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#washingtonpost.com. × This Chinese city grew its birthrate. It won’t be easy to copy.. With a plummeting birth rate and a rapidly aging population, China faces a demographic crisis. The city of Tianmen is an outlier — at least temporarily.

#washingtonpost.com. × Column | Beyond the group chat fiasco, Trump’s Yemen strategy needs more scrutiny. Washington is abuzz with revelations top Trump officials shared plans to bomb targets in Yemen over a messaging app. Analysts doubt airstrikes can defeat the Houthis.

#washingtonpost.com. × Russia wins concession in U.S.-led talks with grain export deal. The move, which drew pushback from Ukrainian, came alongside a U.S.-brokered agreement between Russia and Ukraine to expand a limited ceasefire to the Black Sea.

#washingtonpost.com. × U.S. gets Russian and Ukrainian commitment to Black Sea ceasefire. The agreement comes after separate U.S.-sponsored talks with Ukraine and Russia in Riyadh and includes facilitating Russian access to world food markets for its exports.

#washingtonpost.com. × Turkish opposition leader visits jailed Istanbul mayor amid protests. The head of Turkey’s largest opposition party visited jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in prison on Tuesday, after his detention sparked a week of protests.

#washingtonpost.com. × Oleg Gordievsky, a key double agent in the Cold War, dies at 86. Disillusioned by communism, he shared secrets with British intelligence while working for the KGB, then fled the Soviet Union in the trunk of a car.

#washingtonpost.com. × An iPad spent five years in a river — then helped crack a murder plot. The discovery of the muddy tablet on the banks of the Thames — nonfunctional but with a SIM card intact — helped London police convict three men in the attempted killing.

#washingtonpost.com. × For Europeans, Signal chat gives unfiltered view of Trump team’s disdain. European officials saw the screenshots as more proof in private of what the Trump team has indicated in public: scorn for America’s traditional allies.

#washingtonpost.com. × Britain backs force for Ukraine but security community has doubts. Analysts warn a European force would have difficulty sustaining a peacekeeping mission over time — particularly if there’s no backing from the United States.

#washingtonpost.com. × Israeli strikes kill two Gaza journalists, including Al Jazeera reporter. Hossam Shabat and Mohammad Mansour are among more than 170 journalists killed in the Gaza Strip since October 2023, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.

#washingtonpost.com. × Countries update U.S. travel advisories in response to Trump policies. Reports of detainments and deportations spurred Canada and nations in Europe to update advisories, which experts say may tarnish the United States’ image abroad.

#washingtonpost.com. × Live briefing: Thousands displaced as Gaza faces attacks and Israeli evacuation orders. Thousands of Palestinians across the Strip were advised to flee again, underscoring Israel’s plans to intensify strikes after a ceasefire broke down last week.

#washingtonpost.com. × Deadly wildfires sweep across South Korea’s southeast, in photos and videos. At least four people have been killed in the blazes, which have burned more than 36,000 acres and threaten population centers home to more than 200,000 people.

#washingtonpost.com. × Palestinian director of Oscar-winning film attacked by settlers in West Bank, activists say. Hamdan Ballal, co-director of the documentary “No Other Land,” was attacked in his home village of Susya, according to activists.

#washingtonpost.com. × In photos and videos: Turkey cracks down on protests after Erdogan rival is jailed. More than 1,000 people have been detained amid protests over the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

#washingtonpost.com. × Russia plays down swift progress in talks after Trump envoy’s optimism. Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff raised hopes of “real progress” on a Black Sea ceasefire in Monday’s peace talks in Riyadh.

#washingtonpost.com. × Europe races to lure U.S. scientists as Trump puts pressure on universities. Some European universities are offering funding for American scientists considering a relocation and promising a safe haven free from academic censorship.

#washingtonpost.com. × Trump’s global funding cuts leave a void in Africa for rivals to exploit. America’s vanishing presence in Africa has upended critical programs, severed relationships and left a vacuum that Russia and China will look to capitalize on.

#washingtonpost.com. × Column | Sudan’s bloody civil war may be reaching a turning point. International diplomacy has failed to bring an end to the war in one of Africa’s largest countries, but recent events suggest a shift in battlefield fortunes.

#washingtonpost.com. × South Korea’s prime minister is reinstated, still no word on president. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo is back as acting president, but the Constitutional Court has still not given a date for its ruling on the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol.

#washingtonpost.com. × China and U.S. need ‘candid communication,’ premier tells Trump ally. Steve Daines, a Republican senator from Montana, and American business leaders are in Beijing amid a worsening trade war that threatens to hurt both economies.

#washingtonpost.com. × Paris votes on making 500 streets car-free, in test for green city policies. Mayor Anne Hidalgo has floated a plan to “revegetate” 500 Parisian streets to make the city more liveable. Critics say it would deepen divides between urbanites and commuters.

#washingtonpost.com. × Canada’s Carney calls snap election as Trump looms over campaign. The contest between Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre is likely to be dominated by one question: Who can best handle President Donald Trump and his threats?

#washingtonpost.com. × Trump turbulence leads allies to rethink reliance on U.S. weapons. European capitals are reviewing vulnerabilities and want to wean themselves from dependence on American weapons, but expanding homegrown options will take time.

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