U.K. ‘Partygate’ probe ends with 126 fines for at least 8 government gatherings
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson received no fines in the last round issued for violations of covid lockdown rules. An internal report is still to come.
Israeli lawmaker quits ruling coalition, citing journalist’s killing
The lawmaker, Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi, was the second Knesset member to quit Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s ruling coalition in the last two months.
Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Biden hosts Finland, Sweden leaders; Russian soldier confronted at trial
The war crimes trial of Russian soldier Vadim Shishimarin, 21, who pleaded guilty to killing a civilian, is set to resume.
Russian soldier asks victim’s family for forgiveness in Ukraine court
Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin, the first Russian soldier to face a war crimes trial in Ukraine, addressed the widow of a Ukrainian civilian he admitted to killing.
Four maps explain how Sweden and Finland could alter NATO’s security
The countries offer key geographic advantages, which would enhance NATO’s defenses, should they join.
Pro-war Russians are increasingly critical of the Ukraine conflict
Pro-war Russians have greater leeway to speak out than those who oppose the war, but some of the criticisms of the military effort are brutal.
N. Korea readying ICBM or nuclear test for Biden visit, officials say
The provocation would also come as North Korea struggles with an escalating coronavirus outbreak among its vulnerable, largely unvaccinated population.
Iran says it’s reviewing request to delay Swedish doctor’s execution
Ahmadreza Jalali, a disaster medicine specialist, was arrested in Iran in 2016.
Shanghai faces mental health crisis as covid lockdown drags on
With official efforts focused on eradicating infections, mental trauma brought on by isolation and lockdown has gone largely untreated.
Russia touts new laser weapons, but Ukraine and U.S. are skeptical
Ukraine’s Zelensky mocked Russia’s announcement, comparing the laser to fictitious weapons concocted by Nazi propagandists.
George W. Bush called Iraq war ‘unjustified and brutal.’ He meant Ukraine.
The former U.S. president, who has faced criticism for the 2003 Iraq invasion, made an apparent verbal slip.
In brutalized Bucha, a psychologist helps heal hidden wounds
The psychologically scarred want to know: Why did Russia do this to me?
Senate confirms new ambassador to Ukraine; Russia displaying scaled-down ambition, U.S. says
Russian leaders are responding to the historic move by Finland and Sweden to apply to join NATO with talk of “retaliatory measures.”
Inside the global hunt for a culprit in mysterious hepatitis cases
About 520 cases have been reported, most in previously healthy kids under age 5
Moscow casts doubt on prisoner swap; soldier pleads guilty in killing
The fate of Ukrainian fighters who emerged from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol remains uncertain. In Kyiv, a Russian soldier pleaded guilty to killing a civilian in Ukraine's first war crimes trial.
Jill Biden’s six-day tour of Latin America is high-stakes diplomacy
This is first lady Jill Biden's second solo foreign trip this month, following her historic trip into western Ukraine on Mother’s Day to meet with refugees from Russia’s war in Ukraine.
The Orbanization of America: How to capture a democracy
Many experts fear the United States is coming to look like Hungary, where Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his allies have captured the mechanisms of democracy.
Turkey blocks start of NATO talks on Finland’s and Sweden’s applications
The resistance put a damper on a historic moment.
Indictment describes alleged Chinese spying on dissidents
Chinese American and four MSS officers are accused of orchestrating a scheme of spying on and pressuring dissidents and human rights leaders in the United States and abroad.