World
Who is Kamala Harris? The next likely Democratic presidential nominee
A former senator and prosecutor, Harris is already the first woman and black person to serve as vice president. She could very well become president.
- by Chris Zappone
Opinion & Perspectives
Biden’s exit changes the game. But here’s why Trump’s still on track to win
Kamala Harris is no less unpopular than Joe Biden. On some measures, she’s even less likely to win against Donald Trump.
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Suddenly, Trump, not Biden, is the buffoonish old guy in the race
The Republicans’ entire campaign has been focused on Joe Biden in general and his age in particular. Now we have a real battle on our hands.
Bill Wyman
Columnist
Biden couldn’t withstand the friendly fire. But will his self-sacrifice save the Democrats?
Historians will regard Biden as among the more consequential US presidents. If the Democrats win in November, he’ll occupy an even more exalted perch.
Nick Bryant
Journalist and author
North America
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Biden’s exit changes the game. But here’s why Trump’s still on track to win
Kamala Harris is no less unpopular than Joe Biden. On some measures, she’s even less likely to win against Donald Trump.
- by Peter Hartcher
World of photos, July 23, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
Europe
‘Sham conviction’: Russian court jails US reporter for 16 years in spying case
- by Andrew Osborn and Mark Trevelyan
Italian reporter fined €5000 for dig at PM Giorgia Meloni’s height
- by Elisabetta Povoledo
Asia
Analysis
Protests
Police kill more than 100 students in protests over job handouts
The protests erupted out of Bangladeshi students’ anger at a quota system for government jobs that benefited certain groups.
- by Anupreeta Das
Vietnam’s most powerful leader dies leaving no obvious successor
Vietnam’s Communist Party’s Nguyen Phu Trong presided over his country’s transformation and reshaped its leadership with his “blazing furnace” anti-corruption campaign.
- by Sui-Lee Wee
Untouched meals, cyanide and six bodies in a luxury Bangkok hotel room
- by Sui-Lee Wee and Muktita Suhartono
Exclusive
Crime
Daughters of murdered Australian speak of love for father, frustration with DFAT
- by Zach Hope and James Wilson
Also in World
Netanyahu will walk political tightrope on US trip amid Biden chaos
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to US Congress has the potential to cause disarray on both sides of the ocean.
- by Tia Goldenberg and Aamer Madhani
Tunnels, tricks and tactics: Hamas’ strategy in Gaza revealed
- by Patrick Kingsley and Natan Odenheimer
