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foreign investors may not care about the failure of the Japanese bid for U.S. Steel

foreign investors may not care about the failure of the Japanese bid for U.S. Steel

Hussain Sajwani, founder and chairman of DAMAC, a United Arab Emirates property developer, at home in Dubai last week. (Amr Alfiky/Reuters)

Economics & Politics | 15min read
Economic advantages in the United States outweigh irritation over political process.

Some experts say that Israel is trying to make its own heavy bombs, but it is still difficult for the country to shake its reliance on the United States

Some experts say that Israel is trying to make its own heavy bombs, but it is still difficult for the country to shake its reliance on the United States

A convoy of Israeli tanks heads toward the Lebanese border on Oct. 1. (Heidi Levine for The Washington Post)

Middle East | 18min read
Israel said last week it would move to produce heavy bombs and raw materials for defense domestically, after learning “a central lesson from the war” in Gaza.

Zelenskiy says he’s ready to exchange North Korean soldiers for Ukrainians held in Russia

Zelenskiy says he’s ready to exchange North Korean soldiers for Ukrainians held in Russia

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a joint press conference with OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Elina Valtonen (not pictured), amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 8, 2025. REUTERS/Alina Smutko/File Photo

WORLD | Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday Kyiv is ready to hand over North Korean soldiers to their leader Kim Jong Un if he can organize their exchange for Ukrainians held captive in Russia.