Steven Erlanger

Iran says Israel wants to trap it into a direct conflict by bombing Hezbollah, even as a new Iranian president tries outreach to the West.

Experts at the Democracy Forum in Athens this week will explore the global challenges to democracy and attempt to weigh how endangered it really is.

A meeting of Western leaders who support Ukraine's war effort against Russia has been postponed after President Joe Biden canceled his participation to deal with the impact of Hurricane Milton.

A meeting of Western leaders who support Ukraine's war effort against Russia has been postponed after President Biden canceled his participation to deal with the impact of Hurricane Milton.

The United States and its allies must work tirelessly, President Biden said, to “ensure that Ukraine prevails and Putin fails.”

If Iran strikes back at Israel, it risks further escalation at a time when its economy is struggling and its military is vulnerable. If it doesn’t, it risks looking weak.

Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, appeared to strike a measured tone. He said Israel’s attack should not be “magnified or downplayed,” state media reported.

A breakup of the divided and unpopular coalition well before elections set for next September could leave the country directionless at a critical time for Europe.

A breakup of the divided and unpopular coalition well before elections set for next September could leave the country directionless at a critical time for Europe.

It does not look likely to last until the next scheduled elections in September 2025 and could fall imminently over a nasty budget debate that comes to a head this month, analysts said. The main political parties are already laying out their campaign positions, and coalition leaders are barely talking.