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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Anthony Scaramucci Is the Right Answer to the Wrong Question
If Trump were right to blame all of his problems on messaging, perhaps the smooth-talking businessman could solve them. But he’s not.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Sean Spicer Is Out and Anthony Scaramucci Is In at the White House
President Trump’s press secretary has resigned in protest of the president's decision to name a former hedge-fund executive as communications director.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP When Will President Trump Fire Robert Mueller?
The White House is threatening the special counsel and trying to dig up dirt on him, and the prospect that the president will try to fire him now seems very real.
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Andres Martinez Casares / Reuters Venezuela Endures Partial Shutdown Amid Continued Violence
Two men were killed in clashes between protesters and police forces as millions participated in a nationwide strike.
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Jacquelyn Martin / AP Burundi Robotics Team Goes Missing
Police suspect the teenagers are seeking asylum as two of them are spotted crossing the border to Canada.
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Felipe Dana / AP Execution Site Found in West Mosul
The discovery adds to mounting evidence that Iraqi forces have unlawfully murdered and abused suspected ISIS militants.
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Jeff Scheid / Pool / Reuters Parole Board Grants O.J. Simpson Early Release
The former football star has served nine years in prison for the 2007 armed robbery and kidnapping in Las Vegas.
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Francois Lenoir / Reuters The 'Fundamental Divergence' in Brexit Talks
The first full round of negotiations is over—and they yielded just as much disagreement as agreement.
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Mikhail Klimentyev / RIA Novosti / Pool / … Why Exxon Was Fined $2 Million
The U.S. Treasury Department says the energy giant violated sanctions on Russia when Rex Tillerson was CEO.
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Evan Vucci / AP The Inadvisable President
Donald Trump is an impossible boss, demanding absolute personal loyalty—even when it conflicts with the law or other key principles—and offering little faithfulness in return.
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Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters Why Germany Is Warning Its Citizens About Travel to Turkey
The arrest of a human-rights activist on terrorism charges and accusations that German companies are linked to an exiled cleric has made relations tense.
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Chaiwat Subprasom / Reuters Dozens Found Guilty in Thailand's Largest Human Trafficking Trial
More than 60 individuals received prison sentences ranging from four to 94 years.
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Brian Snyder / Reuters John McCain Diagnosed With Brain Cancer
The senator’s doctors say he is reviewing treatment options, including chemotherapy and radiation.
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Bernadett Szabo / Reuters Netanyahu Admits Israel Struck Iranian Convoys 'Dozens of Times'
The declaration was caught on microphone, along with the prime minister’s criticism of the European Union.
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Alaa Faqir / Reuters How Trump Made It a Little Easier For Assad to Stay in Power
Even as the U.S. has bombed the Syrian leader’s forces, the president has stopped aiding one campaign against him.
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Stefan Wermuth / Reuters Why Is Brexit So Expensive?
It’s less about economics than about negotiating power.
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Stephane Mahe / Reuters Why France's Top General Quit
The move came after days of back and forth with President Emmanuel Macron over proposed budget cuts for defense.
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Naseem Zeitoon / Reuters Qatar Crisis: Are There Signs of a Potential Deal?
The Saudi-led alliance has reduced the number of demands it wants Doha to accept.
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Lefteris Pitarakis / AP Turkish Court Jails Human-Rights Activists
The activists were detained earlier this month on suspicion of terrorist affiliations.
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Reuters The Other Putin-Trump Meeting
The U.S. and Russian presidents met for a second, undisclosed time at the G20 summit, though it’s not known what they discussed.
