President Biden is beginning to acknowledge that he is simply running out of time to help forge a cease-fire and hostage deal with Hamas, his aides say. And the risk of a wider war has never looked greater.
Author: DAVID E. SANGER
A New Era in Sabotage: Turning Ordinary Devices Into Grenades, on a Mass Scale
The attacks in Lebanon required getting deep into the supply chain, which is difficult to do. But the sabotage contributes to a sense of vulnerability that ordinary devices can become a source of danger.
Biden Says Netanyahu Is Not Doing Enough to Free Israeli Hostages
President Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel are at odds once again as negotiations over a cease-fire and hostage release deal drag on.
Trump Blames Biden for Wars Abroad. Here’s a Look at Their Records.
Former President Donald J. Trump blames President Biden for crises around the globe. But the reality is that presidents inherit a world already hurtling through history.
On Gaza, Democrats’ Most Divisive Issue, Harris Embraces Biden’s Balancing Act
With her party torn between pro-Israel Democrats and younger progressives, she’s looking for a way to quiet one major issue until after the election.
Biden Approved Secret Nuclear Weapons Strategy Focusing on China
In a classified document approved in March, the president ordered U.S. forces to prepare for possible coordinated nuclear confrontations with Russia, China and North Korea.
A New Candidate Must Now Defend Biden’s Legacy Abroad
More than any election in decades, this one will be marked by starkly different approaches to an era of simultaneous confrontations, from China to Russia to the Middle East.
Biden Uses NATO Summit to Assail Trump on Foreign Policy
At his news conference, the president also acknowledged a new strategy to disrupt the growing ties between China and Russia but provided no details.
Putin Once Tried to Curb North Korea’s Nuclear Program. That’s Now Over.
Vladimir Putin promised unspecified technological help to North Korea, which could allow it to advance its nuclear weapons program.
It’s Not Just Russia: China Joins the G7’s List of Adversaries
While not invited to the Group of 7 meeting, China was still a major presence, with the summit’s final communiqué referencing the country 28 times, almost always as a malign force.