Category: World News

BEIJING — Zhao Lin had become accustomed to the single life. But his days and nights were growing lonely, and he decided it was time...

MOSCOW — Its economy, already smaller than Italy’s, may be sputtering but, two decades after a virtually unknown former K.G.B. spy took power in the...

BELÉM, Brazil — The masked gunmen pulled up to Wanda’s Bar at 3:49 p.m. on May 19 and began firing the moment they left their...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The Indonesian government, stung by a report that found burning plastic for fuel is poisoning residents in an East Java village, is...

LONDON — Five days after British voters handed Prime Minister Boris Johnson the greatest political mandate of any Conservative leader since Margaret Thatcher, the country...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — After years of delays and disruptions, a special court in Pakistan on Tuesday sentenced the country’s former military dictator, Pervez Musharraf, to...

DOUAI, France — Her mother’s death had been expected. Terminally ill with breast cancer, she lay in a medical bed in her living room, visited...

ROME — A grass-roots movement protesting the populism of the far-right Italian leader Matteo Salvini demonstrated its surging strength on Saturday, drawing tens of thousands...

Here’s what you need to know: Johnson promises Brexit — and much more. Conservatives celebrate their biggest win since Margaret Thatcher. Big gains for the...

Here’s what you need to know: How does the election work? Long lines are seen in London and beyond. There are tight restrictions on reporting....