Debris engulfed the site at Mount Maunganui following record rainfall. A government minister said young people were among the missing.https://www.wsj.com/world/oceania/several-people-missing-after-landslide-buries-campground-in-new-zealand-43c937df
U.S. agreements with three island nations have benefited both sides but have also had challenges.https://www.wsj.com/world/can-a-u-s-greenland-partnership-work-just-look-at-these-pacific-islands-9ffcc1d0
Danylo Yavhusyshyn, known to his opponents as Aonishiki, left his homeland after the Russian invasion to pursue a childhood dream of reaching the top in Japan’s ancient sport.https://www.wsj.com/sports/aonishiki-ukraine-japan-sumo-star-4e845df8
The White House is reviving a game of territorial expansion that treats foreign lands as real estate and their people as Americans-in-waiting.https://www.wsj.com/articles/with-the-fate-of-greenland-in-flux-its-back-to-the-age-of-empire-b7b7f552
Beijing has seized upon the disarray within the trans-Atlantic alliance and is trying to entice U.S. allies with the promise of reliable trade partnerships.https://www.wsj.com/world/china-sees-a-chance-to-lure-jaded-u-s-allies-3bc6ac6b
There was little clarity about what would happen next after the president made an abrupt reversal in his push to take control of the Danish island.https://www.wsj.com/world/alarm-over-trumps-greenland-threat-gives-way-to-uncertainty-around-future-deal-9044633b
Despite President Trump’s U-turn on using military force and tariffs to seize Greenland, America’s allies fear worse turbulence ahead.https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/trump-greenland-us-europe-trust-0e11c7fa
After ousting Venezuela’s leader, the Trump administration is hunting for Havana insiders who could cut a deal to end Communist rule.https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/the-u-s-is-actively-seeking-regime-change-in-cuba-by-the-end-of-the-year-1d0f178a
Rights groups’ estimates grow to 10,000 or more dead as new details trickle out.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/irans-protest-crackdown-looks-deadlier-by-the-day-31e1347a
Returning the remains of Ran Gvili will close a painful chapter for Israelis and pave the way for President Trump’s peace plan to move forward.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-to-reopen-gaza-border-crossing-as-last-hostages-remains-are-found-1591913c
The ship and its accompanying destroyers will give President Trump expanded options for a potential strike.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/us-lincoln-carrier-arrives-central-command-48977187
The decline was largely driven by a web of middlemen and buyers who know Tehran has limited options for unloading its sanctioned crude.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-is-selling-more-oil-but-making-less-money-841985ea
Russian attacks on energy infrastructure have plunged much of Ukraine into darkness and cold but haven’t broken its resilience.https://www.wsj.com/world/here-in-one-kyiv-apartment-building-they-are-freezingbut-not-giving-up-a66d812f
In cutting a China deal and deriding economic coercion, the prime minister has opted for a “hardball” approach as crucial trade talks loom.https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/canadas-carney-ditches-mr-nice-guy-approach-to-trump-f452fbd4
The Palestinian fighters live in an Israeli-controlled zone but target Hamas in places that are supposed to be off limits to Israel’s troops.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-quietly-backs-new-gaza-militias-fighting-hamas-4ddd8126
The president backtracked a bit and called U.K. soldiers ‘GREAT and very BRAVE’ after saying allied troops in Afghanistan stayed ‘off the front lines.’https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/trump-comments-on-afghan-war-veterans-spark-backlash-from-allies-6ea48cbc
His unexpected offensive in northeast Syria claimed huge territory for Damascus and fractured a U.S.-backed militia.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/syria-ahmed-sharaa-us-troops-a1b0a1d9
The near collapse of the U.S.’s Kurdish allies has prompted the Pentagon to question the benefits of stationing troops in Syria.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-s-weighs-complete-military-withdrawal-from-syria-ae3ff68b
A U.S. aircraft carrier is heading to the region. If Trump decides to intervene over Tehran’s crackdown, there could be unpredictable consequences.https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/trump-has-options-in-iran-none-are-likely-to-help-protesters-much-c66812ce
U.S. and Japanese authorities are increasingly worried about the yen, and could be signaling intervention is around the corner.https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/treasury-rate-check-boosts-yen-weakens-dollar-c98a44e5