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Germany Adopts a National Security Plan. Critics Call It ‘Weak.’
The country’s first national security strategy is an attempt to set priorities, especially since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but hard commitments were short in supply.
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Hoping to Avert Nuclear Crisis, U.S. Seeks Informal Agreement With Iran
The talks reflect a resumption of diplomacy between the United States and Iran after the collapse of negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear deal.
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Droves of Imran Khan’s Allies Defect as Military Ramps Up Crackdown
More than 100 key allies of Mr. Khan have left his party in recent weeks as Pakistan’s military tries to sideline the former leader.
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Prison Sentence for José Rubén Zamora, Guatemalan Newspaper Publisher
The trial of José Rubén Zamora, the founder of a newspaper who was convicted of money laundering and sentenced to up to six years, came as critics say democracy in Guatemala is crumbling.
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Boris Johnson Accuses Rishi Sunak of Blocking House of Lords Nominations
The former prime minister tried to elevate some lawmakers, as British leaders do when they leave office. But three didn’t make the cut, and now he’s fighting with Rishi Sunak.
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FX’s The Full Monty Loses Its Rhythm in Series Form
I had an illuminating carpool to a wedding a couple of years back that hipped me to the behind-the-scenes popularity of Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso.” I was listening to a friend who worked in Los Angeles on TV scripts talk about how the demand for stories had changed with the massive popularity of the congenial series. Studios were…
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Quantum Computing Advance Begins New Era, IBM Says
A quantum computer came up with better answers to a physics problem than a conventional supercomputer.
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Phosphorus in Enceladus’s ‘Soda Ocean’ Adds to Prospects for Life
Using data from the Cassini spacecraft, scientists discovered the presence of phosphates on icy Enceladus.
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Restaurant Review: Wylie Dufresne’s Pizza Restaurant Has a Really Good Salad
That may not be the takeaway the experimenting chef was hoping for when he opened Stretch Pizza.
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The bitter strike at Insider — longest ever in digital media — is over
Striking staffers at digital website Insider signed a deal end their 13-day strike, the longest ever in digital media.