Now halfway through the year, we’ve made it to 11 of our picks, uncovering lesser-known spots where the American Revolution was fought, all-night parties in Poland and more.

As threats from Moscow rise and support from Washington dwindles, the German military is reinventing how it researches, funds and wields 21st-century arms.

The girl group had tried to cut ties with Ador, a subsidiary of the behemoth Hybe, but a court squashed that effort.

Sanae Takaichi has said she gets just “zero to three hours” of sleep a night, prompting a debate in the country over work-life balance.

Business owners in Pakistan are getting impatient for a chance to finally trade goods and oil along their long shared border with Iran.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine dismissed Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi after supporters of the ousted defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, took to the streets to call for the general’s ousting.

President Trump is facing a critical moment in the war, which has failed to bring about the “unconditional surrender” he once demanded.

Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi, a decorated commander, is popular both inside and outside of his country.

President Volodymyr Zelensky fired his top general after a feud between old-school officers and younger innovators spilled into the streets.

The fortified underground complex, in central Iran, is about one mile away from the Natanz uranium enrichment facility.