Dispatch

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

Mired in the trauma of Oct. 7, many see the war as one of existential necessity.

Chef Omar has popularized Damascene cuisine online and in his Istanbul restaurant. But is he linked to the Assad regime?

After years of inattention, the United States is playing catch-up where it once held significant sway.

A new so-called left-conservative party seeks a foothold in the European Parliament elections.

As Iran gears up for elections to replace Raisi, the country is divided.

Attacks on the movement show how insecure Russia’s dictator feels.

Millions of Sudanese are fleeing a warzone—and exposing the world’s bankrupt response.

One of the courses at Lai Ching-te’s inauguration banquet is rumored to be a playful nod to Xi Jinping.

Long seen as an island of stability, the country shares many of the same vulnerabilities that militants have exploited across the Sahel region.

Perhaps tens of thousands of Ukrainian women have lost their partners in the conflict with Russia. They look to rebuild amid precarity and uncertainty.

Georgians are angry at the government’s pro-Russian turn.

Newly arrived Indian workers say abuse is common.

Ammo shortages are costing lives and time.

Inside a remote forest town where Germany’s new right roosts.