The Wall Street Journal

Biden to Commute Sentences of Around 1,500 People

White House says the move is the biggest single-day act of clemency for any president in modern history

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Donates $1 Million to Trump’s Inaugural Fund

President-elect had blasted the tech tycoon during the presidential campaign, but ties have been improving

Hamas Concedes on Israeli Troops in Gaza, Raising Hopes for Hostage Deal

Militants back down on presence of Israeli troops in Gaza after the war and hand over list of hostages they would release under a pact

Christopher Wray to Step Down as FBI Director

President-elect Trump, angered by the FBI search of his Florida resort, was planning to fire Wray

A Top Mission for Europe’s Chief Is to Cool Trump’s Ire Toward the EU

Trump is threatening Europe over trade and war. What comes next will depend partly on Ursula von der Leyen

Inside Assad’s Ransacked Palace: Anxiety Pills, Graffiti and Shredded Posters

A Wall Street Journal reporter in Damascus tours the dictator’s former home, office and underground bunker

Iran Suffers Blow of ‘Historic Proportions’ With Assad’s Fall

Tehran loses a pillar of its national-security strategy as it prepares for more confrontation with Trump

How a Syrian Rebel Went From an American Jail to Seizing Aleppo

Once affiliated with Islamic State and al Qaeda, Jawlani professes religious tolerance. Many have doubts.

Suspect in UnitedHealth Killing Was Ivy Leaguer With Anticapitalist Leanings

Clues emerged that Luigi Mangione had apparently become estranged from some friends—and had health concerns

Syrians Search Notorious Prison for Thousands of Missing

The Assad regime’s downfall has given hope to families of Syrians who disappeared in recent decades

Police Identify 26-Year-Old as Person of Interest in Killing of UnitedHealth Executive

Luigi Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania and found with a firearm suppressor, a ghost gun and multiple fraudulent IDs

Why Europe’s Vaunted Car Industry Is in Crisis, in Charts

New tariffs under Donald Trump would pose yet another challenge for Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and BMW

U.S. Scrambles to Shape Post-Assad Syria But Has to Overcome Years of Disengagement

If Syria falls under control of Islamist militants it could bring further disorder to an inflamed region

Bashar al-Assad, an Ophthalmologist Who Became a Dictator, Is the Last of a Despotic Dynasty

Once a self-styled modernizer, Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad bought time with a harsh crackdown, but his government eventually succumbed to its many enemies

How the Killing of a Rabbi in Dubai Upended a Community That Thought It Was Safe

United Arab Emirates had been seen as a relatively secure place for growing numbers of Jews moving there

What to Know About the Civil War in Syria

Rapid advances by rebel fighters against government forces are taking a more than decade-old conflict into a new phase

Notre Dame Cathedral Is Reborn in a Darkened World

Gothic masterpiece reopens to world buffeted by war and economic uncertainty, five years after fire nearly destroyed it.

Assad’s Rule Collapses in Syria, Raising Concerns of a Vacuum

Outside powers maneuver for influence as a regime that controlled the divided country for half a century melts away

Why Is Everyone ‘Sober-ish’ All of a Sudden?

More people are entering the holidays with a mindful relationship with alcohol. It turns out this isn’t a total drag.

The Secret to Better Sex? A Full Night’s Sleep

Millions of Americans struggle with sleep—and that can kill their libido. Here’s advice that might help