YKK, the quiet Japanese maker of the metal teeth on your jeans and jackets, says it now ships more than 10 billion zippers a year. That tiny piece of hardware has helped build a global company with real muscle — and real problems. The story is one of smart manufacturing, fast expansion, and a reminder More

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went on Fox News’ Hannity and said something obvious that too many in Washington refuse to admit: Iran’s rulers are not a single, monolithic mind. They split over tactics, not pure ideology — and those tactical splits bend the way we show strength. His point deserves a lot more attention than More

The van-and-knife attack near Berlin’s Christopher Street Day parade has done something many pundits thought unlikely: it jolted parts of Europe’s gay community out of reflexive politics and into a blunt debate about safety, immigration and the limits of tolerance. In the days after the attack, prominent LGBTQ figures openly blamed “political Islam” and warned More

The United States and Saudi Arabia carried out joint precision airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in eastern Iraq this week after what U.S. forces called a “surprise” missile attack aimed at a U.S. base in Jordan. The strikes were described by CENTCOM as focused on logistics and weapons sites tied to the IRGC’s proxy network. For More