World (155)
10:26 3 mins read
Wealth Adviser: Locking In a Mortgage Rate
Prospective homeowners are rushing to lock in mortgage rates before they climb any further, and many are locking for longer than they did a year ago. The rise in rates is fueling anxiety among borrowers who fear they co...
09:30 4 mins read
First-Class Amenity Kits Have Become Holy Grail Collectibles
Like most New Yorkers, Andrew Lim doesn't have much space in his apartment. The 51-year-old e-commerce specialist shares a tight one-bedroom with his husband in Manhattan's Flatiron district. But there will always be ro...
06:32 4 mins read
New Delhi Locks Down As Voter Protests Grow
NEW DELHI -- The government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi locked down India's capital with thousands of security forces in a bid to thwart a mass protest over an effort to clean up voter lists that critics say i...
06:32 7 mins read
Video Cameras Are Hacked for War
Combatants hijack vulnerable devices to track, surveil and attack the enemy By Daniel Michaels, Anat Peled and Milàn Czerny | Design and Graphics by Audrey Valbuena and Max Rust As U.S. and Israeli forces bombed Iran e...
06:32 1 min read
What's News: Worldwide
President Trump pushed Russia and Ukraine to agree to halt strikes on energy infrastructure, as he continued to face bipartisan criticism over moves in recent days to ease U.S. pressure on Moscow and shift blame for the...
06:32 7 mins read
Saudi Crown Prince's Burden Grows Heavier as Houthis Strike
Kingdom is facing myriad dilemmas as Iran-backed rebels intensify attacks By Summer Said and Georgi Kantchev DUBAI -- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman started the year on a high note. He had just visited the Whit...
06:32 5 mins read
Trump's Russia Energy Deal Gets Pushback
As president presses a Ukraine ceasefire, senators call his export plan illegal By Marcus Walker and Robbie Gramer President Trump pushed Russia and Ukraine to agree to halt strikes on each other's energy infrastructur...
06:32 4 mins read
Reckitt Thrives on China Social Media
A change in Reckitt's sales tactics led to 12 consecutive quarters of double-digit sales growth in the country By Natasha Khan Several years ago, China-based executives of Lysol maker Reckitt leveled with their boss. M...
00:30 7 mins read
Video Cameras Are Everywhere-and Now They Are -2
As U.S. and Israeli forces bombed Iran early this year, a poultry farmer in northern Israel decided to check on his chickens. When he launched the app on his phone for the webcam outside his coop, he was alarmed to see t...
20:14 2 mins read
Four Dead After Isaias Crashes Into Gulf Coast
Four people are dead and hundreds of thousands of customers were without power Saturday afternoon after Isaias crashed into the U.S. Gulf Coast overnight, bringing heavy rain and strong winds even as it moved inland. Tw...
17:08 1 min read
Two Dead After Isaias Crashes Into Gulf Coast
Two people are dead and hundreds of thousands of customers were without power Saturday afternoon after Isaias crashed into the U.S. Gulf Coast overnight, bringing heavy rain and strong winds even as it moved inland. The...
06:33 5 mins read
China Eyes Islands That Shield Taiwan
Chinese academics and media laid the groundwork for Beijing to claim the Batanes Islands, where U.S. troops frequently train By Mike Cherney China's campaign to expand its reach in the Pacific has a new target: a chain...
06:33 3 mins read
Israeli Airport Was Target, U.A.E. Says
Emirati official gives official timeline of pilot's travels before he joined FlyDubai By Jon Gambrell DUBAI -- The co-pilot who tried to take over a FlyDubai flight bound for Israel was inspired by the 9/11 attacks and...
06:33 7 mins read
Binance Customer Set Up Financial Lifeline for Iran
Previously unreported document reveals how Iranian network used crypto exchange to move money By Angus Berwick and Patricia Kowsmann Binance dubbed him a "high-value customer," and he was making suspicious trades on th...
06:33 7 mins read
Binance Customer Set Up Financial Lifeline for -2
Previously unreported document reveals how Iranian network used crypto exchange to move money By Angus Berwick and Patricia Kowsmann Binance dubbed him a "high-value customer," and he was making suspicious trades on th...
06:33 5 mins read
Houthis Targeting Saudi Air Links
Attacks on airports spook travelers and widen the conflict beyond oil the sector By Georgi Kantchev, Summer Said and Stephen Kalin DUBAI -- Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militants are taking aim at Saudi Arabia's air link...
06:33 7 mins read
The Death of the Old Middle East Cauldron of -2
Simon Sebag Montefiore on the dangerous new world replacing it By Simon Sebag-Montefiore Simon Sebag-Montefiore is a historian and author of "The Cauldron: the Making of the Modern Middle East." IF ONE STEPS BACK from...
06:33 5 mins read
U.S. Says Deal Is Set For Diesel Shipments From Russia
President says Russia has agreed to supply large amounts of the fuel to the U.S. and global markets, as rising prices rattle voters By Brian Schwartz, Benoît Morenne and Thomas Grove President Trump said Friday his adm...
06:33 5 mins read
Global, U.S. Issues Test Mamdani at Home
Base grumbles as New York mayor navigates tensions over Oct. 7 and ICE By James Fanelli Since Zohran Mamdani burst onto the national political scene, he has been seen as a standard-bearer for the progressive movement:...
06:32 2 mins read
China's Geely Plans Canada Entry in '27
The automaker is expanding to Canada under a deal to bring tens of thousands of affordable EVs from China's car companies to the country By Ryan Felton One of the biggest Chinese automakers is setting up shop north of...
06:00 1 min read
Notable & Quotable: When Truth Is a 'Tossup'
Matthew Continetti writing for WSJ Opinion's Free Expression, Oct. 9: Paradoxically, . . . Mr. Trump's and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's pummeling of Iran and its proxies strengthened anti-Israel opinion i...
01:23 5 mins read
Trump Strikes Deal With Putin for Russian Diesel
President Trump said Friday his administration reached an agreement for Russia to supply hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel fuel, marking a major policy shift that eases pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine...
20:20 5 mins read
The Week Mamdani Started to Lose His Grip on the Left
Since Zohran Mamdani burst onto the national political scene, he has been seen as a standard-bearer for the progressive movement: unwavering in his criticism of Israel, support for immigrants and calls for changes in pol...
14:49 5 mins read
Savoring East Asia at Home: 3 Cookbooks
My parents used to tell me that the more new foods I tried, the longer I would live. Luckily we exist at a time when many Americans have access to an incredible diversity of dishes and ingredients. Three Asian cookbooks...
14:39 5 mins read
Correction to China Economy Article on Oct. 8
While China's technological advances -- from artificial intelligence to space -- have dazzled the world, much of its economy is in the dumps. A collapsing property market hasn't found a bottom, legions of college graduat...
06:33 5 mins read
China Is Offering Half Measures To Fix Economy
Beijing pursues big technological advances while shunning painful policy measures needed to fix the broader economy By Katrina Northrop While China's technological advances -- from artificial intelligence to space -- h...
06:33 2 mins read
Russian Attack on Buses Kills at Least 30 in Ukraine
Glide-bomb strike on eastern city comes in a bloody week for civilians By Anastasiia Malenko KYIV -- A Russian airstrike hit two buses in the eastern city of Kramatorsk on Thursday, killing at least 30 people, the late...
06:33 5 mins read
Iran, Houthis Deliver Big Blow In Gulf
Oil prices soar after attacks against tanker near Qatar and in Saudi capital By David S. Cloud, Summer Said and Saleh al-Batati DUBAI -- Just last week, Iran appeared to have its back against the wall in its war with t...
06:33 4 mins read
Michigan Senate Rivals Clash on Healthcare, Trade at Debate
The race is one of the most competitive in the nation and could determine Senate control By John McCormick GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and former GOP Rep. Mike Rogers clashed Thursday evening over po...
06:33 3 mins read
Taylor Curbs Sale of Mexico Lettuce
After thousands of foodborne illnesses this year, the produce giant will suspend some harvesting and processing during peak summer months By Jesse Newman Taylor Farms, the produce giant linked to last summer's deadly c...
06:00 6 mins read
The Birth and Rebirth of Western Civilization
The following are excerpts from a speech Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered in Athens on Oct. 7: Here, in Athens, we found the first full realization of all the essential traits that would come to define the West:...
17:25 2 mins read
Trump Says U.S. Won't Resume Strikes on Iran Before Midterms
The U.S. won't attack Iran before the November midterm elections, President Trump said Thursday, citing "productive" talks with Tehran. "We are having productive discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran," Trump sai...
16:10 2 mins read
Two Latvians Arrested After Break-In at U.K. Military Base
LONDON -- U.K. counterterrorism police are questioning two Latvian men after they broke into a British military base that is used as an intelligence hub by the U.S. military and NATO forces. The arrests mark the second...
15:42 2 mins read
Russian Airstrike on Bus Stop Kills at Least 30 in Ukraine
KYIV -- A Russian airstrike hit two buses in the eastern city of Kramatorsk on Thursday, killing at least 30 people, the latest deadly attack in Moscow's escalating bombardment of Ukrainian cities. The two buses were ne...
06:33 3 mins read
Bond Yields' Surge Misses China
Fall in government debt yields reflects a weak economy and a savings glut By Jason Douglas TOKYO -- A rout in government bonds is pushing up borrowing costs around the world, causing consternation from Washington to Pa...
06:33 4 mins read
In Greece, Rubio Pitches 'America First'
Secretary of state invoked historic figures from Socrates to Julius Caesar to make the case for Trump's nationalist agenda By Vera Bergengruen and Robbie Gramer ATHENS -- In a sunset speech framed by ancient Greek ruin...
06:33 5 mins read
The Americans Who Now Make Israel Home
After Hamas attacks, U.S. Jews increasingly seek citizenship, enlist in military By Anvee Bhutani Yocheved Ruttenberg grew up in Baltimore, went by "Kim," and was selling roofing door-to-door in Texas when Hamas attack...
06:33 6 mins read
Suspected Iranian Drone Plot Exposes Security Gap in U.K.
The rise of drones raise questions about how to protect large and expensive assets like bombers - even thousands of miles from front lines By Max Colchester A suspected Iranian plot to attack prized U.S. B-1 bombers ho...
06:33 3 mins read
FlyDubai Pilot Was Poised to Attack in July
Omani first officer had sought airlines, routes that would take him to Israel By Summer Said and Anat Peled The FlyDubai first officer who allegedly tried to bring down Flight 1073 to Tel Aviv told investigators he had...
06:33 4 mins read
France's Economy Stuck in Negative Loop
Uncertainty about whether the country can fix its finances has itself started to weigh on economic activity By Don Nico Forbes The French government desperately needs a return to strong growth if it is to contain its r...
06:33 5 mins read
Spanish Premier Pins Hopes On Woman's Eviction Ordeal
Sánchez called vote after protests over fate of 87-year-old, who died this week By Margherita Stancati and Marcos Garcia Rey If Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez still has a shot at staying in power, it is partly be...
06:33 2 mins read
U.S. Forces in Okinawa Face Curfew and Ban on Alcohol
The case of a Marine accused of robbery and killing has sparked protests in Japan By Junko Fukutome TOKYO -- The U.S. military in Okinawa said it would impose a monthlong curfew on serving personnel after a U.S. Marine...
06:33 3 mins read
Russian Attack Kills at Least 24 in Ukraine
Children are among dead, as Moscow exploits gaps in Kyiv's air defenses By Anastasiia Malenko KYIV, Ukraine -- A large-scale Russian missile and drone attack killed at least 24 people across Ukraine early on Wednesday,...
06:33 5 mins read
A New Angle on O'Keeffe
The Detroit Institute of Arts highlights her works that depict architecture By Judith H. Dobrzynski Detroit For more than a century -- since her breakout exhibition at Anderson Galleries in New York in 1923 -- Georgia...
06:33 3 mins read
Shell's Refining Margin Soars to Record
Its refining margin marker is forecast at $42 a barrel, topping the record of $28.04 shortly after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 By Adam Whittaker Shell expects to report that its refining margin hit...
06:33 1 min read
Weak China Sales Dent Mercedes
Europe sales increased 5%, with broad-based growth across markets, led by strong momentum in Germany and the U.K. By Dominic Chopping Mercedes-Benz car sales fell in the third quarter as a hefty drop in China offset gr...
06:00 2 mins read
REVIEW & OUTLOOK (Editorial): Celebrating Hamas on Oct. 7
Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York, used Oct. 7, 2026, the same way he used Oct. 7, 2023: as another opportunity to libel Israel. After his perfunctory mention Wednesday of the Hamas massacre came a stream of propagan...
06:00 4 mins read
Most Recycling Is a Waste ---- By Bjorn Lomborg
I recently finished an ice cream in Copenhagen and found myself stumped at the trash bins, wrapper in hand. Denmark sorts its garbage into 10 official categories, so that throwing something away becomes a small bureaucra...
16:20 3 mins read
FlyDubai Co-Pilot Almost Carried Out His Attack in July
The FlyDubai first officer who allegedly tried to bring down Flight 1073 to Tel Aviv told investigators he had sought out airlines and routes that would take him to Israel and had almost carried out an attack this past s...
14:09 3 mins read
Bond Yields Are Surging Around the World-but Not in China
TOKYO -- A rout in government bonds is pushing up borrowing costs around the world, causing consternation from Washington to Paris to Tokyo. Beijing has the opposite challenge. Chinese government bond prices have risen...
12:31 2 mins read
Correction to U.S. Forces in Okinawa Face Curfew Article
TOKYO -- The U.S. military in Okinawa said it would impose a month-long curfew on serving personnel after a U.S. Marine was arrested on suspicion of the killing and robbery of a Japanese woman. The incident has revived...
11:44 2 mins read
U.S. Forces in Okinawa Face Curfew, Booze Ban After Killing
TOKYO -- The U.S. military in Okinawa said it would impose a month-long curfew on serving personnel after a U.S. Marine was arrested on suspicion of the killing and robbery of a Japanese woman. The incident has revived...
09:00 6 mins read
The Young Americans Who Moved to Israel After Oct. 7
Yocheved Ruttenberg grew up in Baltimore, went by "Kim," and was selling roofing door-to-door in Texas when Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, near where her brother was stationed on an Israeli military base. Soon af...
06:33 4 mins read
In Iceland, Rubio Seeks Wider Military Cooperation
Rubio visit seeks to deepen military cooperation with country rattled by Trump's threats against neighboring Greenland By Vera Bergengruen REYKJAVIK -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio brought President Trump's Arctic am...
06:33 5 mins read
Russia Is Pressed For More Information On Siberia Lab Death
In démarche, State Department urges Moscow to carry out its international health reporting obligations By Michael R. Gordon, Robbie Gramer, Vera Bergengruen and Thomas Grove The U.S. has warned Moscow that its failure...
06:33 5 mins read
Sheinbaum Is Losing Patience Playing Nice With Washington
U.S. sanctions on alleged cartel-linked officials infuriate the president as she faces relentless pressure from the Trump administration By Santiago Pérez MEXICO CITY -- President Claudia Sheinbaum began her workday at...
06:33 5 mins read
Ebola Patient Died After Flight
Man is Kenya's first reported death in epidemic that has killed more than 4,000 in Congo By Caroline Kimeu in Nairobi, Kenya, and Nicholas Bariyo in Kampala, Uganda A man who fell ill with Ebola in the Democratic Repub...
06:33 5 mins read
Voter-List Purge Sparks Anger in India
About 130 million people were deleted from rolls that some criticize as opaque By Krishna Pokharel and Tripti Lahiri Months after massive street protests over a university exam scandal forced the resignation of India's...
06:33 3 mins read
Yemen's Houthi Militants Strike Two Saudi Airports
DUBAI -- Attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels damaged two airports in southern Saudi Arabia near the border with the war-torn nation, the kingdom said Tuesday, marking the latest escalation in fighting that threatens global...
06:33 5 mins read
Cockpit Ax Attack Heightens Dubai's Economic Risks
The war in Iran had already punctured the emirate's image as a haven insulated from regional turmoil By Georgi Kantchev and Omar Abdel-Baqui DUBAI -- Dubai's economic recovery from the Iran war depends on getting trave...
06:33 6 mins read
Rogue Pilot Was Part Of Airline Hiring Spree
FlyDubai's growth raises questions on whether it had a hand in near-catastrophe By Jon Gambrell, Benjamin Katz and Feliz Solomon FlyDubai has been one of the world's fastest expanding airlines, nearly doubling its staf...
06:33 4 mins read
Oil Flows From Hormuz Again
Ships are ferrying almost as much crude oil out of the Strait of Hormuz as they were before the Iran war. But they are barely moving any barrels of the fuel the world needs most: diesel. For now, the distinction is para...
06:33 4 mins read
Germany Arrests Ex-Spy Chief Over Suspicion of Espionage
August Hanning was arrested under suspicion of illegally obtaining classified information for years By Bertrand Benoit BERLIN -- German police on Tuesday detained the country's former head of its foreign-intelligence s...
06:33 8 mins read
After Years of 'Magic Money,' France Becomes a Debt Bomb
Overspending has turned the country into one of Europe's weakest links By Stacy Meichtry and Chelsey Dulaney France is on the precipice of a dangerous financial spiral. The global surge in interest rates has exposed t...
06:33 8 mins read
After Years of 'Magic Money,' France Becomes a -2
Overspending has turned the country into one of Europe's weakest links By Stacy Meichtry and Chelsey Dulaney France is on the precipice of a dangerous financial spiral. The global surge in interest rates has exposed t...
06:33 5 mins read
Cornell Furor Upends Its President's Tenure
Michael Kotlikoff has already navigated federal-funding cuts, antisemitism crisis By Douglas Belkin and Jared Mitovich Before ascending the ranks of academia, Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff demonstrated...
06:33 4 mins read
Luxury Senior Housing Locks In a Buyer
Investment firm aims to lure boomers who can splurge on their retirement By Peter Grant An investment group is acquiring a luxury senior-housing operator in a $1 billion deal, seeking to capitalize on the buying power...
06:33 2 mins read
Forbion Raises Billions For Biotech
Dutch haul comes despite European drugmakers and investors warning the region is losing ground By Xavier Martinez Forbion, a Netherlands-based venture firm that is one of Europe's largest biotech investors, has raised...
02:32 3 mins read
Yemen's Houthi Rebels Strike Two Airports in Saudi Arabia
DUBAI -- Attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels damaged two airports in southern Saudi Arabia near the border with the war-torn nation, the kingdom said Tuesday, marking the latest escalation in fighting that threatens global...
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The Silent Electronic Battleground Shaping the -2
KYIV, Ukraine -- Earlier this year, two Russian ballistic missiles hurtled at hypersonic speeds toward a key government site in Ukraine's capital city. They crashed into the Dnipro River after being intercepted by a radi...
16:44 4 mins read
India Voter-List Purge Draws Growing Backlash
Months after massive street protests over a university exam scandal forced the resignation of India's education minister, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is facing a fresh wave of demonstrations over an even mo...
15:01 4 mins read
Former German Spy Chief Arrested on Suspicion of Espionage
BERLIN -- German police on Tuesday detained the country's former head of its foreign-intelligence service on suspicion of espionage and attempted treason in one of the biggest scandals to engulf the spy agency since its...
06:33 4 mins read
Spain's Sánchez Calls for Snap Elections
Prime minister gambles outrage over rising rents will help socialists By Margherita Stancati and Marcos Garcia Rey Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called for snap elections Monday, gambling that he can turn a hous...
06:33 4 mins read
Rivals Move To Oust Houthis From Key Port City
Ground operation is aimed at taking back the strategic port of Mokha, which Iran-backed rebels have used to disrupt oil-tanker traffic By David S. Cloud and Saleh al-Batati Saudi and Yemeni forces pressed a counteroffe...
06:33 3 mins read
U.S. Pulled Bombers on Fear of Iran Drone Strike
The planned attack was part of a broader Iranian plot to target the aircraft and kill American pilots at RAF Fairford, officials said By Shelby Holliday, Benoit Faucon and Max Colchester The U.S. abruptly moved a dozen...
06:33 3 mins read
Russia Probes Death of Woman Who Worked at Plague Facility
Kremlin seeks to play down death of woman who contracted 'pneumonia of an unknown cause' By Thomas Grove Russian authorities are investigating the death of a woman who worked at a Siberian institute for infectious dise...
06:33 4 mins read
How F1 Drivers Beat Jet Lag: They All Live the Same Lie
Drivers live in a nocturnal bubble where everyone pretends they're still in Europe By Stu Woo SINGAPORE -- Every autumn, an elite group of 3,000 business travelers flies halfway around the world for a high-stakes event...
06:33 6 mins read
Germany and France Push EU To Get Tough on Chinese Trade
New proposal would create tool to level playing field; U.S. could be a target, too By Bertrand Benoit and Kim Mackrael Germany and France are proposing a new weapon for Europe to fight back against a flood of cheap Chi...
06:33 2 mins read
FBI Arrests Suspected China Spy In California
California realtor surveilled family in Washington and reported back to handlers in China, federal complaint says By Joyu Wang The FBI arrested a California realtor on Sunday on charges of acting as an unregistered age...
06:33 6 mins read
China's Range Rover Look-Alike Wins Over Buyers in Britain
The Jaecoo 7, made by China's Chery, was the U.K.'s bestselling vehicle in September By Stephen Wilmot LONDON -- When Mark Thewlis went looking for a new family car this summer, he was struck by how much cheaper the Ja...
06:33 6 mins read
Popular Jeweler Adjusts to Gold Prices' Rise
Mejuri, which has won a following among young women-including high-profile celebs like Taylor Swift-is riding a metal-market roller coaster By David Uberti | Photography by Francesco Lastrucci for WSJ Mejuri, a jeweler...
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France's Appetite for 'Magic Money' Has Turned -2
France is on the precipice of a dangerous financial spiral. The global surge in interest rates has exposed the country, once considered an oasis of relative stability in Europe's financial markets, as one of the contine...