4 Takeaways From Orban’s Defeat in Hungary’s Election

Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary, center, at an election event for his political party, Fidesz, on Sunday.

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The Battle Over Refreshers Heats Up as McDonald’s Enters the Mix

The fast-food giant will add fruit-flavored drinks to its menus next month as chains like Dunkin’ and Starbucks sell more cold drinks than hot ones. …

To Fill Drone Force Ranks, Russia Targets a New Demographic: Students

A billboard promoting contract military service in the Russian army’s unmanned systems forces, in St. Petersburg, Russia, in January. Recruiters have …

How Trump’s ‘Dealmakers in Peace’ Failed in Iran

Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff thought they could broker peace like a business deal. The war in Iran proves how wrong they were.

The Economist Is Putting Names (and Faces) to Its Magazine

Nameless no more, writers for The Economist are mixing it up on video from its studio in London.

How Iran, Suffering Under Sanctions, Diversified Its Economy

As the nation contended with high inflation, high unemployment and unrest before the war, it became more than just an oil exporter.

After Charlie Kirk’s Death, a Fight for the Youth Vote

Nicholas J. Fuentes, left, the 27-year-old white nationalist, and Zee Cohen-Sanchez, the founder of the Democratic organization National Ground Game, …

Trump’s Military Transgender Ban Is Keeping Workers on Expensive Paid Leave

Katie Benn, an Army air defense officer, hasn’t been able to do her job in nearly a year, sidelined because she is transgender.

The Last Day at Kids of Faith: Parents Navigating a Child Care Crisis

Aimee Aranda comforted her daughter, Zennett, at Kids of Faith Place on the day care’s last day.