In Coronavirus, a ‘Battle’ That Could Humble China’s Strongman
BEIJING — It took thousands of infections and scores of deaths from a mysterious virus for China’s authoritarian leader to publicly say what had become...
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China’s Omnivorous Markets Are in the Eye of a Lethal Outbreak Once Again
LANGFANG, China — The typical market in China has fruits and vegetables, butchered beef, pork and lamb, whole plucked chickens — with heads and beaks...
Coronavirus Live Updates: Infections Exceed 900 and Reach Europe
A deadly outbreak is growing. Here’s what you need to know. China restricts travel for 35 million people as the death toll rises, including a...
Coronavirus Live Updates: 1st Death Outside Epicenter Is Reported, but W.H.O. Doesn’t Declare Emergency Yet
An outbreak is spreading. Here’s what you need to know: World Health Organization decides not to declare a global health emergency — yet First death...
World Leaders Gather in Jerusalem 75 Years After Holocaust: Live Updates
Here’s what you need to know: Anti-Semitism ‘destroys your nations,’ a Holocaust scholar told world leaders. ‘Leave history for the historians,’ Israel’s president said. As...
The Test a Deadly Coronavirus Outbreak Poses to China’s Leadership
WUHAN, China — Facing growing pressure to contain a deadly viral outbreak that has spread halfway around the world, China’s ruling Communist Party raced on...
Harry and Meghan’s Hard Exit
LONDON — There is no such thing, it turns out, as being a part-time royal. The severance deal that Buckingham Palace announced on Saturday for...
These Syrian Women Rarely Left the House. Then the Men Disappeared.
ALEPPO, Syria — The women of eastern Aleppo were rarely visible before the war, but now they shape the bitter peace. In the poor, conservative...
As Libya Descends Into Chaos, Foreign Powers Look for a Way Out
TRIPOLI, Libya — Russia has sent hundreds of mercenaries to back militias laying siege to Libya’s capital. The United Arab Emirates has sent jets and...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Rebukes U.S. in Rare Friday Sermon
Iran’s supreme leader struck a defiant tone in a rare public sermon on Friday, calling the United States an “arrogant power” and telling tens of...