At a conference on reconstruction, the focus shifted to private investment, not donor assistance.

U.S. and Iranian attacks are unfolding in a way that risks a wider war they cannot contain, analysts warn, unless they can return to negotiations quickly.

Mr. Lasher, the likely successor to Representative Jerry Nadler, has an unusual back story: As a teenager, he was a prodigy who performed magic tricks on national television.

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Andy Burnham, who is set to enter Downing Street on Monday, faces a long and daunting list of issues. Here are some of the most urgent.