The latest mass shooting at a Parkland, Fla., high school reignited the debate over gun ownership rights and further highlighted the role that mental illness plays in these tragic episodes of gun violence in the United States. While grabbing the … Read More
Iranian workers stand in front of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, about 1,200 km (745 miles) south of Tehran, in October 2010. | REUTERS WASHINGTON/PARIS/MUNICH – The United States has sketched out a path under which three key European allies would … Read More
At least 17 people were killed when a teen opened fire with a semiautomatic rifle at a high school in Parkland, Florida, on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. Fourteen others were wounded, five of whom suffering life-threatening injuries, hospital officials said. … Read More
The United States must rethink its relationship with Latin America if it wants to respond to China’s influence. In the global competition between world powers, the battle in Latin America exemplifies how power is shifting toward Asia. China has been … Read More
Vice President Mike Pence. (Woohae Cho/Getty Images) Despite the mutual chilliness between U.S. and North Korean officials in South Korea last week, behind the scenes real progress was made toward a new diplomatic opening that could result in direct talks … Read More
BRUSSELS/BERLIN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Germany have offered to host two proposed new NATO commands aimed at deterring Russia, diplomats and officials said, in a show of support for the alliance’s military build-up that has echoes of the … Read More
Speaker Paul D. Ryan arriving to vote on Friday. He expressed support for bringing a debate on immigration to the House floor. CreditEric Thayer for The New York Times WASHINGTON — The House gave final approval early Friday to a far-reaching … Read More