Tag: World News
Blinken Heading to Paris on a Fence-Mending Mission
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Paris next week, as…
Fashion Mogul Agrees to Extradition to U.S. to Face Sex Charges
TORONTO—Peter Nygard, the Canadian fashion and retailing executive, agreed to be extradited…
U.S. Poised to Unveil China Trade Policy
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration will begin unveiling its China trade policy next week…
U.N. Warns of Humanitarian Crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region
The humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region continues to escalate, with only…
Russia Seeks to Protect Economy From Energy Transition
MOSCOW—Russia is looking to limit spending from its sovereign-wealth fund as the…
Havana Syndrome Attacks Widen
WASHINGTON—The CIA evacuated an intelligence officer serving in Serbia in recent weeks…
U.S. and Europeans Parley in Pittsburgh on Tech, Trade and China
WASHINGTON—A high-level trade and technology meeting set for Pittsburgh on Wednesday is…
Climate-Change Goals Meet Resistance in U.K.’s Former Coal Country
WHITEHAVEN, England—In a weed-strewn field on the edge of this harbor town,…
With Germany Sidelined, EU Must Wait on Big Challenges
Under Chancellor Angela Merkel, Germany has played an outsize role in determining…
Behind Israel’s Swift Rollout of Covid-19 Vaccine Boosters
TEL AVIV—In late July, dozens of Israeli scientists and government health officials…
Trapped Afghan Women Fear Retribution Under Taliban Rule
KABUL—Nabila, a 31-year-old Afghan judge, used to grant divorces to the wives…
North Korea Calls Peace-Deal Proposal by South’s Moon Jae-in Premature
SEOUL—North Korea dismissed a proposal by South Korea’s president for a peace…