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Due to record-low water levels at Lake Mead, U.S. officials are expected to announce a water shortage, which will trigger…

A weekly poll found that support for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union of Germany party fell for the second consecutive…

Opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema won Zambia’s presidential election (News24), receiving about one million more votes than incumbent President Edgar Lungu. Lungu…

Following the Zurich and London Agreements between Greece, Turkey, and the United Kingdom, Cyprus gains independence from the UK. In 1961, it…

At least twenty-eight people died (FT) in Lebanon’s northern Akkar region after a fuel tank exploded during military-led fuel-distribution efforts, authorities said.…

In a speech marking India’s independence day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the federal government plans to invest $1.35 trillion (Indian…

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced his resignation (Straits Times) after months of political turmoil, but he will stay on as interim…

At least 1,297 people died (WSJ) after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday. The earthquake’s epicenter was seventy-eight miles from the…

Race and ethnicity data from the 2020 census show that the share of the country that identifies as non-Hispanic white decreased…

Negotiators representing President Nicolas Maduro and the opposition begin talks (AFP) in Mexico today. Maduro has called for international sanctions to be…

The United States is sending its envoy (AFP) for the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, to Ethiopia to press for an end…

Berliners wake up to find barriers separating the eastern and western sectors of the city. East German soldiers under Soviet…

Hong Kong’s population fell by 1.2 percent (SCMP) over the past year, furthering the reversal of a growth trend from 2003 to…

President Joe Biden will convene a virtual summit (AP) in December focused on strengthening democracy around the world. Attendees will include representatives…

The two countries agreed to cap the number of migrants (AP) that can pass through a jungle area on their shared border…

German authorities said they arrested an employee (BBC) of the United Kingdom’s embassy in Berlin who they believe passed documents to Russian…

The country is holding an election (Bloomberg) today following  campaigning that was widely criticized for restrictions that favor incumbent President Edgar Lungu.…

The conclusion of the Atlantic Conference between the Allied powers results in the Atlantic Charter, which outlines the United States’ and…

Authorities in the Indian state of Assam have detained almost two thousand people since May in a crackdown on drug…

The country, which has maintained some of the world’s tightest border restrictions throughout the pandemic, announced a cautious plan for reopening…