Geopolitics

The nationalist, anti-immigrant party known as AfD, has been labeled “extremist” by German authorities, but is running strong in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Ahead of a state dinner with President Donald Trump, China’s Xi Jinping is courting global influence.

U.S. Central Command said the strikes were in response to the launch by Iran of missiles toward two U.S. Navy warships.

The U.S. envoys are expected to meet the Russian and Ukrainian presidents in turn. The effort comes as negotiations have stalled with little sign of a path to peace.

The aircraft carrier’s record-long Iran war deployment, which some of the crew described as a grueling odyssey, is winding down at last.

The U.S. was the only country to vote against the U.N. resolution, which encourages the use of an “Equal Earth” map. The U.S. described it as a “radical ideological project.”

A text message to a military officer involved in airstrikes included video of an apparent victim with charred skin, with the words: “Your cooking.”

On opposite sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, two stores tell the story of the iconic American brand’s diverging fortunes.

The embassy issued a health alert Friday warning of a “significant increase in diarrheal illnesses across Cuba” caused by contaminated water and inadequate refrigeration.

Five of Israel’s six desalinization plants are offline. Untreated wastewater from Gaza’s destroyed sewage system could be part of the problem, experts warn.