The Wall Street Journal

From Champagne to Bourbon, Alcohol Lands on Front Lines of Global Trade War

Trump threatens a 200% tariff on European alcohol.

Shoppers Are Skimping on Cigarettes, Doritos and Twinkies

U.S. convenience store sales fell 4.3% by volume in the year ended Feb. 23

A Nuclear-Power Revival Brings Back an Old Problem: What to Do With the Waste

Tons of radioactive refuse goes into temporary storage every year

Russia’s Withering Economy Is Tricky Place to Do Deals—Even for Trump

Country’s oil, minerals can be hard to reach, and threat of Kremlin intervention casts long shadow

North Korea Is Open. Who’s Going?

The first Western tourists are trickling back into the totalitarian Kim Jong Un regime—and splurging on propaganda

Ozempic’s New Frontier: The War on Aging

Research suggests benefits beyond what popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs were first approved to treat

Ireland Kicks Off St. Patrick’s Day Festivities in U.S. With Trade Plea

This year’s celebrations at White House provide festive backdrop to high-stakes policy discussions

U.S. to Restore Military Support to Ukraine After It Agrees to Cease-Fire

The 30-day truce, which is contingent on Russian acceptance, envisions the start of talks between Kyiv and Moscow on halting the war

Oct. 7 Adds to Long History of Spies Missing the Big Picture

Intelligence agencies’ apparent ability to sometimes miss the forest for the trees is so common that scholars have a name for it

Mark Carney Wins Leadership of a Canadian Liberal Party Revived by Trump

The former central banker is now poised to call a general election that suddenly seems winnable

Europe, U.S. Rift Over Ukraine Widens Despite New Arms Spending

As Europe moves closer to meeting Washington’s demands on defense, trans-Atlantic mistrust is growing over Ukraine talks

The Myth Behind Daylight-Saving Time

Whether you love to spring forward or hate it, it doesn’t work as advertised, a Yale economist says

Meet the ‘Cali Sober’ Set: No Booze, but Drugs Are Fine

For some people, alcohol has taken a back seat to other substances, including mushrooms, LSD and ketamine

Why We Don’t Trust Doctors Like We Used To

Patients often feel ignored and complain about disjointed care and a lack of communication

Syrian Forces Battle Insurgents in Serious Test for New Government

Ambushes by Assad loyalists are among the fiercest yet, stretching the forces of the former rebels who seized power last year

Trump’s Embrace of Putin Has Germany Thinking of Nuclear Weapons

The travails of the Western alliance have injected urgency into a debate about homegrown alternatives to the U.S. nuclear umbrella

Top U.S. Officials to Meet Ukraine Counterparts Next Week in Riyadh

Saudi meeting follows U.S. cutoff of military aid and intelligence to Kyiv

Two Small Adversaries of Russia and China Are Swapping Notes to Survive

Taiwan and the Czech Republic work to boost each other in business and security despite superpower headwinds

Draft of Trump Executive Order Aims to Eliminate Education Department

Secretary Linda McMahon would be directed to ‘take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure’

Supreme Court Lifts Pause on Foreign-Aid Payouts

A 5-4 court rejected the Trump administration’s bid to suspend a lower-court directive to resume nearly $2 billion in funding