Afghanistan Finally Signs Security Agreement
Afghanistan’s new president ratifies a long-term security accord with the United States.
Britain’s Osborne to Freeze Benefits, Cut Pension Tax
A next Conservative government will freeze benefits for working age Britons and overhaul pensions.
French Socialists Lose Upper House Majority
It’s another setback for President François Hollande.
Conservative Party Defections Cast Cloud Over Conference
Rather than worry about the next election, Conservatives wonder who will be next to head over to UKIP.
Britain, Denmark Join Coalition Against Islamic State
The two NATO countries join the war in Iraq, but not in Syria.
Bashar Assad: Root of Islamic State’s Evil
A strategy to defeat the Islamists would be incomplete without a plan to remove its sponsor in Damascus.
Belgium, Netherlands to Support Air Campaign in Iraq
The two European countries join the war against the Islamic State but stop short of joining airstrikes against Syria.
As Allies Battle Islamists, Turkey Still Focused on Defeating Assad
Turkey supports the campaign against the Islamic State but insists Bashar Assad is part of the problem.
Hysterical Conference Speech Shows Miliband Is Unfit to Lead
The Labour leader’s recriminations say more about his own delusions than the ruling Conservatives he attacks.
Arabs, Americans Launch Strikes Against Islamic State
But airstrikes alone are unlikely to defeat the Islamist group.
Sarkozy Laments France’s “Humiliation” Under Hollande
The former president says he has “no choice” but to return to politics given the desperate situation France is in.
Miliband Won’t Link Scottish Devolution to English Autonomy
Labour rejects David Cameron’s proposal to give England and Scotland more autonomy at the same time.
Shared Values Don’t Make an Indo-American Alliance
India and the United States may have similar values, but even Narendra Modi can’t gloss over divergent interests.
Ukraine, Separatists Agree to Ceasefire, Buffer Zone
Ukraine agrees to a truce with pro-Russian separatists, but fighting continues in Donetsk and Mariupol.
Sarkozy to Return to Politics, Stand for Party Leadership
The former president says he “loves France too much” to remain a spectator while the country declines.