The country is holding an election (Bloomberg) today following campaigning that was widely criticized for restrictions that favor incumbent President Edgar Lungu.…
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The conclusion of the Atlantic Conference between the Allied powers results in the Atlantic Charter, which outlines the United States’ and…
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Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi invited the leaders of France, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia to a…
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Authorities in the Indian state of Assam have detained almost two thousand people since May in a crackdown on drug…
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The country, which has maintained some of the world’s tightest border restrictions throughout the pandemic, announced a cautious plan for reopening…
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The Chinese government published (SCMP) a blueprint for increasing regulation (FT) of economic sectors such as technology and health care over the next five…
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he would resign (NYT) after an investigation by the state attorney general concluded that he sexually…
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Brazil’s Congress rejected a proposal (DW) backed by President Jair Bolsonaro that would alter the country’s electronic voting system ahead of presidential…
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Poland’s right-wing ruling coalition collapsed (AP) after a small party departed the partnership in a dispute over a media bill it sees…
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Chad gains independence from France with Francois Tombalbaye as its first president, but peace and stability prove elusive and the country is…
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The trial of former Iranian official Hamid Noury began (Al Jazeera) in Sweden. Noury, who has been in custody in Sweden for…
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The Taliban seized the capitals (NYT) of Badakhshan, Baghlan, and Farah Provinces yesterday, bringing the total number of capitals seized to nine…
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A Chinese court sentenced Canadian businessman Michael Spavor (SCMP) to eleven years in prison for espionage in a case that is widely…
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed called for “all capable Ethiopians” to join government forces (WaPo) in a conflict against rebels that began…
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Canada began allowing nonessential travel (CBC) by U.S. citizens and permanent residents for the first time in sixteen months. They must be…
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On the one-year anniversary of a controversial election in Belarus, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom imposed new sanctions…
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President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which allows him to escalate U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War…
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The FBI said it is reviewing classified documents (NYT) regarding the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with an eye to making some…
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Bangladesh began a drive to vaccinate (Dhaka Tribune) around forty-eight thousand Rohingya aged fifty-five and older in refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar.…
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North Korea did not answer (Yonhap) a daily call on a newly established military hotline with South Korea hours after Kim Yo-jong,…
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