Russia to punish some NATO members, and downbeat about Ukraine’s military prospects, Europe faces growing anxiety over its own security. As Chancellor [...]

There is no clear mechanism to force early elections in Israel. But there are other ways to oust the Israeli prime minister. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is on [...]

There is no clear mechanism to force early elections in Israel. But there are other ways to oust the Israeli prime minister. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is on [...]

Leaders are sounding alarms about growing threats, but Chancellor Olaf Scholz is wary of pushing the Kremlin, and his own ambivalent public, too far. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has begun [...]