What the Iran War Means for the U.S.-China Relationship
With the Xi-Trump summit almost certainly delayed, and tensions rising over the war in Iran, vital issues for both the…
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Iran Launches Missile Attack on Tel Aviv in Retaliation for Latest Killings
Iranian state media confirmed the killings of Ali Larijani, who had served as Iran’s de facto leader recently, and a…
How TrumpRx Drug Prices Compare With Those in Other Countries
The TrumpRx website claims to offer the best prices for medications. Here’s where Americans still pay more — and much…
As War Chokes Natural Gas Supply, Asia Turns Back to Coal
Across Asia, a sharp drop in liquefied natural gas supplies is pushing major importers back toward coal, undermining L.N.G.’s long-held…
Alfredo Bryce Echenique, 87, Dies; Novelist Bared Peru’s Privileged Class
“The other Peruvian” (alongside Mario Vargas Llosa), he exposed the heedlessness of the upper crust, which he knew well, and…
As American Bombers Take Off From R.A.F. Fairford in UK, Iraq War Looms Large
R.A.F. Fairford was the site of repeated antiwar protests during the Iraq war in 2003. Now it is being used…
What is the Basij?
The large, plainclothes militia group is deeply embedded in Iranian society and has been used to crush dissent, often with…