On the Scene: A Turnabout in the Tigray War

We were in northern Ethiopia this week when residents poured into the streets of Mekelle, the capital of the Tigray region, to celebrate an unexpected military victory.


U.S. Leaves Largest Afghan Base as Full Withdrawal Nears

With little fanfare, Bagram Air Base was handed over to the Afghan government, ending nearly two decades in which the Americans waged war from there.


Labour's Kim Leadbeater Wins U.K. By-Election in Batley and Spen

The by-election in northern England was seen as a victory for the party’s leader, Keir Starmer, in a region where Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives had made big inroads.


Australia’s Path Out of the Pandemic: Will it Make You Scream With Anger or Joy?

The prime minister has finally acknowledged that Australia will eventually have to learn to live with Covid.


Your Friday Briefing

Criminal charges against the Trump Organization.


The Best Movies and TV Shows New to Netflix, Amazon and Stan in Australia in July

Our streaming picks for July, including ‘Fear Street,’ ‘The Comeback Trail’ and ‘The Tomorrow War’


Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Protects Against Delta Variant, Company Reports

The vaccine also produced long-lasting immune responses, researchers said. Booster shots seem unnecessary, at least for now.


Portugal Reintroduces Nighttime Curfews As Delta Variant Spreads

Among the 45 municipalities that will have a curfew from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. are Lisbon, the capital, Porto, the second-largest city, and Albufeira, a tourism hub in the southern region of Algarve.


African Union Envoy Urges Europe to Ease Vaccine Export Limits

“We are not asking for donations — in fact, we have money to buy vaccines,” said the official, Strive Masiyiwa. “Vaccines are not expensive, certainly when it comes to the lives of our people.”


Pandemic Lockdowns Aided Predators Worldwide, Especially Online, U.S. Says

The number of cases of online sex exploitation, including of children, appeared to skyrocket last year as people spent more time on computers.