Kenyan Court Strikes Down Ruling Protecting Right to Abortion
The decision, in a country where thousands of women die yearly from unsafe abortions, held that abortions deprive unborn children of the “right to lif...
Kushner and Witkoff Traveling to Pakistan to Resume Talks With Iran
Iran’s foreign minister has already arrived in the country, state media reported. He was believed to be carrying a written response to a U.S. proposal...
Venice Biennale Bars Awards for Countries Facing Crimes Against Humanity Charges
The jury said it would “refrain from considering” countries whose leaders are facing charges of crimes against humanity, which would affect Israel and...
Turkey Passes Legislation to Bar Children Under 15 From Social Media
The government says the measure, which must be signed into law by the president, will protect minors. Critics worry it will threaten free speech and p...
Britain and Spain Reject Reported Plans by Trump to Punish Them
An internal Pentagon email, reported by the Reuters news agency, suggested Washington was reviewing options to penalize the two nations for insufficie...
Escalating Clashes Test Newly Extended Israel-Lebanon Truce
The U.S.-mediated cease-fire halted an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah, but their intensifying attacks on each other could put the truce at r...
Escalating Clashes Test Newly Extended Israel-Lebanon Truce
The U.S.-mediated cease-fire halted an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah, but their intensifying attacks on each other could put the truce at r...
Trump Extends Waiver Allowing Foreign Ships to Move Goods Between U.S. Ports
The move was intended to ensure the flow of fuel in the United States, but some economists say it might reduce gas prices for consumers only a small a...
Gaza Set to Hold First Local Election in Two Decades
Hamas said it was not participating in the municipal elections in Deir al-Balah, set for this weekend. Residents said it was a long-awaited opportunit...
‘Didi vs. Modi’: A Test for the Hindu Right in India’s Bengali Heartland
The party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been making gains in a state once beyond its grasp, but many decry an audit that removed nine million vo...
In Britain, 7 Unelected Lords Are Helping to Block an Assisted Dying Bill
A small group in the House of Lords has proposed hundreds of amendments that are helping stymie a bill that was meant to legalize medically assisted d...
Soldier Used Classified Information to Bet on Maduro’s Ouster, U.S. Says
Federal prosecutors say that Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who was involved in the operation to oust Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela, used the info...
