Russia Approves Coronavirus Vaccine Before Completing Tests
MOSCOW — Russia has become the first country in the world to approve a vaccine for the coronavirus, President Vladimir V. Putin announced on Tuesday,...
Where’s Juan Carlos? Exit of Scandal-Plagued Former King Grips Spain
First he was said to have found a haven with a sugar tycoon in the Dominican Republic. Next, he was reportedly spotted on a friend’s...
China Refrains From Ousting Hong Kong Lawmakers
BEIJING — After a succession of recent moves to crack down on democracy in Hong Kong, Beijing on Tuesday appeared to show a little restraint...
Hong Kong Arrests Jimmy Lai Under National Security Law
HONG KONG — The police arrived early on Monday to arrest Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy media tycoon, taking him out of his...
Big Tech Makes Inroads With the Biden Campaign
WASHINGTON — Joseph R. Biden Jr. has been critical of Big Tech, admonishing Facebook for mishandling misinformation and saying internet companies should lose a central...
Delta Air Lines Bought an Oil Refinery. It Didn’t Go as Planned.
Jet fuel is known as the steady eddy of the refinery business, a predictable profit maker that balances the seasonal gyrations of gasoline and diesel...
As U.S.-China Ties Deteriorate, Taiwan’s Importance Grows
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The United States’ top health official lauded Taiwan’s democracy and its response to the coronavirus. Taiwan’s president hailed the island’s growing economic...
Belarus’s Aleksandr Lukashenko Vows to Crush Election Protests
MINSK, Belarus — The embattled president of Belarus, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, on Monday claimed a landslide victory in elections this weekend and vowed to crush...
Should Montreal Subway Honor Polarizing Priest or Jazz Genius?
MONTREAL — Steps away from Montreal’s historically Black neighborhood of Little Burgundy, the handsome gray-stone house where the Canadian jazz virtuoso Oscar Peterson grew up...
Afghanistan to Release Last Taliban Prisoners, Removing Final Hurdle to Talks
KABUL, Afghanistan — President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan on Sunday said his government would release a last batch of Taliban prisoners, removing the final hurdle...