World - The Washington Post (2024)

French President Emmanuel Macron said he hears people’s anger — and thinks they will vote for his political bloc anyway.

By Rick NoackJune 12, 2024

The waves of rockets are a dramatic escalation in the simmering border crisis even as negotiations over a Gaza cease-fire reach a delicate moment.

By John Hudson, Victoria Bisset, Mohamad El Chamaa, Susannah George and Bryan PietschJune 12, 2024

Raised in Paris’s disadvantaged northern suburbs, he joined the National Rally (formerly National Front) at the age of 16 and was elected its president in 2022.

By Niha Masih and Annabelle TimsitJune 12, 2024

Ukraine’s Azov Brigade, a onetime militia whose founders Washington deemed problematic, is now allowed to use U.S. weapons, the State Department said.

By Michael Birnbaum, Siobhán O'Grady and Alex HortonJune 12, 2024

Jin, the oldest member of BTS, completed his mandatory national service in South Korea and promised free hugs for his fans, also known as the “Army.”

By Adela Suliman and Jintak HanJune 12, 2024

On his eighth try to become a U.K. lawmaker, anti-immigration campaigner Nigel Farage is running in a struggling town that voted to leave the European Union.

By William BoothJune 12, 2024

In new report, Hamas’s leader in Gaza is said to describe Palestinian civilian deaths as “necessary sacrifices.”

By Ishaan TharoorJune 12, 2024

Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Hamas to accept the current proposal “without delay” during talks with Middle Eastern leaders.

By John Hudson, Susannah George, Sarah Dadouch and Jennifer HassanJune 11, 2024

Pope Francis allegedly repeated a highly pejorative slur just two weeks after the Vatican had issued an apology over the same word.

By Anthony Faiola and Stefano PitrelliJune 11, 2024

Today on “Post Reports,” the story of Ashraf Omar Alakhras and his family farm and an exclusive investigation into the destruction of food and agriculture in Gaza.

By Elana Gordon and Monica CampbellJune 11, 2024

Conducted by Pew Research Center in 34 countries, the survey also found widespread disapproval of President Biden’s handling of the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.

By Bryan PietschJune 11, 2024

The daytime raid in the Nuseirat refugee camp freed four Israeli hostages and killed at least 274 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.

By Miriam Berger, Hajar Harb and Loveday MorrisJune 11, 2024

Gen. Charles Q. Brown held key roles during the ISIS war, when U.S. precautions failed to prevent civilian deaths. Will those lessons make a difference in Gaza?

By Missy RyanJune 11, 2024

Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine others were traveling on a Malawi Defense Force aircraft from the capital, Lilongwe, to Mzuzu amid bad weather.

By Kelly Kasulis Cho and Adela SulimanJune 11, 2024

Bangkok’s Chatuchak Weekend Market is a tourist attraction and one of the world’s largest outdoor markets. Dogs, cats, birds and snakes were killed in the fire.

By Victoria BissetJune 11, 2024

Four educators from Cornell College in Iowa were stabbed during a trip to Beihua University in Jilin, China, authorities said. Police said they arrested a man.

By Adela SulimanJune 11, 2024

A survey of Ukrainian public opinion found strong support for the war effort but potentially unrealistic expectations about liberating all territory now occupied by Russia.

By David L. SternJune 11, 2024

Israel is under growing domestic pressure to halt Hezbollah rocket fire and allow more than 60,000 displaced civilians to return to their homes in the north.

By Steve Hendrix and Mohamad El ChamaaJune 11, 2024

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s and the BJP setback became clear, reaction from Indian Americans in the DMV ran the gamut: shock, hope, worry, resignation.

By Anumita KaurJune 11, 2024

Russia abstained in the vote, which is designed to push both Hamas and Israel toward an immediate cease-fire and release of hostages.

By Karen DeYoungJune 10, 2024