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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…

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he would resign (NYT) after an investigation by the state attorney general concluded that he sexually…

Brazil’s Congress rejected a proposal (DW) backed by President Jair Bolsonaro that would alter the country’s electronic voting system ahead of presidential…

Poland’s right-wing ruling coalition collapsed (AP) after a small party departed the partnership in a dispute over a media bill it sees…

Chad gains independence from France with Francois Tombalbaye as its first president, but peace and stability prove elusive and the country is…

The trial of former Iranian official Hamid Noury began (Al Jazeera) in Sweden. Noury, who has been in custody in Sweden for…

The Taliban seized the capitals (NYT) of Badakhshan, Baghlan, and Farah Provinces yesterday, bringing the total number of capitals seized to nine…

A Chinese court sentenced Canadian businessman Michael Spavor (SCMP) to eleven years in prison for espionage in a case that is widely…

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed called for “all capable Ethiopians” to join government forces (WaPo) in a conflict against rebels that began…

Canada began allowing nonessential travel (CBC) by U.S. citizens and permanent residents for the first time in sixteen months. They must be…

On the one-year anniversary of a controversial election in Belarus, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom imposed new sanctions…

President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which allows him to escalate U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War…

The FBI said it is reviewing classified documents (NYT) regarding the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with an eye to making some…

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.…

North Korea did not answer (Yonhap) a daily call on a newly established military hotline with South Korea hours after Kim Yo-jong,…

The U.S. State Department said special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has traveled to Doha, Qatar, for talks with representatives (Axios) from the Taliban…

Millions of dollars that the U.S. federal government diverted for the construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in 2019 was…

Peru’s new prime minister, Guido Bellido, told Reuters that the government plans to participate in industries such as natural gas and hydroelectricity…

The head of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, said the government will dissolve a disciplinary system (Reuters) for judges…

Sudan announced it is recalling its ambassador to Ethiopia (National) after the country refused Sudan’s offer to mediate a cease-fire in the…