Former UN missile inspector says North Korea’s latest ICBM failed an important phase

“You see small bright radiant objects that are shedding off the reentry vehicle — and then it suddenly begins to turn very dim,” Michael Elleman, a 38 North think-tank analyst and consulting senior fellow for missile defense at the International...

Venezuela’s ‘sham’ election just made a very bad economy that much harder to fix

The Venezuelan government just made it a lot harder for the country to dig itself out of the giant economic, political and social hole it’s in. Venezuela held a highly contentious vote Sunday to create a new legislative body that supersedes others, including the...

The official gauge missed expectations, but investors are watching this take on Chinese growth

China is set to see another set of Purchasing Manager’s Index readings on Tuesday as Caixin and IHS Markit announce indicators amid concerns about slowing growth in the world’s second-largest economy. In June, the Caixin manufacturing PMI came in at 50.4,...