Queen’s Speech: Johnson Presses Advantage in U.K. Government Program
The government plans laid out in the Queen’s Speech suggest that Prime Minister Boris Johnson intends to make full use of favorable political conditions. …
‘Selling the Family Jewels’: A James Joyce Landmark Is Set to Become a Hostel
A planned overhaul of the Dublin home that was the setting for the writer’s short story “The Dead” was opposed by writers, artists, academics and heritage…
Man Hangs On for Life After Winds Shatter Glass Bridge in China
Gusts blew out parts of a glass bridge’s flooring in northeast China, trapping a man and raising questions about the safety of similar hair-raising tourist attractions…
Russia School Shooting Leaves at Least 8 Dead
Within hours of the shooting in Kazan, a provincial capital, President Vladimir V. Putin said he had ordered a tightening of Russia’s already restrictive laws on…
Israel Hits Gaza With Deadly Airstrikes Amid Rocket Fire by Hamas
As the confrontation grew from localized violence in Jerusalem to a cross-border conflict, 23 Palestinians, including nine children, were killed, according to officials in Gaza. …
Covid-19 Live Updates: As Deaths Fall in the West, the Virus Spreads in Southeast Asia
New infections and deaths are rising in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and elsewhere in the region. In India, dozens of bodies have washed up on the banks…
China’s Census Shows an Aging, Better-Educated Country
The country is locked in a demographic crisis. But the figures also showed rising education and urbanization levels. …
China’s Census Shows Population Barely Grew in 10 Years as Births Plummet
A census shows the most sluggish growth in the population since the 1960s, fresh evidence of a looming demographic crisis that could complicate Beijing’s ambitions. …
Why Jerusalem’s Aqsa Mosque Is an Arab-Israeli Fuse
The mosque sits on a site sacred to Christians, Muslims and Jews, and it is a chronic flash point in the protracted Israeli-Palestinian conflict. …
US Vessel Fires Warning Shots at Iranian Patrol Boats
The incident, in the Strait of Hormuz, was the third time in just over a month that vessels from the two countries have come dangerously close….
German Catholic Priests Defy Rome to Offer Blessings to Gay Couples
More than 100 Roman Catholic parishes in Germany held services to bless gay couples, in defiance of the Vatican’s refusal to recognize same-sex unions. …
Gaza Militants Fire Rockets at Jerusalem; Israel Responds With Airstrikes
Gaza officials say nine people were killed. The exchange followed clashes between the Israeli police and Palestinian protesters at Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem after a…
U.K.’s Labour Party Reels After Panicked Response to Election Loss
The party leader, Keir Starmer, was seen as scapegoating a key aide, causing more turmoil in an already divided party after a disappointing performance in local…
South African Filmmakers Move Beyond Apartheid Stories
Films about South Africa once focused on apartheid, but a new generation of directors and producers is making hits about modern life and love for global…