Canadian Wildfires Twice as Likely Because of Climate Change, Study Finds
Warming Set the Stage for Canada’s Record Fires, Study Finds (Published 2023)
Climate change has made hot, dry and windy conditions like those that fueled this year’s blazes at least twice as common as they would otherwise be.
Legal Battles Begin in Case Against Trump and Allies in Georgia
Legal Battles Begin in Case Against Trump and Allies in Georgia (Published 2023)
Several of Mr. Trump’s co-defendants in the state racketeering case over election interference are seeking to have the matter transferred to fede...
Ukraine’s Forces and Firepower Are Misallocated, U.S. Officials Say
Ukraine’s Forces and Firepower Are Misallocated, U.S. Officials Say (Published 2023)
American strategists say Ukraine’s troops are too spread out and need to concentrate along the counteroffensive’s main front in the south.
How Mark Meadows Pursued a High-Wire Legal Strategy in Trump Inquiries
How Mark Meadows Pursued a High-Wire Legal Strategy in Trump Inquiries (Published 2023)
The former White House chief of staff, a key witness to Donald J. Trump’s efforts to remain in power after his 2020 election loss, maneuvered to ...
Extreme Weather Hits Around the World as Global Temperatures Rise
Extreme August Arrives With a Warning: Expect More (Published 2023)
A mix of devastating wildfires, tropical storms, mudslides and heat waves foreshadows a future of intensified extremes as the world warms.
BRICS Summit Attracts Global Interest Not Seen in Years
BRICS Meeting Attracts Global Interest Not Seen in Years (Published 2023)
The leaders from the five-member group of nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — are discussing expanding the club, which ha...
BRICS Debates Adding New Members
The BRICS Club of Emerging Nations Debates Letting Others In (Published 2023)
China wants to expand the five-nation bloc, but the members’ conflicting interests may get in the way.
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to Visit China Next Week
Commerce Secretary to Visit China Next Week in Bid to Steady Ties (Published 2023)
The trip by Gina Raimondo, the secretary of commerce, comes at a tense moment for the U.S.-China relationship and the Chinese economy.
Could U.S. Toughness on Chinese Business Have Unintended Consequences?
Spreading State Restrictions on China Show Depths of Distrust in the U.S. (Published 2023)
Businesses fear that efforts to look tough on Beijing, which have the potential to be more expansive than moves by the federal government, could ha...
China’s Property Crisis: Why It’s So Hard for Beijing to Fix
Why It’s So Hard for China to Fix Its Real Estate Crisis (Published 2023)
Beijing has often addressed economic troubles by boosting spending on infrastructure and real estate, but now heavy debt loads make that a hard pla...