Taipei is very closely watching Beijing’s actions in Hong Kong—and so far it doesn’t like what it sees.

Turkey is set to allow the Iraqi Peshmerga into Kobani, and the U.S. has started to airdrop weapons and supplies to the Kurds defending the town.

As technology gives college graduates more flexibility to live and work where they choose and cultural offerings become more standardized nationwide, it would be natural for young Americans to move in greater numbers to less popular cities with lower costs of living. In fact, those shifts are already happening.

Egypt’s GDP growth climbs in the most recent quarter, leaving investors optimistic. Egypt’s planning minister calls for an “economic revolution”—but the country still suffers from political unrest.

California’s new law establishing strict standards for college students’ sexual activity has been lampooned for applying legalism to the libido. But the consequences for those who run afoul of the new policies are no laughing matter.

A Seattle socialist group has posted a want-ad for a new employee at $13 per hour, despite campaigning for a $15 per hour living wage.

Egypt’s hard-line Islamist party is looking for female candidates. There’s only one catch: They can’t be seen or heard.

Putin denied reports that the Russian government’s budget is being threatened by dropping crude prices, but the data tells a different story. Petrostates around the world are watching a bearish oil market with increasing concern.

Two German hostages are safe from beheading after Germany paid their ransom. But European ransoms are now a huge source of funding for terrorists.

Putin’s trip through Belgrade should be a stark reminder of the various places along the EU’s periphery where Russia can still make a mess if it so chooses.