Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the incident as an apparent attempt to crash the plane loaded with Israeli passengers.

The prime minister has high approval ratings even as he ushers in once-unthinkable changes on the environment, defense and foreign relations.

Oil prices reversed earlier losses as tensions, supply risks and shipping disruptions in the Middle East persist, even as Persian Gulf crude exports continued to recover.

The region’s major crude producers have ramped up supplies through alternative pipelines, ports and ship-to-ship transfers to navigate disruptions due to the Iran conflict.

Plus, the U.S. military exits Iraq, and our latest poll shows Americans want populist policies that defy traditional political labels.

The blast injured three South Korean soldiers, prompting Seoul’s military to vow corresponding action if Pyongyang is the culprit.

An Iraqi demand that tens of thousands of militants turn in their weapons falls short in a conflict fed by America’s war with Iran.

Austria-Hungary and Germany had no grand imperial vision for Central Europe beyond shaping the nationalist forces at work there.

Oil output from Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline is coming through faster than expected.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come under growing pressure to rein in violence in the occupied territory.

The lightning offensive has made the militant group a force to be reckoned with in the wider war between the U.S. and Iran.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky divulged the current location of two captured soldiers, irking South Korea who thought such disclosures were off-limits.

America’s trade hostility and war in the Middle East could fuel a renaissance in Canada.

Payouts have pulled some fishermen in the Ecuadorean city of Manta into drug trafficking, while U.S. strikes at sea have also targeted those who deny any role in the trade.

Chandeliers, poetry and flower arches decorate a government marriage registry, and officials hope baby carriages will follow.

Dozens of American military personnel joined Ecuadorean police in raids this week, marking a new level of direct U.S. involvement.

The Trump administration wants to spur U.S. chip-making, but tariffs on foreign imports could raise costs for American companies.

$5 billion flurry of nearly identical Kalshi trades draws scrutiny, and more from Journal House U.N. General Assembly 2026.

Interim President Delcy Rodriguez’s appearance at the U.N. forces foreign leaders to interact with an authoritarian loyalist backed by Washington.

S&P raised its baseline projection for Asia’s 2026 gross domestic product growth to 4.6%, but noted that projections for strong growth this year and next don’t mask the challenges.