U.S. Marines land on the beaches of Beirut to quell civil unrest at the request of the Lebanese prime minister. The three-month…
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Lebanese Prime Minister–designate Saad Hariri presented what appears to be his final attempt at a cabinet proposal (Al Jazeera) to President Michel…
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During the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, the foreign ministers of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan called for an end…
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The foreign ministers of China and India met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit and discussed efforts…
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to meet (NYT) with U.S. President Joe Biden and other top U.S. officials at the White…
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The number of new COVID-19 cases reported daily in the United States has doubled over the past three weeks (AP), a…
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The U.S. Departments of State and Homeland Security are sending personnel to Haiti (White House), including security experts and a police…
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France’s competition authority hit Google with a $593 million fine (BBC) for failing to negotiate deals with news publishers “in good faith”…
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Protests and looting after the jailing of former South African President Jacob Zuma have escalated into the country’s worst unrest…
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Iran and the permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany sign the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Iran agrees…
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The United Arab Emirates opened a new embassy (Haaretz) in Tel Aviv, following the inauguration of Israel’s embassy in the UAE last…
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A delegation of prominent Afghan politicians, including High Council for National Reconciliation Chair Abdullah Abdullah and former President Hamid Karzai,…
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The Beijing-controlled electoral commission in Macau banned twenty-one candidates (Guardian), including fifteen from pro-democracy groups, from running in September elections. Like…
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European Union leaders will today introduce thirteen proposed rules (FT) that would help the bloc reach its existing climate goal of limiting…
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Democratic lawmakers fled Texas (NYT) in an attempt to block the passage of new restrictions on voting rights proposed by the state…
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The United States is revoking travel visas (AP) for one hundred lawmakers, judges, and prosecutors who helped the current Nicaraguan government. The…
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Bulgaria’s antiestablishment There is Such a People party, which is led by former pop star Slavi Trifonov and has been…
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Ethiopia: Thousands of people from the war-torn region of Tigray who now live in cities across Ethiopia are being detained, the Associated…
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The European Union established a military mission (AFP) to train Mozambican forces in their battle against jihadis in the country’s north. A…
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The first International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) World Cup soccer matches take place in Montevideo. Thirteen teams enter the tournament.…
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