The Muslim Feminist Group Scrambling France’s Left-Right Divide
On Islam, disagreements within the two political families may matter more than the differences between them.
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Omar Torres / AFP / Getty Photos of the Earthquake in Mexico City
Earlier today, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook Mexico City, rattling skyscrapers and sending millions into the streets.
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Rebecca Blackwell / AP The Smartphone App That Tells You An Earthquake Is About to Hit
A deadly quake in Central Mexico on Tuesday was yet another test for the country’s sophisticated earthquake warning system.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters How Much Longer Will the Iran Deal Last Under Trump?
His hints that he may soon abandon the agreement could spell trouble for American credibility abroad.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters A Radical Rebuke of Barack Obama's Foreign Policy Legacy
Donald Trump used his first address at the United Nations to redefine the idea of sovereignty.
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Kyodo via Reuters What Total Destruction of North Korea Means
As Trump considers military options, he’s drawing unenforceable red lines.
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Daniel Leal-Olivas / Getty Why ISIS Is So Good at Branding Its Failures as Successes
The Parsons Green attack shows that governments and media outlets keep falling into the propaganda traps being set for them.
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Shannon Stapleton / Reuters Trump Threatens to 'Totally Destroy North Korea'
The president also hinted at the UN General Assembly that the U.S. might quit the Iran nuclear agreement.
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Don Carstens / Getty Reading the Bible Through Neuroscience
What was it like inside the brain of an ancient prophet?
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Hassan Abdallah / Reuters The Hubris of Hezbollah
How the militant group will fumble into the next Middle Eastern war.
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Sputnik Photo Agency The Ominous, Massive Military Exercises in Eastern Europe
“When Moscow clears its throat, the region will hear it.”
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Mohammed Salem The Doomed Palestinian Reconciliation Plan
Hamas is trying to make life harder for Fatah, but it’s those living in the Gaza Strip who will suffer the consequences.
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Eduardo Munoz / Reuters The Diplomat Who Could Get North Korea's Attention
There’s a chance for engagement as well as pressure.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Trump Keeps Kicking Allies When They're Down
The president's critical tweets after the London attack fit a pattern.
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Edgard Garrido / Reuters Photos of the Week: 9/9–9/15
Hurricanes Jose and Irma, an earthquake in Mexico, Cassini’s grand finale above Saturn, and much more
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Why Trump Sees Moral Clarity in London and Complexity in Charlottesville
The president’s divergent responses to two apparent terror attacks speak volumes about his approach to politics.
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Hannah Mckay / Reuters The Problem of Securing London's Tube
Friday's explosion was not fatal, but it shows how transit networks are especially vulnerable to terrorism.
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Wong Maye-E / AP North Korea's Bitcoin and Kenya's New Railway: The Week in Global-Affairs Writing
The highlights from seven days of reading about the world
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Alessandro Bianchi / Reuters A Vatican Diplomat Has Been Recalled From the U.S. Following Child-Pornography Charges
The allegations come during a turbulent period for the Roman Catholic Church on sex-abuse issues.
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AFP / KCNA via KNS / Getty / ... Can America Live With a Nuclear North Korea?
The lessons—and limits—of deterrence
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KNS/AFP/Getty North Korea Keeps Up Its Provocations
The country has flown a missile over Japan for the second time in recent weeks—right after getting slapped with a new round of sanctions.
