Alex Ward

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National Security Reporter at The Wall Street Journal

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Trump to Meet Germany's New Chancellor Today at White House

1 day ago | wsj.com | Bertrand Benoit |Alex Ward

Friedrich Merz, Germany's straight-laced new chancellor, is a former businessman. (Kay Nietfeld/Zuma Press)Germany’s new chancellor has a mission when he meets President Trump: keeping him invested in the fate of Europe. Friedrich Merz is the latest leader from the continent to travel to the White House in recent weeks, part of a campaign to cajole Trump into striking a trade deal with the European Union, among other goals.
Germany’s Leader Has a Message for Trump: We Need You, but You Also Need Us

1 day ago | wsj.com | Bertrand Benoit |Alex Ward

Trade, defense and Ukraine will dominate when Chancellor Merz, President Trump meet at White HouseGermany’s new chancellor will have a mission when he meets President Trump in the Oval Office for the first time Thursday: keeping him invested in the fate of Europe.
イラン最高指導者、ウラン濃縮巡る米国の提案を拒否

2 days ago | jp.wsj.com | Benoit Faucon |Laurence Norman |Alex Ward

イランの最高指導者アヤトラ・アリ・ハメネイ師は4日、ウラン濃縮を完全に断念する前に一時的なウラン濃縮をイランに認めるという米国の提案を事実上拒否した。イランの核開発プログラムを巡る緊張が高まる中、米政府はイランに対するアプローチを再検討せざるを得なくなった。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Iran’s Supreme Leader Rejects U.S. Nuclear Deal Offer

2 days ago | wsj.com | Benoit Faucon |Laurence Norman |Alex Ward

An initial U.S. proposal to Tehran allows only limited, temporary enrichment in IranIran’s supreme leader effectively rejected a U.S. proposal that allows temporary uranium enrichment in the country before ending it completely, forcing the White House to reconsider its approach as tensions mount over Iran’s nuclear program.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Rejects U.S. Nuclear Deal Offer

2 days ago | flipboard.com | Benoit Faucon |Laurence Norman |Alex Ward

Now 'We are seeing lots of opportunities in Europe,' says Ares co-president Blair Jacobson, co-president of Ares Management, joins from SuperReturn to discuss what he is seeing at the conference, the future of Private Equity, … 7 hours ago Iran’s Khamenei rejects US nuclear deal proposal, vows to keep enriching uranium Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday a US proposal for a nuclear agreement went against the country’s national interest, and … 7 hours ago 'I know how...
ロシアとウクライナの戦闘激化、トランプ氏仲介の和平期待が後退

3 days ago | jp.wsj.com | Alex Ward |Michael Gordon |Matthew Luxmoore

【ワシントン】ウクライナが週末にロシア国内の軍事飛行場に対して行った攻撃は、長期化した膠着（こうちゃく）状態を経て、両国の戦争が危険な局面に入ったことを示している。ロシアとウクライナは共に戦闘をエスカレートする意向だとみられ、米国が仲介する和平合意実現の見通しも後退している。　ウクライナのドローンがロシアを攻撃し、爆撃機部隊に打撃を与えて驚愕（きょうがく）させた。その翌日、ロシアとウクライナはイスタンブールで2回目の直接協議を行った。これに先立ち、ドナルド・トランプ米大統領は戦闘停止に向けた早期合意を望むと再び表明していた。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Russia and Ukraine Ratchet Up War While Trying to Show Trump They Want Peace

3 days ago | wsj.com | Alex Ward |Michael Gordon |Matthew Luxmoore

The two sides talked for less than an hour in Istanbul and a halt to the fighting seems out of reach for nowWASHINGTON—Ukraine’s weekend attacks against military airfields deep inside Russia signal the long-stalemated war is entering a perilous phase, with both sides seemingly intent on escalation and prospects for a U.S.-brokered peace deal receding.
Israel Fears Being Boxed In by Trump’s Iran Talks

1 week ago | wsj.com | Dov Lieber |Laurence Norman |Alex Ward

Israel is caught in a bind with its most important ally on its most pressing national security questionSeven weeks into negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, Israeli officials are concerned the Trump administration could agree to a deal that doesn’t block Tehran’s ability to produce a nuclear bomb but curtails the option of Israeli military action. That puts Israel in a bind with its most important ally on its most pressing national security question: the risk of a nuclear-armed Iran.
美国暂停新的学生签证面签，同时着手准备新审查措施

1 week ago | cn.wsj.com | Alex Ward

根据美国国务院周二发出的一份电报，特朗普政府目前没有安排任何新的学生签证面签，与此同时，政府正准备审查申请人社交媒体账户的新措施。目前正值希望前来美国的国际学生的申请旺季，这些学生通常在春季收到美国大学的录取通知书，并且必须在秋季新学年开始前获得签证。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
U.S. Pauses New Student-Visa Interviews as It Prepares to Ramp Up Screening

1 week ago | wsj.com | Alex Ward |Michelle Hackman |Douglas Belkin

State Department cable says officials are readying guidance for tougher vetting of applicants’ social mediaWASHINGTON—The Trump administration isn’t scheduling any new student-visa interviews while it prepares new measures to vet applicants’ social-media accounts, according to a State Department cable dated Tuesday.

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