Foreign Policy

Al Qaeda wasn’t about to take ISIS’s defection from its ranks lying down. In Part III of an exclusive series, an Islamic State insider describes the events that led to civil war within the anti-Assad ranks.

The U.N. Isn’t Done With Saudi; Assad’s Chemical Stockpiles; And Lots More

Ban Ki-moon is threatening to put Riyadh and its allies back on a blacklist of countries that kill and maim children in war zones.

The ghost of Richard Nixon is back. And he’s mad as hell about the former secretaries of state and the Washington establishment.

The Pacific lionfish has taken over the Caribbean, killing reefs and decimating local species. Could Whole Foods be the answer?

The Fed is still reluctant to raise interest rates despite avoiding Brexit fallout.

Donald Trump's plan would dredge up a Cold War-era law that critics say betrayed U.S. values without improving security.

A Brazilian judge issued an order preventing Lochte and another U.S. swimmer from leaving the country.

Critics of the Thailand's military government have been detained for voicing their opinions. But that hasn't stopped people from making fun of a photo of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.

Best Defense is in summer reruns. Here is an item that originally ran on May 12, 2016.

A mysterious cache of leaked emails ensnares GOP officials.

The Games succeed because they indulge precisely what they claim to transcend – the world's basest instinct for tribalism.

The Syrian conflict barely received a mention at the Democratic convention. That’s because the party is at war with itself over what to do about the crisis.

The French city of Cannes is the latest to decide that burqinis are not welcome on its beaches.

Vladimir Putin dismissed longtime aide Sergei Ivanov as his chief of staff in what amounts to a major reshaping of Russia's elite leadership.

For weeks, senior Turkish officials have issued ominous threats and stern warnings to the United States if it fails to extradite Fethullah Gulen, the Pennsylvania-based preacher whom Ankara accuses of masterminding last month’s attempted coup. But on Friday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu struck a noticeably upbeat tone.

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This Kenyan coach borrowed his athlete's ID to get free breakfast, then took a doping test for him too.

It's the third time in recent years Khan has been stopped by U.S. security.

Best Defense is in summer reruns. Here is an item that originally ran on April 8, 2016.