Security officials shot dead four Islamist militants who attacked their guards in a high-security prison in southern Russia before taking a dozen people hostage, the latest violent incident to challenge the Kremlin.
Faced with a coalescing partnership between four autocracies—Russia, China, Iran and North Korea—the U.S. and its allies are weighing whether to confront them all at once, or seek accommodations.
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he would suspend his election bid and endorse Trump, potentially boosting the Republican after Democrats left their convention with renewed hope for a win.
