The news was given prime placement in Chinese state media: The United Nations’ human rights chief, on her long-awaited visit to the country, had spoken with China’s leader, Xi Jinping. An article...
Read moreISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s government on Friday sharply increased fuel prices for consumers, paving the way to revive a $6 billion bailout package from the International Monetary Fund and stabilize the country’s...
Read moreVATICAN CITY — David Kertzer put down his cappuccino, put on his backpack and went digging for more Vatican secrets.“There’s an aspect of treasure hunting,” said Mr. Kertzer, a 74-year-old historian.Moments later...
Read moreGood morning. We’re covering a school shooting in Texas, Russia’s narrowed focus in Ukraine’s east and diplomacy in Africa.A deadly school shooting in TexasNineteen children and two teachers were killed on Tuesday...
Read moreGood morning. We’re covering growing frustrations about the police response to the Texas school shooting, questions about the end of Russia’s war in Ukraine and a change in U.S. policy toward China.Where...
Read moreTIVAOUANE, Senegal — The baby boy did not yet have a name.He was only a day old on Wednesday when a fire broke out in the neonatal section of the hospital where...
Read moreMs. Apter said that while no Eileen Fisher garments were being made in Xinjiang and that it wasn’t getting fabric or yarn from the region, the company didn’t know whether any of...
Read moreGripped by heavy economic sanctions and increasingly isolated from Western suppliers, Russia worked on Thursday to keep its factories and businesses running and stave off a return to Soviet-era scarcity.As the central...
Read moreLONDON — His job seemingly secure despite new revelations over lockdown parties in Downing Street, Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday moved to confront another big threat to his political future: the...
Read moreMr. Moore, the West Virginia state treasurer, coordinated a letter in November from 16 state treasurers and comptrollers to banks across the country, threatening “collective action in response to the ongoing and...
Read more