Xia De-hong, 94, Dies; Persecuted in China, She Starred in Daughter’s Memoir
“Wild Swans,” a best-selling 1991 memoir, told the story of a stoic mother holding her family together amid torture and imprisonment under Mao’s regim...
Festus Mogae, Former Botswana President Who Tackled H.I.V., Dies at 86
He led the southern African nation for a decade and embraced a flagship American aid program credited with helping to eradicate the country’s AIDS epi...
Greenpeace Suffers Another Blow in Court Fight With Energy Transfer
In an unusual move, a North Dakota court said Greenpeace International shouldn’t be allowed to pursue a lawsuit in Europe, where it is based, against ...
Four Men Found Guilty of Haiti President’s Assassination
President Jovenel Moïse, 53, was gunned down in his bedroom in July 2021. His killing unleashed a yearslong spiral of gang violence and mayhem in Hait...
Even in Labour-Loyal Wales, Voters Are Looking to Other Parties
Opinion polls before the election suggested that the right-wing anti-immigration Reform U.K. party and the center-left Plaid Cymru would battle for th...
Two Men Are Convicted of Spying for China in Britain
The men were arrested in 2024, accused of surveilling dissidents from Hong Kong in Britain. The case sent a chill through pro-democracy protesters who...
Emirates Doubles Down on U.S. and Israeli Ties Amid Iran War
The United Arab Emirates has borne the brunt of Iranian attacks throughout the war, hardening the government’s resolve to reassess its list of friends...
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Insists Cease-Fire Holds Despite Exchange of Fire
The United States said it had attacked Iranian military targets in response to strikes on American ships. Washington and Tehran are debating a peace p...
U.A.E. Expels Pakistani Workers, as Pakistan’s Peacemaking Creates a Rift
As Pakistan mediates between the U.S. and Iran, its ties to the Emirates have deteriorated. Pakistani workers say they are now being sent home en mass...
Live Updates: Early U.K. Election Results Point to Big Losses for Starmer’s Party
Votes are still being tallied in thousands of local races across Britain, but hundreds of candidates from Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party h...
China Sees a ‘Giant With a Limp’ as U.S. Drains Weapons on Iran War
America’s ability to deter China in a war over Taiwan is weakened, Chinese analysts say, giving Beijing leverage in an upcoming summit with President ...
U.S. to Review Mexican Consulates After Right-Wing Claims Against Them
The State Department said it would review all Mexican consulates in the United States, following claims in conservative media that the consulates inte...
