What to Know About WNBA Star Brittney Griner’s Detention in Russia
The criminal trial of 31-year-old WNBA champion and Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner, who has been detained for more than four months, began inRead More…
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Putin’s War in Ukraine Shows the Limits of Western Sanctions
If the goal of this week’s G7 summit in the quaint Bavarian town of Schloss Elmau was to ensure the world’s wealthiest countries remained unitedRead More…
Air Travel Is Hell This Summer. And It Won’t Be Fixed Anytime Soon
Peter Dejong—APTravelers wait in long lines outside the terminal building to check in and board flights at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, on June Read More…
‘Reborn From the Ashes.’ Xi Jinping Visits a Changed Hong Kong For Handover Anniversary
A Chinese flag flies at a public housing estate to mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule in Hong Kong on Wednesday, June Read More…
Women in Northern Ireland Still Struggle to Access Abortion More Than 2 Years After Decriminalization
When Katie Boyd decided to have an abortion in November, she thought the process would be smooth. She had celebrated when abortion was decriminalizeRead More…
COVID-19 Cases Are Rising Nearly Everywhere in the World, WHO Says
(Geneva) — The number of new coronavirus cases rose by 18% in the last week, with more than 4.1 million cases reported globally, according to thRead More…
New Zealand Designates Proud Boys and The Base As Terrorist Organizations
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government has declared that American far-right groups the Proud Boys and The Base are terrorist orRead More…
Israel’s Parliament Dissolves, Sets 5th Election in 4 Years
Israel’s parliament voted Thursday to dissolve itself and send the country to the polls in November for the fifth time in less than four years.
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This Is What a Radical Plastic Ban Looks Like
Ragpickers search for recyclable waste at a Delhi landfill site.
Like many other migrants who clean after the city’s leftovers, Munna is contemplatRead More…
John Lee Will Be Hong Kong’s New Leader. Here’s What to Know
John Lee will become Hong Kong’s new leader on July 1, when he’s expected to be sworn in by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Lee is the first chiefRead More…
As Hong Kong Marks 25 Years of British Handover, Its ‘Cage Homes’ Remain a Stark Reminder of Its Inequities
A long, meandering corridor guarded by stale pipes and wires lining the walls separate the 10 cubicles stacked on either side. Their occupants—theRead More…
Bongbong Marcos Takes Over as Philippine President. To Change His Family’s Brutal Legacy, He Has to Save the Economy
Incoming Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., left, and outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, right, attend Marcos’ inauguration ceremony at thRead More…
A More Powerful NATO Is Emerging. That Might Not Be a Good Thing
Alex Wong—Getty ImagesFormer Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland testifies during a hearing before the SRead More…
E.U. Proposes Ban on Flavored Heated Tobacco Products
The European Union’s executive branch proposed Wednesday a ban on the sale of flavored heated tobacco products, including some vaping items, as Read More…
South Korea Approves First Domestically Developed COVID-19 Vaccine
SEOUL, South Korea — Health officials in South Korea on Wednesday approved the country’s first domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine for peoRead More…
In Major Breakthrough, Turkey Agrees to Support Sweden and Finland Joining NATO
(Madrid) Turkey agreed Tuesday to lift its opposition to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, a breakthrough in an impasse clouding a leaders’ summit Read More…
Russia Defaults on Foreign Debt for First Time Since 1918
Russia defaulted on its foreign-currency sovereign debt for the first time in a century, the culmination of ever-tougher Western sanctions that shutRead More…
Monkeypox Is Not a Global Emergency ‘At This Stage,’ WHO Says
(London) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said the escalating monkeypox outbreak in more than 50 countries should be closely monitored but doRead More…
Brittney Griner to Appear in Russian Court Ahead of Trial
(MOSCOW) — More than four months after she was arrested at a Moscow airport for cannabis possession, American basketball star Brittney Griner isRead More…
The 2022 NATO Summit Could Be the Most Important in Recent Decades. Here’s Why
Western leaders will meet in the Spanish capital Madrid from Jun. 28 to Jun. 30 for what many are expecting to be the most important summit of the NRead More…
G7 Leaders To Commit To Supporting Ukraine as U.S. Prepares to Send Surface-to-Air Missile System
ELMAU, Germany — The Group of Seven economic powers are set to commit themselves to supporting Ukraine in the long haul, with the U.S. preparing tRead More…
Russia Strikes Kyiv as Western Leaders Meet at G7 Summit
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia shattered weeks of relative calm in the Ukrainian capital with long-range missiles fired toward Kyiv early Sunday, an appaRead More…
Police Investigate Cause of At Least 20 Deaths in South African Club
JOHANNESBURG — South African police are investigating the deaths of at least 20 people at a nightclub in the coastal town of East London early SuRead More…
Norway Mourns Victims of Oslo Shooting With Memorial Service
OSLO, Norway — Norway’s prime minister and members of the royal family joined mourners at a memorial service in Oslo Cathedral Sunday for the Read More…