Israeli Planes Bomb Gaza Just Days Into New Government
The Israeli military early Wednesday said it had conducted airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, after officials said the militant group Hamas had sent incendiary balloons...
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England Postpones ‘Freedom Day,’ Extending COVID Restrictions a Month
LONDON — With a rapid and successful vaccine campaign on track, the path seemed clear not long ago for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to scrap...
Famine Hits 350,000 Ethiopians, Worst for Any Country in a Decade
Famine has afflicted at least 350,000 people in northern Ethiopia’s conflict-ravaged Tigray region, a starvation calamity bigger at the moment than anywhere else in the...
Iran Pays Delinquent U.N. Dues, Getting Its Vote Back
Using bank funds freed from U.S. sanctions, Iran has paid $16.2 million in delinquent dues owed to the United Nations, diplomats said Friday, a step...
A Million Years of Data Confirms: Monsoons Are Likely to Get Worse
Global warming is likely to make India’s monsoon season wetter and more dangerous, new research suggests....
Mysterious Brain Syndrome Grips Canada
Forty-eight people from the same small Canadian province struck with a baffling mix of symptoms including insomnia, impaired motor function and hallucinations such as nightmarish...
U.N. Suspends Iran’s Voting Rights for Delinquent Dues. Iran is Furious
The United Nations said Thursday that it had suspended the voting rights of Iran and four smaller countries for delinquent dues. The move provoked a...
Facebook Plans to End Hands-Off Approach to Politicians’ Posts
Facebook plans to announce Friday that it will no longer keep posts by politicians up on its site by default if their speech breaks its...
China Says It Will Allow Couples to Have 3 Children, Up From 2
China said Monday that it would allow all married couples to have three children, ending a two-child policy that has failed to raise the country’s...
More Than a Third of Heat Deaths Are Tied to Climate Change, Study Says
More than a third of heat-related deaths in many parts of the world can be attributed to the extra warming associated with climate change, according...