#washingtonpost.com. × China’s efforts to boost the birth rate have failed. Is coercion next?. China's birth rate has fallen to a record low, prompting concerns about the country's demographic future and the potential for more coercive measures.
#Jan.31.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Trump says he’s reopening Venezuelan airspace and Americans may visit. Venezuelan officials welcomed the announcement, which followed the U.S. capture this month of their president, Nicolás Maduro.
#Jan.30.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Trump says U.S. will decertify Canadian-made planes, threatens 50% tariff. The president accused Canada of blocking the sale of U.S.-made Gulfstream aircraft and said he would raise tariffs in the latest dispute to rock the once-chummy relationship.
#Jan.30.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Column | The world recoils at Trump’s ‘paramilitary’ force. The havoc wrought by the deployment of federal immigration enforcement in the U.S. has wrought unflattering comparisons abroad to unaccountable paramilitary forces.
#Jan.30.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Trump administration eases barriers for U.S. firms to sell Venezuelan oil. The Treasury Department announced a general license authorizing U.S. firms to trade Venezuelan oil after Caracas approved a law to improve terms for foreign investors.
#Jan.30.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Trump weighs imminent Iran strikes, but what’s the mission?. Trump has sent an “armada” to threaten Iran, but the president’s rationale for a possible military strike keeps changing.
#Jan.29.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Friction emerges between Trump and Venezuelan opposition over Machado’s return. The administration may prefer reliability over democracy in Caracas, worrying advocates for opposition leader María Corina Machado.
#Jan.29.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Japan’s Sanae Takaichi is proving a surprisingly popular prime minister. The unconventional leader — for starters, she’s a woman — has called an early election for Feb. 8 in an effort to win a broad public mandate for change.
#Jan.29.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × South Korea’s former first lady jailed for bribery ahead of husband’s verdict. Kim Keon Hee, the wife of former president Yoon Suk Yeol, was handed a 20-month sentence in a country where high-level prosecutions have become standard fare.
#Jan.29.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × ICE at Olympics angers Milan mayor, who says agency’s image is ‘terrible’. A routine role for ICE around next month’s Winter Olympics has drawn ire in Italy, amid President Donald Trump’s sprawling immigration crackdown.
#Jan.28.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Hungary announces charges against Budapest mayor over Pride events. Prime Minister Viktor Orban has aligned himself closely with President Donald Trump’s brand of populist conservatism and is a MAGA darling.
#Jan.28.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Germany and France push for ‘two-speed’ E.U. to overcome policy inertia. Germany and France want to speed up action on strengthening the euro currency, cooperating on military spending and building supply chains for critical raw materials.
#Jan.28.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Column | Clamor is growing in Europe to boycott Trump’s World Cup. This summer’s North American World Cup is inextricably tied to President Donald Trump. Some of his critics are questioning the fitness of the U.S. as a host.
#Jan.28.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Facing U.S. turmoil, Europe and India announce blockbuster trade deal. The accord, among two of the world’s largest economies, would create a free trade zone of 2 billion people, as President Trump upends U.S. alliances and global trade.
#Jan.27.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Trump threatens to raise tariffs on South Korea to 25%. President Trump said he would raise import levies for American buyers of South Korean cars, lumber, pharmaceuticals and other items, despite a deal reached in July.
#Jan.27.2026 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Aircraft carrier reaches Middle East, bolstering Iran options for Trump. The U.S. military buildup near Iran continues, with the arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, as the White House contemplates another strike.
#Jan.26.2026 ×
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