International news and what it means for Americans.
NATO now has 32 members after Finland and Sweden joined. Its Article 5 promise has been invoked only once, after the September 11 attacks. Here is what it requires and what it doesn't.
The UN Security Council is the only United Nations body whose decisions countries are legally bound to follow. Here is how it works, what the veto means and why reform keeps stalling.
A large share of the world's oil and goods passes through a handful of narrow waterways. When one is blocked or attacked, shipping costs and prices can rise far away. Here is how it works.
The United States holds the G20 presidency in 2026 and plans to host leaders near Miami on December 14 and 15. Here is what the G20 is, who belongs and what it can and can't do.
The European Union is a union of 27 countries with a shared market and, for 21 of them, a shared currency. Here is who runs it, how laws are made and why it matters to Americans.
