Province in China to offer benefits to single parents, as birth rate drops
Sichuan, one of China’s most populous provinces, is expanding benefits to unmarried parents amid a looming demographic crisis.
By Meaghan TobinBlast rips through police mosque in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 44
Police said the blast in Pakistan went off during afternoon prayers in the mosque when at least 150 people were inside.
By Haq Nawaz KhanUkraine live briefing: Zelensky calls for faster weapons deliveries; Kremlin slams Boris Johnson’s claim of Putin threat
Former British prime minister Boris Johnson claimed the Russian president threatened him with a missile strike in the run-up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
By Rachel Pannett, Jennifer Hassan and Adam TaylorBlinken reaffirms ‘vision’ for two states as Israeli-Palestinian violence surges
America’s top diplomat visited the region at a time of cascading attacks, urging Israelis and Palestinians to restore calm.
By William Booth and Shira RubinU.S. freestyle skiing gold medalist killed in avalanche in Japan
Kyle Smaine, a world champion in the halfpipe, was backcountry skiing when he was killed.
By Bryan Pietsch, Cindy Boren and Julia Mio InumaBobby Hull, hockey’s ‘Golden Jet’ of the ice, dies at 84
His speed and showmanship made him one of the most popular hockey players of all time. But allegations of spousal abuse and racism tainted his public persona.
By Ben SumnerPutin threatened to kill me, Britain’s Boris Johnson says
In a BBC documentary, former prime minister Boris Johnson says Russia's Vladimir Putin threatened the U.K. in an offhand way after he was warned not to invade Ukraine.
By Karla AdamPhotos: Explosion kills dozens at mosque in northwest Pakistan
An explosion ripped through a mosque in a police compound in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, bringing down the roof and killing at least 32 people, according to a hospital.
By Washington Post StaffWhy is a U.S. general predicting war with China by 2025?
"My gut tells me we will fight in 2025,” a four-star U.S. Air Force general predicted. What's happening in China that year that makes him think war is likely?
By Christian Shepherd and Pei-Lin WuAlong front-line river, this deadly road shows toll of Russia’s war
After a Russian retreat, the Dnieper River is the new front line, and destroyed towns on a road running along the water through three Ukrainian regions are still under fire.
By Siobhán O'Grady and Anastacia GalouchkaWinter has come for Afghanistan
“We don’t have time,” U.N. humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said. “The winter is with us, people are dying, famine is looming.”
By Ishaan TharoorIran says drone strike targeted military complex amid ongoing shadow war
Iran’s Ministry of Defense said that three drones struck around 11:30 p.m. local time Saturday, according to a statement carried by the IRNA state news agency, in an attack that caused “minor damage to the roof of a workshop."
By Miriam Berger and Babak DehghanpishehHouse Republican warns of pending conflict with China
Rep. Michael McCaul, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, agrees with a general's recent assessment that the U.S. and China could be at war within two years.
By Azi PaybarahUkraine live briefing: Zelensky writes to Macron about Russia competing in Olympics; Ukraine calls for long-range missiles
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed his plea for the West to supply Ukraine with more potent weapons, including the Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS.
By Rachel Pannett, Annabelle Timsit, Nick Parker and Ben BraschScenes of mourning in Israel after synagogue attack
Funerals are being held for those killed in the Jan. 27 attacks on a synagogue in Jerusalem that killed seven Israelis.
By Washington Post StaffIsraeli settlers attack Palestinians across West Bank as escalation looms
Nearly 150 settler attacks were reported across the West Bank as Israel sealed off the home of the Palestinian suspected of fatally shooting seven at a synagogue.
By Shira Rubin and William BoothBritain’s Rishi Sunak fires party chair in latest scandal for Conservatives
Nadhim Zahawi was fired as the U.K. Conservative Party chair following an ethics probe into his tax affairs. The party is trailing in polls.
By Karla AdamRadioactive needle in a haystack: Tiny capsule lost in rural Australia
The capsule, which contains cesium-137, a material used in gauges for mining, went missing somewhere along a more than 800-mile stretch of mostly rural road.
By Bryan PietschOver 40 dead after bus falls off bridge and catches fire in Pakistan
The passenger bus was traveling too fast when it crashed into a pillar on a bridge, fell into a ravine and caught fire in Baluchistan province, officials said.
By Haq Nawaz Khan and Leo SandsBrazil insurrection probe increases Bolsonaro’s legal jeopardy
The former president has said he fears prison. A likelier sanction, senior judicial officials and legal analysts say, is a ban on holding public office.
By Anthony Faiola and Marina Dias