The Wall Street Journal

Putin Wanted His Hit Man Back. A Mother Wanted Her Journalist Son to Come Home.

The secret negotiations to free The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich unfolded on three continents, involving spy agencies, billionaires, political power players and his fiercest advocate—his mom.

WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich Is Free

Release of 32-year-old American from Russia secured as part of largest East-West prisoner swap since Cold War

Les Misérables? Non!

France politicizes the Olympics.

Trump Attacks Harris’s Identity, Saying He Didn’t Know She Was Black

Republican presidential nominee has testy Q&A with Black journalists in Chicago

U.S. Looks for Ways to Revive Gaza Cease-Fire Talks

The killing of Ismail Haniyeh, one of the key negotiators, has dimmed hopes for freeing hostages held by Hamas

Strike in Iran Kills Hamas’s Chief Negotiator

Death of Ismail Haniyeh could upend talks with Israel over a Gaza cease-fire

Luxury Brands Need to Win Back Middle-Class Shoppers

Some labels have alienated customers with big price increases. Sagging profits are prompting a rethink.

Hamas Political Leader Ismail Haniyeh Killed in Iran

Targeted killing of Haniyeh would mark highest-ranking death of a Hamas political official since war in Gaza began

Israel Launches Strike in Beirut in Response to Golan Heights Attack

Move targets Hezbollah commander Israel says was behind deadly Saturday assault

Boeing’s Most Relatable Problem: Finding a Parking Spot

About 200 fully or mostly finished jets are idled while they await interiors, engines and other attention

Mini-Strokes, Gut Problems: Scientists See Links to an Old Bout of Covid

Feeling ill? The cause might be years old

Venezuela’s Maduro Declares Victory and Third Six-Year Term After Disputed Election

Exit polls show victory for opposition, but the president controls the elections board

Harris’s Support for Gaza Cease-Fire Hints at Foreign-Policy Shift

Biden’s vice president has been outspoken on civilian casualties and the humanitarian crisis

Israel Approves a Retaliatory Strike on Hezbollah

Diplomats scramble to avert all-out war after a rocket attack that killed 12 young people in the Golan Heights

Trump Looks to Regain Campaign Edge After Rough Week

Republicans sharpen verbal attacks on Harris, who has rapidly erased the former president’s leads in polling and fundraising

A Wacky 18th-Century Firearm Is Starring in Modern Gun-Law Debates

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling has lawyers arguing over a failed invention called the ’Puckle’

Deadly Strike on Soccer Field Raises Risk of Escalation Between Israel and Hezbollah

Militant group denied responsibility for attack against Israel that left 12 young people dead, many injured

A Fed Rate Cut Is Finally Within View

Central-bank officials meet in the coming week looking ahead to a September rate cut to maximize chances of a soft landing

Harris Touts Tough-on-Crime Image That Was Once a Liability

Kamala Harris’s rise from California prosecutor to vice president mixed progressive reforms with law-enforcement cooperation

Forget the Dream Team. This Is the $500 Million Team.

It’s the highest-paid team in basketball history. But at the Paris Olympics, Team USA is playing for free.