It is the first announcement of the Trump administration’s plans to scale back forces in Europe, where the U.S. has underpinned security since World War II.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/10/29/romania-nato-us-troops-withdrawal/
At least 20 people in Haiti died Wednesday when a river overflowed. The storm was expected to hit the Bahamas next.https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/10/29/hurricane-melissa-cuba-jamaica-damage/
The storm made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, causing widespread flooding and damage before continuing on to Cubahttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2025/hurricane-melissa-jamaica-photos-videos/
None of France’s crown jewels have been recovered. Paris’s public prosecutor said she remains hopeful, with two suspects in custody.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/10/29/louvre-heist-suspect-partially-admit-involvement/
The overnight raids across Paris included the arrest of a man who prosecutors say directly took part in the heist.https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/police-make-five-new-arrests-in-louvre-heist-f7ca4589
The hurricane brought heavy rain, widespread flooding and winds close to 100 miles an hour to the central and southeast Bahamas.https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/hurricane-melissa-cuba-jamaica-73c0234e
The Freedom Party’s drop in support holds lessons for Europe’s resurgent far-right.https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/dutch-hard-right-leader-geert-wilders-set-to-exit-power-192902a5
Israeli officials say the militant group is deliberately delaying the return of hostages’ bodies to gain time to consolidate power and reassert its control over Gaza.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-accuses-hamas-of-playing-a-macabre-game-with-hostage-bodies-0b1f79a3
The Paris prosecutor said two men suspected of breaking into the museum lived on the outskirts of the French capital.https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/two-suspects-in-louvre-heist-are-caught-without-jewels-0a42f737
The president has made gold an essential part of his personal brand for decades. Foreign leaders are using his penchant for it to win his favor.https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/on-trumps-asia-trip-many-opportunities-were-golden-31107849
The central bank signaled it has emptied its toolbox to help an economy hurting from the trade row with the U.S.https://www.wsj.com/articles/bank-of-canada-exhausts-tools-to-help-tariff-battered-economy-018154a9
New evidence shows the supply-chain trail aiding Moscow’s drone makers.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/china-russia-military-ukraine-xi-jinping-donald-trump-vladimir-putin-e7a26ee0
Britain isn’t a haven; neither is America.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/where-are-jews-safe-today-antisemitism-israel-america-britain-668c5e32
Trump’s trade war isn’t working, but neither did previous administrations’ policy of accommodation.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/america-needs-a-bipartisan-china-strategy-e7e5f0e4
Zohran Mamdani’s victory would imperil Jews and embolden totalitarians everywhere in the world.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/europeans-watch-new-yorks-mayors-race-with-fear-0f46d5e5
Tourists are dumbfounded by the many signs of apathy in the South African city.https://www.wsj.com/world/johannesburg-south-africa-g20-summit-525c8ca5
The president said he has instructed the Pentagon to test “on an equal basis” with Russia and China.https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/trump-says-u-s-will-begin-testing-nuclear-weapons-df02292e
Casey Means, an expectant mother, wants to emphasize healthy eating and chronic-disease prevention.https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/the-surgeon-general-nominee-who-wants-to-make-maha-moms-mainstream-b802998b
The leaders’ first face-to-face summit in six years offered relief to both sides, while the high-stakes rivalry between the U.S. and China carries on.https://www.wsj.com/world/china/trump-meets-xi-for-high-stakes-u-s-china-summit-a9c7738f
California’s “governator” returns to the political arena—this time as the celebrity muscle against a ballot measure that could bring gerrymandering back to favor Democrats.https://www.wsj.com/politics/arnold-schwarzenegger-has-become-gavin-newsoms-toughest-opponent-yet-8d21639e