World

Politicians and regular citizens alike cower in the NRA’s long shadow, as though it were some Old Testament deity. It’s not.

The attacks in Cologne have changed perceptions of migrants and maybe the nation’s willingness to embrace them

The government’s recent red alerts about smog in Beijing have left many residents feeling more cynical than safe

Passarlay survived human trafficking and a Mediterranean crossing. And he plans to go back home.

The Taliban’s resurgence reminds us that the fight isn’t over in Afghanistan

Bill Cosby’s accuser waited years to be believed. Now her case has finally brought him to criminal court.

Saudi Arabia’s execution of a Shia cleric has dangerously escalated regional tensions. That’s just what it wants.

William McCants on the apocalyptic End Times prophecies that drive Islamic State, why it’s so dangerous—and why it is so difficult to defeat

A village of voices and one enlightened DA helped make the allegations of one Canadian woman credible and admissible at last

Polio epidemics saw thousands fall ill and many die. But the contagious virus may soon be eradicated.