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U.S. President Joe Biden (R) and Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump, participate in the CNN presidential debate at the CNN studios in Atlanta, Georgia.
People watch a live television debate between U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.

How the World Is Reacting to the U.S. Presidential Debate

Biden’s subpar performance is making many of Washington’s allies nervous.

Belgian Wout van Aert of WorldTeam Visma-Lease a Bike pictured at the team presentation ahead of the 2024 Tour de France cycling race, in Florence, Italy.

The Dreyfus Affair and the Origins of the Tour de France

The grueling cycling competition has a rich political history.

U.S. President Joe Biden (right) and former U.S. President Donald Trump participate in the first presidential debate of the 2024 election at CNN’s studios in Atlanta, Georgia.

Key Foreign-Policy Moments From the Trump-Biden Debate

The two candidates clashed over Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war, immigration, and America’s global image. 

Dozens of Hindu devotees wait in line beneath a hazy blue sky near the newly opened temple of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, India. Many of the pilgrims are dressed in orange.

Indian Temples Are Scanning Visitors’ Faces

Data privacy advocates fear a testing ground for mass religious surveillance.

An aerial view shows long, narrow ponds filled with a thick brine, dug into the bed of a dry lake in the desert in Nevada. Piles of white minerals are mounded between the ponds.

Washington Wants a White Gold Rush

The Biden administration looks to domestic lithium mining to boost U.S. energy security and counter China.

A person in a construction vest and hard hat walks toward the shoreline where a thick cable lies.

NATO Wants to Boost Its Undersea Defenses

Officials fear Russia could cut the undersea cable network that undergirds much of the global economy.

A file photo shows a worker at a banana plantation in Santa Marta, Colombia.

The Case Against Chiquita

A U.S. court holds the fruit company accountable for death-squad murders in Colombia.

Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, wearing wire-frame glasses, a suit jacket, and open-collared button-up shirt with no tie, furrows his brow as he looks to his right.

NATO’s New Leader Was Planning This the Whole Time

Mark Rutte, a workaholic obsessed with routine, is about to take over the West’s military alliance.

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 10, 2023.

Capitalism Is Broken. Here’s How to Fix It.

Investor Ruchir Sharma argues Washington needs to get out of the way.

An Israeli soldier wearing a green combat uniform uses a flashlight to examine a framed photograph of three women as he checks personal belongings in a house that was hit by a Hezbollah rocket. Behind him, a presumably broken window is boarded up with a slab of plywood.

What a War Between Israel and Hezbollah Might Look Like

The Lebanese armed group is trained and equipped much better than Hamas.

A man walks past a currency exchange office in Moscow.

Why Is Russia’s Economy Still Growing?

Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine have had limited impact.

Sudanese refugees and South Sudanese returnees who have fled from the war in Sudan arrive at a transit camp in Renk on Feb. 14.

How to Solve the World’s Refugee Crisis

UNHCR’s Filippo Grandi on Sudan, Gaza, Ukraine, and more.

The head of former U.S. President Donald Trump is seen as he peers over a black car door as he exits Trump Tower and enters the vehicle on a Manhattan street.

Trump’s Case Is the Exception, Not the Rule

White-collar crimes are prosecuted at much lower rates than many other crimes in the United States.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Joe Biden walk past a Ukrainian flag as they depart following the announcement of the G-7 nations’ joint declaration for the support of Ukraine in Vilnius, Lithuania.

G-7 Leaders Meet to Ramp Up New Pressure on Russia

Leaders look to lock in commitments ahead of tumultuous election cycles.

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