Days Before Germans Vote, Merkel Is Where She Didn’t Want to Be: On the Stump

The race for chancellor is tightening, but Angela Merkel says Armin Laschet is the man to fill her shoes.

Sep-22-2021

At Covid Summit, Biden Sets Ambitious Goals for Vaccinating the World

But his plans face a tough road as pressure grows for big pharmaceutical companies to share their vaccine technologies with poorer nations.

Sep-22-2021

Top Adviser to Ukrainian President Is Targeted in an Assassination Attempt

President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was returning to Ukraine from New York immediately after giving his U.N. speech. The adviser, Serhiy Shefir, was unharmed, but his driver was shot and wounded in the attack.

Sep-22-2021

France, Striving for Global Power, Still Struggles to Get It

Though often seen as vanity or pique, France’s assertiveness abroad is calibrated to manage a quandary it has faced since World War II: how to act as an independent power while depending on allies.

Sep-22-2021

Biden Speaks With Macron, First Time Since Diplomatic Feud

The two leaders spoke by telephone for the first time since President Emmanuel Macron of France recalled his ambassador to the United States over a new defense agreement.

Sep-22-2021