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To Outbuild China, America Needs Friends
For the sake of global security and freedom, the world’s democracies must collaborate better.
‘Did We Do That?’ Gen Z Protesters Help Tip Balance Against Bulgaria’s Leaders
Young Bulgarians turned out in protests that helped unseat their government. Whether that will translate into higher turnout in upcoming elections is up to them.
Demonstrators in Sofia, Bulgaria, rallying against the government.
© Stoyan Nenov/Reuters
A Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuela and the Big Business of Dark Fleet Smuggling
The U.S. seizure of a vessel off Venezuela is likely to squeeze the country’s government, but do little to counter the tankers that secretively move oil from sanctioned countries.
A Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuela and the Big Business of Dark Fleet Smuggling
The U.S. seizure of a vessel off Venezuela is likely to squeeze the country’s government, but do little to counter the tankers that secretively move oil from sanctioned countries.
Oil tankers anchored at a refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2022. The country relies heavily on a so-called dark fleet to export its oil.
© Adriana Loureiro Fernandez for The New York Times
Elon Musk Tests Europe’s Willingness to Enforce Its Online Laws
Backed by White House officials, the tech billionaire has lashed out at the European Union after his social media platform X was fined last week.
Elon Musk has grown increasingly confrontational toward Europe over the past year.
© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times
Russia Sues Holder of Frozen Assets Europe Wants for Ukraine Loan
The lawsuit was a warning to European officials who are racing to agree to a plan to use Russian government assets in Europe to lend money to Ukraine.
The headquarters of the Euroclear depository in Brussels. Russia’s Central Bank said it had filed a lawsuit in Moscow against the depository.
© Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Associated Press
America Is Entering Its Third Civil War
Trump is not interested in refighting the Cold War. He is, in my view, interested in fighting the civilizational war over what is the American “home.”
© Alex Kent for The New York Times
After Australia, Which Countries Could Be Next to Ban Social Media for Children
Governments are studying the decision to prohibit youths from using platforms like Facebook and TikTok as worries grow about the potential harm they cause.
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Resigns in the Face of Mass Protests
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, the sixth prime minister in five years, bowed out amid public anger over corruption and democratic dysfunction.
Protesters filled the streets outside Parliament on Wednesday during an anti-government rally in Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia.
© Spasiyana Sergieva/Reuters
What Trump’s National Security Strategy Gets Right About Europe
It’s an actual place, not an arbitrarily bounded zone.
© Jan Staiger for The New York Times
What Trump’s National Security Strategy Gets Right About Europe
It’s an actual place, not an arbitrarily bounded zone.
Europe, Too, Is Worth Fighting For
Provided Europeans want to fight for it.
Trump’s New Strategy Document Is Misguided and Dangerous
Threats against us aren’t limited to one hemisphere.
Centrists Were Supposed to Save Europe. Instead, They’re Condemning It to Horrors.
Centrist governments are failing badly in Europe’s leading economies, setting the stage for a far-right sweep.
How China’s Rare Earth Chokehold Could Strangle Europe’s Military Buildup
Drones, missiles and other crucial components of Europe’s rush to rearm itself rely on an increasingly unsteady supply of minerals from China.
China’s Pause on Rare Earth Controls: What to Know
China has suspended export controls announced this month, but was conspicuously silent about rules imposed earlier, which are snarling global supply chains.
With Power Move on Rare Earths, China Plays Both Victim and Bully
In weaponizing its dominance over the crucial minerals, Beijing is using tactics that it once denounced, potentially alienating nations it wants to court.
