WASHINGTON With Venezuela spinning into chaos and collapse, the Obama administration has pondered how to nudge the imploding nation toward political change — without making Uncle Sam a target. The administration appears to have found the right formula this week. Secretary of State John Kerry announced Tuesday at a meeting of the Organization of American States that the U.S. ...

An ambitious European Union (EU) plan to curb migration from countries ranging from Lebanon to Nigeria could reduce pressure in Europe but would not fully eradicate the problem as some partners would need more engagement to resolve the growing phenomenon. The European Commission (EC) proposed to deploy 8 billion euros ($9.1 billion) over the next five years to tackle flows ...

  Jonathan Bernstein Hillary Clinton delivered a substantive and somewhat bipartisan speech on Monday about the massacre in Orlando, Florida. She offered a number of specific-sounding prescriptions and recalled George W. Bush’s respect for the Muslim community. Donald Trump? He started by bragging about himself and hinting that Barack Obama might be part of a plot against the US. Then ...