The Wall Street Journal

Europe Regulates Its Way to Last Place

From mergers to AI, the EU’s aggressive rule-making hampers its ability to compete with China and the U.S.

The Shadowy Backroom Dealer Steering Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’

Esmail Qaani, in control of the paramilitary Quds Force, is under pressure to avert a direct confrontation with Washington

Two Ph.D.s Launched Nuggets and Slurpees Into Near Space. Now They’re in Hot Demand.

It began with a ‘crackpot’ idea. Now a U.K. company has cornered the lucrative market of sending up not people, but most anything else.

Inside the Hamas Tunnels That Conceal Militant Leaders and Israeli Hostages

Fixtures and fittings in the underground system included kitchens and huge metal gates

The Bitter Brawl Over the Origin of Butter Chicken

Dueling grandsons. A 3,000-page court filing. Inside the ‘delicious dispute’ over who created the Indian dish that is popular worldwide

How the Rockefellers and Billionaire Donors Pressured Biden on LNG Exports

President’s decision to halt new export terminals follows an intense campaign by environmental groups funded by wealthy contributors

Biden’s Age Back in Spotlight After Special Counsel Report, Verbal Flubs

Report says he presented himself as an ‘elderly man with a poor memory’; Biden fires back: ‘My memory is fine’

King Charles Breaks With Tradition to Open Up About Cancer

British monarchs have said as little as possible about their health, but this is slowly changing

Pakistan Suspends Cellphone Service as Voting Begins in Turbulent Election

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan is barred from running and in jail, as are many members of his opposition party

Google and Yahoo Are Cracking Down on Inbox Spam. Don’t Expect Less Email Marketing.

Marketers hope new rules from Google and Yahoo will clear inboxes of what they see as real junk and stop people from reporting their advertising emails as spam

Why More Chinese Workers Are Settling for Less Pay

Dwindling opportunities and weaker wage growth have left many people worse off than during China’s boom years

Israel Struggles to Destroy Hamas’s Gaza Tunnel Network

System’s complexity, Israel’s war aims and lack of manpower hinder effort

Women in Gaza Give Birth in Tents and Public Bathrooms

The enclave’s hospitals are overstretched and understaffed, leaving pregnant women without proper care

Inside the Competition for the World’s Richest Shoppers

Backstage passes. Secret dinners. Exclusive invites. When you have everything, stores lure you with the things money can’t buy.

Is This Amelia Earhart’s Long-Lost Plane?

The latest adventurer to hunt for it says a fuzzy sonar image shows the twin-engine aircraft Earhart was flying when she vanished in 1937

The Biggest Grammys Moments, From Taylor Swift’s Historic Win to Miley Cyrus to Joni Mitchell

Swift’s ‘Midnights’ album of the year win makes her the first person to win the award four times, and the singer announced a new album out in April. Plus, surprising appearances from Tracy Chapman and Céline Dion.

Get Ready for the Longest Presidential Campaign Ever, Featuring the Oldest Candidates

If GOP primary contest ends quickly, the Biden-Trump face-off would present an endurance challenge for both candidates

Moviegoers Are Shocked To Find Out Major Films Are Really Musicals

Recent movies feature characters bursting into song, a move that some viewers didn’t expect. ‘There was no warning.’

A New Solution for CO2 Emissions: Bury Them at Sea

Ship operators have designed a vessel to transport supercooled carbon and pump it into offshore wells for permanent storage

Struggling to Decorate a Narrow Room? 5 Design Pro Strategies

Even interior designers find long, squashed rooms irksome. But they’ve devised clever ways to make them more inviting and were happy to share.