France’s left-wing parties surged unexpectedly in nationwide legislative elections on Sunday, denying the nationalist, anti-immigration National Rally party a majority in the lower...

Viktor Orban, Hungary’s Leader, Meets With Xi in China After Talks With Putin

Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary met with China’s leader, Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday, courting another authoritarian partner after talks with...

France’s National Rally Is Defiant After Disappointing Election

Leaders of France’s far-right National Rally tried to put a brave face on projected results from parliamentary elections on Sunday that showed the...

France’s campaign season was marred by racist attacks and violent acts.

The French election campaign was swift and tense. It was also marred by racist episodes and acts of violence.The far-right National Rally has...

The Left United to Keep the Far Right From Power. Its Strategy Appeared to Work.

Even as vote counting was still underway across France on Sunday night, one thing was clear: The left-wing coalition called the New Popular...

French Election Yields Deadlock as Left Surges and Far Right Comes Up Short

France faced a hung parliament and deep political uncertainty after the three main political groups of the left, center and right emerged from...

Gridlock? Instability? Without an Absolute Majority, France’s Way Forward Is Unclear

France could be headed for sustained political deadlock after no party or alliance of parties appeared to have won an absolute majority of...

Hopes for a Diplomatic Opening Rise Under Iran’s New President

With the election of the reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian as president, Iran may see a softening of its absolutist foreign policy and even...

Farage, Anti-Immigrant Icon, Could Reshape Britain’s Conservative Trajectory

At first, Nigel Farage kept his cool. When protesters disrupted an election victory speech by Mr. Farage, Britain’s veteran political disrupter, anti-immigration activist...

Here Are the Key Players in France’s Election

France has been governed for the past seven years by President Emmanuel Macron and his centrist government. The vote on Sunday has turned...

Martin Stolar, Lawyer Who Fought for Social Justice, Dies at 81

Martin R. Stolar, a prominent civil rights lawyer who in the early 1970s defended war resisters and inmates who rebelled at Attica prison,...

The Windmills Are Back Up on the Moulin Rouge

The moulin is back. The rouge never left.The Moulin Rouge, the famed Paris cabaret, has restored its iconic windmill after its blades broke...

After 9 Months of War, Israelis Call for a Cease-Fire Deal and Elections

Israelis on Sunday marked nine months since the devastating Hamas-led attack of Oct. 7 and the start of the ensuing war in Gaza...

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