South Korea’s Opposition Head Was Stabbed to Stop Him Becoming President, Police Say

[ad_1] SEOUL—The elderly man who stabbed South Korea’s opposition leader last week did so wanting to prevent the progressive politician from winning the country’s next presidential election in three years,…

Israel’s Far Right Calls for Palestinians to Resettle Outside Gaza

[ad_1] TEL AVIV, Israel—Far-right Israeli ministers are increasingly calling for Palestinians to leave Gaza and for Jews to rebuild settlements there, complicating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s efforts to maintain diplomatic…

Opinion | The Donald Trump Ballot Problem

[ad_1] Editor’s note: In this Future View, students discuss the efforts to keep Donald Trump off the ballot. Next week we’ll ask, “A recent study suggests that worry about AI…

Opinion | Ehud Olmert’s Missed Shot at Hamas

[ad_1] As Israel seeks to “decapitate” Hamas by killing or capturing its leaders, a former Israeli prime minister told me he had to pass up an opportunity to do so…

Donald Trump’s Presidential Immunity Appeal Opens New Campaign Front

[ad_1] Updated Jan. 9, 2024 11:11 am ET WASHINGTON—The legal reckoning for Donald Trump entered a critical stretch Tuesday as a Washington federal appeals court heard arguments on the former…

China Detains a Top Executive at Evergrande’s Electric-Vehicle Unit

[ad_1] Updated Jan. 8, 2024 5:07 am ET The bad news keeps coming for China Evergrande and its investors.  A top executive of the beleaguered property company’s electric-vehicle business has…

New Realtors Association President Resigns After Blackmail Threat 

[ad_1] The president of the National Association of Realtors resigned Monday after allegedly receiving a blackmail threat, the latest in a series of blows to the giant U.S. trade organization…

For Fleeing Palestinians, Gaza Has Shrunk—by Two-Thirds

[ad_1] Listen to article (2 minutes) Shadia Abu Middin had fled Israel’s war against Hamas twice. Then on Dec. 31, Israel told the 44-year-old mother of four in Gaza to…

Walgreens to Pay Humana $360 Million to Settle Drug-Pricing Dispute

[ad_1] Walgreens Boots Alliance has agreed to pay $360 million to insurance company Humana to settle a lawsuit alleging the retail-pharmacy chain overcharged for prescription-drug reimbursements. Walgreens disclosed the settlement…

ESPN’s Pat McAfee Said He Doesn’t ‘Take Back Anything’ After Skewering Colleague

[ad_1] When ESPN placed a big bet on a new star, Pat McAfee, to bring in young audiences with an edgy brand of sports-talk programming, the network knew the appointment…