

Maybe Europe doesn’t need the US anymore.


He’s talking to Putin and fighting with Zelenskyy. Is Kyiv’s nightmare scenario finally unfolding?


Here’s what Trump gets right — and wrong — about the WHO.


Trump isn’t inevitable. Here’s a plan to keep democracy intact.


The Logoff explains a major shift in foreign policy.


Why steel and aluminum tariffs are back — and might stick.


People in the Middle East aren’t laughing at the president’s proposal.


What Trump wants in Gaza and elsewhere is recolonization.


Nuclear guardrails are falling apart — and Donald Trump is about to retake the launch codes.


What the hot new Chinese AI product means — and what it doesn’t.


USAID has become a testing ground for dismantling government agencies, agency employees tell Vox.


The DeepSeek saga that’s transforming AI, explained


Are we really 89 seconds away from annihilation?


Greenland: not for sale, but open for business.


Hamas survived, but Iran is reeling. How 15 months of destruction changed the Middle East.


Trump’s role in the Israel-Hamas negotiation, explained.


Trump wants a ceasefire. The problem is that Russia thinks it’s winning.


The agreement that hopes to end the Israel-Hamas war, explained.


What happens when you treat the world like a game of Risk.


A cost-of-living crisis and conflict in the Liberal Party mean the resignation’s not a surprise.


South Korea’s impeached president avoided arrest — for now.


The “caliphate” is history. But ISIS is still a threat.

From tariffs and a Trump/Elon break-up to artificial general intelligence, here’s what could happen in 2025, according to the Future Perfect team.

Jimmy Carter, the longest-lived president in US history, dies at 100.

A “suicide pod” in Switzerland roils the right-to-die debate.


It wasn’t the easiest year, but 2024 was not without its bright spots.


One country offers a glimpse into the future of warming and unrest.


The president-elect is pushing Hamas to free Israeli hostages by January 20.


Gisèle Pelicot’s husband drugged and assaulted her for a decade. She demanded a public trial.


A marital rape case in France reverberated around the world. This is how it happened.


Thousands of people were convinced they were seeing drone swarms. Get used to it.


Simmering tensions between Justin Trudeau and former ally Chrystia Freeland erupted Monday.


A second Trump presidency could be even worse for refugees than the first.

The Taiwan invasion everyone fears might never happen. Here’s what could take place instead.


The big decision facing millions of Syrian refugees, explained.


The stories that will endure from a wild year.


What could possibly go wrong?


How the Assad regime collapsed slowly, then all at once.


These reforms are a big win for advocates, but what happens next will be crucial for animals’ rights.


The world had moved on from Syria — but Syrians had other ideas.