NPR (The Associated Press) - Tanker set ablaze after being struck by projectile in the Strait of Hormuz
Iranian state television said the tanker came under attack after ignoring warnings but did not directly claim the assault.
NPR (The Associated Press) - China test-launches a ballistic missile in the South Pacific and raises regional concerns
The launch, using a dummy warhead, took place the same day Australia and Fiji signed a mutual defense treaty meant to counter Chinese influence in the Pacific.
NYTIMES (Carlos Lozada) - Welcome to JD Vance’s Clash of Civilizations
The vice president’s theology comes in book form.
NYTIMES (David Broder) - Behind the Scenes of NATO, Europe Is Falling Apart
The greatest dangers lie within.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Rob Taub) - Will Charlie Kirk's suspected killer go to trial or take a plea?
"If they can avoid it, hell no," Eiglarsh told "CUOMO" regarding Robinson possibly going to trial.
NYTIMES (Daisuke Wakabayashi and Jason Karaian) - Samsung Made More Profit Last Quarter Than the Last Two Years Combined
The A.I. boom has propelled the South Korean tech giant’s earnings, but its shares sank as investors had even loftier expectations.
NYTIMES (Alexandra Stevenson and Murphy Zhao) - The Chinese Company That Could Start a Trade War With Europe
Nuctech’s rise from a Chinese state-backed start-up to a global border-security supplier has made it a lightning rod in trade and subsidy disputes.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Taki) - Au Revoir to the Good Life in Paris
The City of Light is not what it once was—nor are the Americans visiting it. The post Au Revoir to the Good Life in Paris appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture Au Revoir to the Good Life in Paris The City of Light is not what it once was—nor are the Americans visiting it. TakiMag Bereft of air conditioning, Americans in Paris last week cursed the locals for their antediluvian ways. Parisians did not exactly take it with a wry Gallic smile. Stomach-churning entitlement and sheer effrontery, they answered I was in the City of Light on my way to the Alps, and read most of this stuff in the newspapers. Yes, it was hot, very hot, but walking down the Seine and along the quais, in the small park at the head of the Île de la Cité, or passing Notre Dame glistening in the sunshine,…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Eldar Mamedov) - Israel’s Opportunistic Recognition of the Armenian Genocide
It looks like a calculated move to isolate Turkey. The post Israel’s Opportunistic Recognition of the Armenian Genocide appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Israel’s Opportunistic Recognition of the Armenian Genocide It looks like a calculated move to isolate Turkey. (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images) Israel’s recent decision to formally recognize the World War I-era Armenian genocide deserves a skeptical eye. After decades of silence, the Netanyahu government’s vote to recognize the Ottoman Empire’s atrocities is less a belated act of moral clarity and more a calculated move to isolate Turkey by weaponizing a historical tragedy. (The resolution still needs to be ratified by the Knesset.) Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar framed the gesture in…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Luke Nicastro) - European Rearmament Is a Trap
The United States should pursue a pullback no matter how much Europe spends on defense. The post European Rearmament Is a Trap appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs European Rearmament Is a Trap The United States should pursue a pullback no matter how much Europe spends on defense. Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that a plan by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to announce sweeping troop cuts in Europe had been blocked. Per the WSJ : The U.S., [Hegseth] planned to say, was preparing additional cuts to its forces in Europe that would go beyond the canceled deployment of an armored brigade to Poland and the earlier withdrawal of an infantry brigade from Romania… But Hegseth’s proposal was nixed after it was shared with Marco Rubio—President Trump’s…Open