A federal judge in Brooklyn just decided that painting a cardboard ice cream pint a soft pastel color, giving it a matching lid, and writing the brand name in black cursive is so uniquely original, so protectable, that a competitor must now hand over nearly $24 million in profits for daring to do something similar. […]

There are moments when personnel decisions reveal more about a political system than its speeches, slogans, or diplomatic statements. The military hierarchy now taking shape in Tehran is one of those moments. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei may represent a new leadership at the apex of the Islamic Republic, but the men being elevated around him belong […]

Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov opened a new front in the country’s sharpening political scene on Tuesday, calling for new elections despite the continuing war with Russia. Fedorov, a popular reformer credited with modernizing Ukraine’s government and expanding its military drone program, had served as one of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s most prominent ministers before […]

President Trump late Wednesday threatened Iran with a sweeping new economic crackdown, warning that countries helping Tehran evade U.S. pressure could also face consequences. In a post online, Trump described the effort as “Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale” as his administration seeks to force Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a...