World

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced that Tokyo will be placed under a state of emergency (Kyodo) for the duration of the…

The Pentagon announced it is canceling a $10 billion cloud-computing contract (CNN) awarded to Microsoft that had been legally contested by Amazon,…

Colombia’s transitional justice court, established as part of the government’s 2016 peace deal, charged 10 service members and a civilian…

The Spanish government approved a law that defines all non-consensual sex (Reuters) as rape, increases penalties for sexual harassment, and requires greater…

The World Food Program called for $121 million to fund food aid (AFP) in Mozambique through the end of the year, saying…

U.S. Central Command said the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan, which is due to conclude by September 11, is more than…

Haitian President Jovenel Moise was “fatally injured” (Miami Herald) and his wife was shot in an attack on their home at around…

Potentially life-threatening rains and winds are expected in southern Florida (CNN) today as Tropical Storm Elsa approaches the peninsula. Governor Ron DeSantis has…

The Mexican government designated state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (WSJ), also known as Pemex, as the operator of the Zama oil…

Tajikistan’s military plans to reinforce its border with Afghanistan after more than one thousand Afghan troops crossed into the country (RFE/RL) in…

Citing national security concerns, Beijing began investigating three Chinese tech platforms (FT) listed on U.S. stock exchanges shortly after banning the ride-sharing…

Amid a dispute between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and other…

In a breakthrough deal, 130 countries agreed to back (Politico) a 15 percent minimum corporate tax rate and force the world’s largest…

A UN tribunal sentenced (NYT) two former high-ranking Serbian security officials to twelve years in prison for abetting war crimes in the…

The World Bank and U.S., French, and German government donor agencies announced $712 million in funding (Bloomberg) for the production of 500…

The UN Monetary and Financial Conference, known as Bretton Woods, begins with the goal of establishing a new series of rules for…

Myanmar’s military government released more than 2,200 detainees (Irrawaddy), most of whom had been charged for participating in protests against the…

Jakarta announced new emergency measures (CNA), effective until July 20, to contain the spread of the coronavirus. On the islands of…

“The CCP has remade itself several times—from abandoning Soviet models to its contemporary emphasis on ethnonationalism. But its Leninist determination to…

China’s Xi Strikes Defiant Tone on Party Anniversary Marking one hundred years since the founding of the Chinese Communist Party…