Turkey’s government is clarifying its 2024 priorities. Once again, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing an election. This time, it’s not for his own reelection as president, but an attempt to win back control over the country’s major cities — which he lost in 2019.

YEREVAN, Armenia — It is a nightmare scenario not only for the United States but also for countries bordering Russia. After blunting Russia’s initial assault and extracting hundreds of thousands of casualties from the Russian army, Ukraine is running out of steam. The conflict has frozen, and demography is on Russia’s side. Anti-Ukraine propaganda, Washington’s usual attention deficit disorder, and the White House's tendency to give Ukraine what it needs to fight but not what it needs to win combine to take a toll. In the U.S., strategic impatience and an unwillingness to sacrifice are our Achilles’ heel. For Russia, attrition and fear are given. Russians may resent the high cost of President Vladimir Putin’s folly, but they exert no democratic pressure on their ruler.

Former President Trump increased his attacks on former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley at an Iowa rally on Friday, going after the candidate as she rises in polls. “Nikki Haley’s campaign is being funded by Biden donors,” Trump said, later dubbing her a “globalist.” “She likes the globe. I like America first,” he added. “The establishment...

The Food and Drug Administration warned Friday that applesauce pouches previously recalled for containing lead may also contain chromium, increasing the risks of illness after ingestion. The applesauce was initially recalled Nov. 13, with the Centers for Disease Control saying impacted pouches could contain lead. The FDA said Friday that the chromium contamination was from...

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley went after fellow GOP candidate and former Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) Friday, claiming his campaign could be helping former President Trump get reelected. Christie has struggled to pick up momentum as he focuses campaign efforts in New Hampshire. Multiple GOP operatives, including Haley allies, have called on him to leave...

Special counsel Jack Smith denounced former President Trump’s request for contempt charges against him on Friday, saying the effort is just bringing up “recycled allegations.” Trump’s attorneys filed a contempt claim Thursday due to a dispute over how Judge Tanya Chutkan has paused activity in the case. The legal team claimed that due to a...