Russian regulator blocks Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s website before election
Russian authorities have restricted access to the website of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny and to dozens of sites run…
U.S. economy added 850,000 jobs last month, far more than expected
In an encouraging burst of hiring, America’s employers added 850,000 jobs in June, well above the average of the…
Why France is losing its ‘Great Game’ in western Africa
The British used to call it “the Great Game” — the military and political jockeying of great powers in the…
3 weeks before Olympics, Japan still unsure about spectators amid rising COVID-19 cases
Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga was still uncertain whether fans can be allowed at the Tokyo Olympics because of growing…
130 countries back OECD plan to set global minimum corporate tax rate
Some 130 countries have agreed on a global minimum tax backed by U.S. President Joe Biden as part of a…
Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case did ‘change the tide,’ even though conviction overturned: lawyer
Bill Cosby has been released from prison after his sexual assault conviction was overturned on Wednesday, bringing to an end a…
China applauds Canadian senators who voted against genocide motion as ‘people of vision’
China’s foreign ministry is praising Canadian senators who voted down a motion to label the Chinese government’s treatment of Uyghurs as…
Prototype flying car completes first intercity flight
The AirCar, which can switch from a road vehicle to a plane in less than three minutes, successfully soared from…
Eritrean forces withdraw from key towns in Ethiopia’s Tigray 1 day after declaration of ceasefire
Soldiers from Eritrea withdrew from three key towns in Ethiopia’s Tigray region on Tuesday, one day after Tigray fighters took control…
Stolen Picasso, Mondrian found in dry riverbed near Athens
A painting donated to Greece by Pablo Picasso will go back on display at the newly renovated National Gallery in…