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Was Rushdie’s Attacker Trained by Hezbollah?
“He didn’t come up with this stuff himself,” said Hadi Matar’s father, in his first interview with Western media.
Jay Solomon and Tanya Lukyanova
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Trump’s Serenity Prayer in Saudi Arabia
America is no longer going to hector its allies about whether women have the right to drive or whether dissidents disappear into dark prisons.
Eli Lake
How Qatar Bought America
The tiny Gulf nation has spent almost $100 billion to establish its influence in Congress, universities, newsrooms, think tanks, and corporations. What…
Frannie Block and Jay Solomon
Everything You Need to Know About the India-Pakistan Clash
Is a bigger war between the nuclear states still on the horizon? We asked two experts.
Rupa Subramanya and Matthew Rosenberg
Why Europe’s Lights Went Out
Spain’s blackout is a cautionary tale of overreliance on wind and solar.
Emmet Penney
Will Trump’s Tariffs Blow Up the Global MAGA Movement?
Nationalism is on the rise. ‘Liberation Day’ could change that.
Matthew Continetti
WATCH: Gazans Clash with Hamas as Historic Protests Escalate
Exclusive footage and eyewitness testimony from inside the latest—and so far boldest—wave of anti-Hamas protests in northern Gaza. “People have become…
Tanya Lukyanova
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Trump’s Iran Nuclear Deal Looks a Lot Like Obama’s
Washington has leverage over Tehran. Why won’t the administration press the advantage?
Eli Lake
Niall Ferguson: Will Trade War Become a Real War?
Free Press columnist and esteemed financial and military historian Niall Ferguson sits down with Bari to explain the perils of Trump’s tariff war with…
Bari Weiss
China and America Aren’t Just in a Trade War. It’s a Fight for the 21st Century.
Xi and Trump are now in a zero-sum contest for global supremacy.
Matt Pottinger and Liza Tobin
Will the U.S. Strike a Deal with Iran This Weekend?
‘By the end of May, we could either have serious talks with Iran or the possibility of military action.’
Jay Solomon
These Canadians Are Ready to Go to War with America
‘Many of us would rather have our eyes spooned out, be thrown in acid, have our heart pulled out of our mouth than have anything to do with the United…
Rupa Subramanya
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