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Canada’s ‘two Michaels’ back home after more than 1,000 days in Chinese jail, as Huawei’s Meng cuts deal with U.S.
Former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor were detained several days after Canada arrested Meng on a U.S. extradition request.
In Germany’s battle to succeed Merkel, final campaign scrambles with race up for grabs
Even after Sunday's voting, difficult coalition talks are likely ahead to form a government.
Hope collides with doubt, while covid deaths soar, in the E.U.’s least-vaccinated country
Europe’s immunization campaign prioritized equity. So why is only 19% of Bulgaria fully vaccinated?
Radical leader of Pakistan’s Red Mosque emboldened by Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
Maulana Abdul Aziz and his followers have raised white Taliban flags in Islamabad.
Germany’s young ‘Merkel generation’ tilts toward Greens over climate worries. But will older voters follow?
The Green party has struggled to recapture its momentum before Sunday’s election.
E.U. tells Russia not to carry out cyber attacks as Germany heads for Sunday election
The E.U.'s foreign policy chief linked hacking efforts to the Ghostwriter group, which German officials have associated with Russian military intelligence.
Meng Wanzhou can return to China, admits helping Huawei conceal dealings in Iran
The deferred prosecution agreement the United States struck with the tech executive, who had been detained for nearly three years in Canada, did not include a guilty plea.
As Biden hosts first Quad summit at the White House, China is the background music
A month after U.S. forces departed from Afghanistan and the Taliban swept into power, United States’ commitment to allies have been questioned from London to Brussels to Beijing.
A Taliban founder says cutting off hands as punishment will be ‘necessary for security’
A founder of the Taliban, notorious for imposing its harsh rule during its last term, says the group will bring back executions and amputations.
Australia, a climate laggard, leans toward 2050 net-zero target as election looms
There are growing signs that leader Scott Morrison will abandon resistance to the commitment ahead of the COP26 Glasgow summit.
Dying crops, spiking energy bills, showers once a week. In South America, the climate future has arrived.
From the frigid peaks of Patagonia to the tropical wetlands of Brazil, worsening droughts this year are slamming farmers, shutting down ski slopes, upending transit and raising the price of everything from coffee to electricity.
Young climate activists join Greta Thunberg for first major Fridays for Future strikes of pandemic
The protests around the world come ahead of a major global summit on climate change in Glasgow.
A small home was left untouched by the Canary Islands volcano eruption. Social media is calling it a ‘miracle.’
Rivers of lava flowed over the Spanish island, but one house stood unscathed.
Hezbollah flexes its muscles in Lebanon and provides free Iranian fuel
The diesel isn’t going to make a huge difference, but it is a further sign of the group’s power in the country.
To help U.S. allies flee Afghanistan, these advocates turned to Iran
An international network succeeded in smuggling female Afghan lawmakers out of the country after the airport was closed.
China vows to ‘clamp down’ on cryptocurrency trading, bans crypto mining
China said all virtual currencies were illegal. Bitcoin fell 5% following the announcement.
The Taliban said it would respect women’s rights. Then it abolished the Ministry of Women’s Affairs.
Afghan women’s rights activists say that the Taliban move to abolish the ministry marks a symbolic end to the formal role women have played in government over the past 20 years.
North Korea says call to formally end Korean War is ‘premature’
North Korea rejected South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s renewed efforts, saying there is no guarantee ‘U.S. hostile policy’ would end.
Germany’s far right stokes new grievances for voters: Mask rules and vaccine mandates
The Alternative for Germany party tapped into anger about immigration in the last election. Now it’s also railing against coronavirus restrictions.
A lack of weather data in Africa is thwarting critical climate research
A possible solution can be found at a girls' school in Kenya.
Kim's sister: NKorea willing to talk if Seoul shows respect
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says her country will take steps to repair ties with South Korea, and may even discuss another summit between their leaders, if the South drops what she described as hostility and double standards
Haitians heading to US change plans, ready to wait in Mexico
As U.S. authorities moved out the last of the more than 14,000 migrants who gathered beside a border bridge in Del Rio, thousands of other Haitians en route between the border and South America are coming to the realization that a window of time has closed
Canadians home after Huawei CFO resolves US charges
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hugged two Canadians who landed in Canada on Saturday following what amounted to a high-stakes prisoner swap involving China, the U.S. and Canada
Witness: Taliban hang dead body in Afghan city's main square
A witness says The Taliban have hanged a dead body from a crane in the main square of Herat city in western Afghanistan — a gruesome display that signaled a return to some of the Taliban’s methods of the past
3 children killed in Croatia; Suspect thought to be father
Authorities in Croatia’s capital say a 56-year-old man is suspected of killing three young children
