Explainers

Trump Hosts Netanyahu at White House as Iran Talks Continue

President Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House on Tuesday for their first face-to-face talks since a two-week armed...

Israel Is Preparing a Major Military Operation in the West Bank — After Two Israelis and Four Palestinians Were Killed

Israel prepares major military operation in West Bank after four Palestinians and two Israelis killed. Israel's military was massing forces near the West Bank...

More Than 300,000 People Have Been Evacuated by Wildfires in France and Spain — Bordeaux Is Threatened

Devastating wildfires in Spain and France have forced more than 300,000 people to evacuate their homes. In France, around...

Oil Has Hit $101 a Barrel — After Houthis Set a Saudi Tanker on Fire in the Red Sea

The Houthi rebels in Yemen said on Thursday that they had struck two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Called Mojtaba Khamenei’s Message a “Binding Command” — Then Offered a 10-Day Ceasefire

The Revolutionary Guard told Ayatollah Khamenei it regarded his message as "a binding command," as Iran's foreign ministry said...

The Iran War’s New Threat — the Houthis Just Attacked a US Carrier Strike Group in the Red Sea

Yemen's Houthi movement launched its most direct and significant attack on US naval power since the beginning of the...

Trump Claimed China Stole 220 Million Voter Files in a Primetime Address

President Donald Trump addressed the nation in primetime from the East Room of the White House on July 16, announcing the release of newly...

Trump’s “Winning Big in Iran” Speech Calmed No One — Here Is What the US Is Actually Achieving After 142 Days

In a primetime address to the nation, Trump said the US was "winning big in Iran" and the public...