Despite a growing sense of stability and optimism after decades of chaos and violence, Somalia has been unable to curb the threat posed by the terrorist group Al Shabab. Continue reading Mogadishu Bombing Took the Lives of the ‘Best and the Brightest’

The furniture chain is the latest retailer to struggle with declining store visits and changing consumer tastes. Continue reading Pier 1 Imports to Close Up to 450 Stores and Cut Jobs

Because he’s just a bully with delusions of grandeur. Continue reading Trump the Intimidator Fails Again

His shelves are mostly empty, but Mitoshi Matsumoto plans to continue his fight against the company to change Japan’s tough convenience store culture. Continue reading How 7-Eleven Struck Back Against an Owner Who Took a Day Off

The secretary of state’s decision most likely ends Republicans’ hopes of securing a potentially dominant candidate for the open seat in Kansas, his home state. Continue reading Mike Pompeo Is Said to Decide Against Running for Senate in Kansas

Out to dinner on a crisp fall night, a sandwich to go and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary. Continue reading ‘There Was a Woman Sitting Alone at the End of the Bar’

Usha Prabakaran’s 20-year-old cookbook, crammed with recipes from home cooks, is simple and self-published. But it has become a cult classic in India. Continue reading India’s ‘Pickle Queen’ Preserves Everything, Including the Past

Pill bottles filled with bedbugs were left inside a Pennsylvania Walmart, the authorities said. Continue reading Police Investigating the Release of Bedbugs at a Walmart

The Pentagon has directed about 4,500 troops to the region atop the roughly 50,000 already there as tensions rise with Iran. They are reinforcing their outposts, bases and airfields. Continue reading How U.S. Troops Are Preparing for the Worst in the Middle East

He cannot risk criticizing the president, whose support he needs for trade negotiations after Brexit. But he could be exposed if Iran opens a serious trans-Atlantic rift. Continue reading Johnson’s Balancing Act With Trump and Europe on Iran