Jeanine Áñez made a public promise. Her “only objective” as interim leader of Bolivia, the 52-year old said, would be to call new elections. (Reuters)
In Bolivia, an interim leader is leaving her conservative mark
Jeanine Áñez pledged to focus on new elections. Now she’s trying to undo nearly 14 years of socialist rule.
As violence spikes, some Hong Kong activists see salvation in British citizenship
Some argue that the West’s biggest leverage over China on Hong Kong hinges on a unique British passport category.
North Korea snubs Trump, saying he hasn’t earned a new summit to ‘brag about’
President Trump is seeking a third full summit with Kim Jong Un as the clock winds down on a first-term diplomatic victory.
Bid by Netanyahu’s rival to form a new Israeli government enters final, fraught stretch
Benny Gantz has two days left to assemble a governing coalition and unseat the prime minister.
The U.N.-backed government is seeking international assistance as it cites growing involvement of Russian mercenaries in the battle for Tripoli.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the Trump administration, as it did with recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital and Israel’s sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights, had simply “recognized the reality on the ground.” This is a developing story. It will be updated.
Queen Elizabeth's second son is making headlines for all the wrong reasons.
Amid the U.K. election campaign, a businesswoman said the prime minister is treating her like a “fleeting one-night stand.”
Fears are growing that Beijing may attempt a bloody intervention, with state media calling for police to fire on demonstrators holed up at Polytechnic University.
The warning came as the government continued to restrict Internet access after days of unrest.
Iraqis are no strangers to disinformation — or to humor as a tool to counter it.
North Korean statements have shifted to criticizing the U.S. leader by name.
The disease was contracted in China's Inner Mongolia, days after two other people from the same region were diagnosed with an even deadlier strain of the disease.
The world’s coral reefs are in dire shape due to climate change.
Brazil’s first working class president is still idolized by some, but has nowhere near the popularity he once had.
“Sex tourism” flourishes in the Philippines even as President Rodrigo Duterte wages a brutal war on drugs.
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An unprecedented leak reveals the Communist Party's ruthless plans for the Muslim minorities in Xinjiang.
As both sides escalated their weaponry, police warned they could use live rounds.
Government documents leaked to the New York Times revealed Chinese plans to detain millions of ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region.
Patricia Anton, 63, was tied up and strangled by seven men, police said. They traveled to Puerto Plata to commit crimes “of such nature.”
Royal watchers described the BBC interview on his relationship with Epstein as ill-judged and excruciating.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says about 600 protesters have left university campus surrounded by police, about 100 remain
North Korea says it won’t consider a U.S. decision to postpone a joint military exercise with South Korea a concession in stalled nuclear diplomacy
South Korea’s coast guard says 12 people are missing from a fishing boat that caught fire in waters near a southern island
Iran alternately downplays and demonizes continuing protests set off by hike in gas prices and masked by an internet shutdown
Chile’s president is struggling to bring calm as demonstrators have taken to the streets again a month into a potent protest movement that has dramatically altered the political landscape of the South American nation
