Tag: World News
Covid Vaccine Protests Disrupt Traffic on U.S.-Canada Bridge
Protesters fighting Covid-19 vaccine mandates temporarily stopped two-way traffic on the busiest…
Retired Pope Benedict XVI Asks for Forgiveness Over Handling of Sex-Abuse Cases
ROME—Retired Pope Benedict XVI replied to charges that he mishandled cases of…
U.S., Chinese Investors Feud Over Plane Startup During National Security Review
Feuding investors in a California plane startup are firing off allegations against…
Calls to Boycott Hyundai Rise in India After Kashmir Comment
NEW DELHI—Social media posts by a Pakistan distributor for Hyundai Motor Co.…
Ukraine’s Zelensky Wants to Fend Off Russia—and America, Too
KYIV, Ukraine—With Russian military forces gathering on three sides of Ukraine last…
Hong Kong Expands Vaccine Mandate Amid Record Covid-19 Outbreak
HONG KONG—Unvaccinated residents will be barred from Hong Kong’s supermarkets and malls,…
Islamic State Leader Hid Among Families Displaced by War
When U.S. special-operations forces touched down in northwest Syria early Thursday in…
Winter Olympics Open in Beijing After Months of Tension
BEIJING—After months of uncertainty and tension, China kicked off one of the…
Ottawa Fears Vaccine Protest Has Morphed Into an Occupation
OTTAWA—Police in the Canadian capital are weighing military help or a court…
Dismal Russian Record in Occupied Eastern Ukraine Serves as Warning
STANYTSIA LUHANSKA, Ukraine—The Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine’s Luhansk and Donetsk regions were…
Putin and Xi Put on United Front Amid Standoff With West
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin challenged the U.S.-led…
U.A.E. Shoots Down Missile Fired by Yemen’s Houthis During Israeli Visit
DUBAI—The United Arab Emirates military said Monday it intercepted a ballistic missile…