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The Most Important Man in Germany This Month Is Its Soccer Coach

Julian Nagelsmann was hired to win a European Championship on home soil. Can he restore a divided nation’s self-esteem at…

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France Is in Danger

Whatever happens next, it’ll go down as one of the wildest gambles in modern French history. President Emmanuel Macron’s decision…

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France’s Conservative Leader Calls for Alliance With Far Right

The announcement by the head of the Republicans was a historic break with his party’s policy. Top politicians on the…

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White Politician Poised for Power Faces Hurdle in South Africa

As John Steenhuisen, who leads the second-largest party, negotiates for a place in the government, he must overcome perceptions that…

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South Africa’s President Announces Plan to Form National Unity Government

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s party, the African National Congress, is seeking a broad alliance after it failed to win enough seats…

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Can South Africa’s Opposition Parties Break Through?

A record 51 parties are competing to unseat the long-ruling African National Congress in the national election on Wednesday. Here’s…

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South Africa’s Highest Court Says Jacob Zuma Can’t Serve in Parliament

With elections a week away, the political comeback of Mr. Zuma, the former president, has presented a test for the…

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Leader of South Africa’s Assembly Resigns Amid Corruption Allegations

The legal problems of Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula expose the governing African National Congress to one of its biggest weaknesses — corruption…

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Inmates Escape After an Attack on Haiti’s Largest Prison

The assault on the prison is the latest in a wave of violent episodes in the past few days staged…

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2024 Israeli Municipal Elections May Offer a Glimpse of the Political Mood

Israel is holding local elections on Tuesday, the first time that voters have gone to the polls since the Hamas-led…

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