Trump will host 100s of people at the White House on Saturday

Speed Read A remote-triggered bomb killed Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defense

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 17 December 24

The Explainer The newly liberated Syria is in an incredibly precarious position, but it's too soon to succumb to defeatist gloom

By The Week UK Published 14 December 24

Speed Read Mark Rutte said Putin wants to 'wipe Ukraine off the map' and might come for other parts of Europe next

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 13 December 24

Speed Read The rebel forces that ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad announced an interim government

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 11 December 24

The Explainer Shock result of presidential election has been annulled following allegations of Russian interference

By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published 9 December 24

Talking Point Steering clear of open conflict, Moscow is slowly ratcheting up the pressure on Nato rivals to see what it can get away with.

By The Week UK Published 8 December 24

Speed Read President Yoon Suk Yeol's imposition of martial law was a 'clear violation of the constitution,' said the opposition parties who have moved to impeach him

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 4 December 24

Speed Read The rebels made gains against President Bashar al-Assad’s forces and reignited Syria's 13-year-old civil war

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 2 December 24