How Trump’s Strike on Iran Might Affect China’s Calculus on Taiwan
A military exercise for repelling an amphibious landing, in Taiwan in 2023.
Posted by
Thomas
on June 2025
Why Ukraine Fell Down the Agenda at the NATO Summit
The official declaration signed by the heads of state and government at the NATO summit did not mention Ukraine joining the alliance and President Volodymyr Zelensky was not feted as in previous years.
Posted by
Thomas
on June 2025
They Escaped War in Ukraine. It Found Them in Israel.
Rescue workers searching for trapped residents after an Iranian missile barrage hit buildings in Bat Yam, Israel, this month.
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Thomas
on June 2025
A Photo Gone Wrong in the Uffizi Fuels Selfie Worries in Europe’s Museums
A blank space on the wall at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, where a painting of Ferdinando de’ Medici hung until a tourist damaged it on Saturday.
Posted by
Thomas
on June 2025
Germany Wants Recruits. But ‘No One Wants Their Children in the Army.’
Trying out a virtual reality headset at a German Army recruitment booth during a tech trade show in Berlin in May. Germany has committed to significantly expand its military.
Posted by
Thomas
on June 2025
How Sandwiches in Canada’s Lloydminster Became a Test for Domestic Trade
Sally McNaughton removing stock in preparation for a fresh sandwich shipment at Ironwells Co-Op Gas Bar in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. The company has secured an exception to permit sandwiches from their kitchen to be sold on both sides of the provincial border within Lloydminster city limits.
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Thomas
on June 2025
An Investor Took on Hong Kong Tycoons Faces a Tougher Foe
David Webb at his home in Hong Kong, which overlooks the financial district. One former regulator calls him the conscience of the city’s financial markets.
Posted by
Thomas
on June 2025
With Bezos Wedding, Venice Braces for Love in the Time of Tech Billionaires
The Grand Canal in Venice. While city officials welcomed the money and the prestige the Bezos event brought, many locals felt it epitomized the city’s overtourism.
Posted by
Thomas
on June 2025
At Least 8 Killed as Protesters Battle Police in Kenya
Tear gas and smoke at a protest in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, on Wednesday. As demonstrations flared, banks and businesses in the center of the city were closed amid a heavy police presence.
Posted by
Thomas
on June 2025
British Man Is Charged Over Attempted Mock Wedding With Girl, 9, at Disneyland Paris
Disneyland Paris. The episode has raised questions about how a registered sex offender was able to book a private event involving a minor at one of the world’s most prominent theme parks.
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Thomas
on June 2025
China Tightens Controls on Fentanyl but Calls It a U.S. Problem
Using fentanyl at a California encampment last year. The Trump administration says China hasn’t done enough to keep the drug out of the United States.
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Thomas
on June 2025
Vietnam Abolishes Death Penalty for Embezzlement and Other Crimes
Truong My Lan, a Vietnamese property tycoon, in court in Ho Chi Minh City in March. She was sentenced to death in a $12 billion fraud case.
Posted by
Thomas
on June 2025
With Trump’s Help, Scandal-Ridden Brazilian Meatpacker JBS Makes a Comeback
A JBS facility in Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. JBS is the world’s largest meatpacker.
Posted by
Thomas
on June 2025