Here are eight charts that show the depth of France’s financial distress, which is now prompting protests on.wsj.com/47AMP0Q

Xinjiang, once the focus of international criticism, is key to Beijing’s plan to expand exports and energy production. on.wsj.com/4BkL3OT

Ukraine and Russia are going head-to-head underground, with soldiers from both sides crawling through of miles of Soviet-era gas pipelines to get behind enemy lines on.wsj.com/4jBACQD

Corporate America is feeling the health cost squeeze. The average family plan rose 5% to more than $28,000, according to a KFF survey, with worker costs rising 9% on.wsj.com/4i9sZzX

Iran had millions of barrels of crude in tankers floating in Asian waters that gave it a steady flow of much-needed cash. Now, that oil has dried up. on.wsj.com/4dT0J1S

Across California, the 5-foot wildfire buffer is quickly shifting from an afterthought into a sought-after home feature. on.wsj.com/4yDmFWn

President Trump is relying on a new strategy to salvage Republican seats in the midterm elections: promising an array of financial benefits to Americans on.wsj.com/47y24Yl

Residents of Edgerton, Kan., are demanding a ballot measure on a potential data center, after the city sued some community members to allow the project to proceed on.wsj.com/4z1OgkM

Netflix reported its slowest revenue growth in years and said it is working to spur more viewing time as it cuts staff and overhauls its leadership team on.wsj.com/3TPulqd

The ousters of two top creative executives at Netflix are a sign that the streaming giant’s leaders feel the service needs a creative overhaul on.wsj.com/4ivFgOY

Japan is planning to not only land on Mars’s mysterious moons but also bring back samples of its surface on.wsj.com/4zI8qAm

A modern-day gold rush is under way in West Africa, where mining companies have invested billions of dollars to capitalize on near-record-high gold prices on.wsj.com/3U4OtEO

Six lanes, pitch darkness and crosswalks a half-mile apart: That’s Union Avenue in Memphis, Tenn. How American urban-planning is failing walkers. on.wsj.com/4yVVsPl

Ford has a comeback plan for Europe, emphasizing distinctive models and its motor-sports heritage. But the fruits of that vision are still years away. on.wsj.com/4i7cdAc

From firehouses to farms, Pennsylvania locals are one test of whether Democrats can solve their biggest weakness: the loss of blue-collar white voters on.wsj.com/4eG0JT4

The average domestic round-trip ticket this Thanksgiving travel period is 31% more expensive than last year on.wsj.com/4s8aiQg

In August, Kansas GOP Sen. Roger Marshall said he was set up “quite nicely” for reelection. But now he finds himself in a tossup race in a state that President Trump won by 16 percentage points in 2024 on.wsj.com/3TZ8BIr

Iranian support has helped the Houthis mount the most potent and sophisticated attacks yet on Saudi Arabia and its Yemeni allies. Here's how: on.wsj.com/4dK2Chd

Ukraine is rushing to find an answer to Russia’s new generation of jet-powered drones and cheap cruise missiles on.wsj.com/47kf5Vk

Elon Musk is putting a small fortune into Republicans’ effort to salvage the Senate seat in Texas, seen as critical to the party keeping control of the chamber in the fall elections on.wsj.com/4yOULHH