How the US embassy’s mega bash became the hottest ticket in Brussels

Fireworks, facial recognition and a Katy Perry no-show: A look inside the grand American celebration in Brussels.

By SEBASTIAN STARCEVIC
in Brussels

^{Illustration by Natália…}

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Mujtaba Rahman is the head of Eurasia Group’s Europe practice. He posts at @Mij_Europe.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s premiership is entering its final phase.

The U.K. leader may be insisting he will lead his Labour Party into the next election, but events both inside and outside…

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Multiple countries are pitching the Trump administration on how they can offer alternatives to the energy crisis the Iran war has sparked over the Strait of Hormuz.

They’re hoping to get political backing and financial support in Washington. And they appear to be knocking on an open…

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U.S. forces launched a second straight day of airstrikes Wednesday in Iran as President Donald Trump presses for a settlement to end a war that has simmered for months.

U.S. Central Command announced what it called “self-defense strikes” against multiple targets without providing further…

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President Donald Trump is losing the political battle over kitchen table issues that he once dominated.

Inflation has surged to the highest level in three years thanks to a politically unpopular war with Iran. Gas prices are falling, but few economists expect them to approach prewar levels…

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President Donald Trump will not attend the first U.S.-based match of the FIFA World Cup between the United States and Paraguay on Friday in Los Angeles, according to two people familiar with the plans granted anonymity to discuss them.

It’s a notable absence as the United States kicks off…

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Meta is largely tuning out a suggestion from President Donald Trump that the U.S. government should forge a financial partnership with top artificial intelligence companies, the social media giant’s chief global affairs officer said Wednesday.

“Honestly, it’s just not something that…

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BRUSSELS — NATO allies on Wednesday discussed a proposal for an accelerated drone-buying program, just days after a Russian drone crash caused multiple injuries in Romania.

At a closed-door meeting of NATO’s 32 ambassadors, countries debated whether the alliance should urgently purchase…

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