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Two government leaders delayed the time change so Muslims would not have to break their daytime fast an hour later during Ramadan. But after a firestorm…

Humza Yousaf is on course to become the first Muslim to lead a democratic western European nation, and when that happens, he will confront several daunting…

President Biden is expected to mark the anniversary of a landmark peace accord, but his timing, and his itinerary, have raised questions about the signal they…

The leader of Israel’s far-right Jewish Power party, Itamar Ben-Gvir, said he was open to delaying the divisive change, making it easier for Mr. Netanyahu to…

The situation at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant remains “precarious,” according to the top U.N. nuclear safety official. …

One of the largest public transportation walkouts in decades was intended to give unions leverage as they seek raises to keep pace with rising inflation. …

Ukraine, with far more pressing needs, plans to rebuild the colossal Mriya cargo plane, a symbol of pride that was destroyed last year in a battle…

He Lifeng’s long career in government has spanned the extremes of China’s approach, from the early embrace of small business in the 1980s to today’s tighter…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government contends the Supreme Court has unchecked power. …

Though his visit is not official, it is nonetheless significant and may offer clues to political calculations on both sides of the increasingly tense Taiwan Strait….

In a weeklong trip to Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia, the vice president will face a balancing act as she tries to foster a collaborative U.S. relationship….

Also, Putin’s nuclear brinkmanship and a rift in the Israeli government. …

China’s one-child policy has led to too few women. Grooms are now paying more money for wives, in a tradition that has faced growing resistance. …

The proposal from President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, talked of since last year, would be provocative without changing the West’s battlefield calculus in Ukraine. …