KUALA LUMPUR—Malaysia’s veteran leader Mahathir Mohamad suffered his first election defeat in 53 years on Saturday in a blow that could mark the end of a seven-decade political career. Mahathir, 97, who served as Malaysia’s prime minister for more than two decades in two stints, failed to retain his parliamentary seat in the Langkawi island…

Reigning world champions the United States lost 10–9 to Hungary at the Tatsumi Water Polo Centre on Wednesday—their first defeat at the Olympics since 2008 and ending the longest winning streak in women’s water polo at the Games at 12 matches. Gunning for their third straight gold in Tokyo, the U.S. women last failed to…

Commentary As the forces of Donald Trump break ranks and scatter in the wake of Joe Biden’s inauguration as the 46th president of the United States, all seems lost. The president’s strong record of accomplishment—the roaring economy, until it met its COVID doom; middle-class tax relief; stabilizing the Middle East—is about to be overturned in…