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A conversation with Justin Scheck, who found that illegal Colombian gold transformed into legal North American gold through bureaucratic sleights of hand, and ended up in Canada.

Violent settlers are not merely clearing Palestinians from land under Israel’s control. They are attacking areas where Israel agreed to Palestinian self-governance.

As a senator, Marco Rubio even hinted at the need for regime change in China. Now he talks about cooperation.

The police will deploy thousands of officers, partly to keep far-right and pro-Palestinian marchers separated. The opposing events are expected to draw tens of thousands of people to London.

An analysis of oil export data offers clues about which nations have benefited from higher prices, and which have lost a lot of revenue.

A shadowy state enterprise run by the military is a focal point of Washington's pressure campaign against Cuba.

The hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius set off alarms for a world still traumatized by Covid. For those on board, the danger was much closer.

The leader, whom the State Department designated a terrorist in 2023, had been hiding in Africa, President Trump said.

The president said a potential arms deal for Taiwan was a “very good negotiating chip” in talks with Beijing. His words raise questions about the steadfastness of U.S. support.