South Korea Fails to Detain Impeached President in Standoff at His Home

South Korea Fails to Detain Impeached President in Standoff at His Home

When around 100 criminal investigators and police officers entered a hilly compound in central Seoul on Friday morning, they tried to achieve something that has never been done before in South Korea: detain a sitting president. First, they made it through two blockades formed by parked vehicles and people. Then, when they came within 650 […]

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After Fierce Lobbying, Treasury Sets Rules for Billions in Hydrogen Subsidies

After Fierce Lobbying, Treasury Sets Rules for Billions in Hydrogen Subsidies

The Biden administration on Friday made final its long-awaited plan to offer billions of dollars in tax credits to companies that make hydrogen, in the hopes of building up a new industry that might help fight climate change. When burned, hydrogen mainly emits water vapor, and it could be used instead of fossil fuels to […]

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Biden Plans to Block Takeover Bid of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon

Biden Plans to Block Takeover Bid of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon

President Biden has decided to block the $14 billion takeover of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel of Japan in an announcement expected as soon as Friday based on grounds that the sale poses a threat to national security, according to people familiar with the matter. The decision would be an extraordinary use of executive power, […]

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European Ministers Visit Syria to Strengthen Ties With New Government

European Ministers Visit Syria to Strengthen Ties With New Government

Syria’s new leaders are set to meet the French and German foreign ministers in the capital, Damascus, on Friday in one of the highest-level Western diplomatic visits since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad last month. Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s top diplomat, and Jean-Noël Barrot, the French foreign minister, arrived in Damascus for the first such […]

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