Your Tuesday Briefing

Eastern Europe’s troubled populist leaders.


Your Tuesday Briefing

The Olympics will allow 10,000 spectators.


Canada to Ease Quarantine-Hotel Rule for Vaccinated Citizens Who Fly In

Requiring arriving travelers to stay at a government-approved hotel, often at a high cost, has been criticized as unduly burdensome.


Belarus Faces New Joint Sanctions From Western Countries

The European Union, United States, Britain and Canada joined on Monday to expand sanctions on Belarus, in response to the forced landing of a flight and detention of an opposition journalist by Belarus last month.


Glowing Bacteria May One Day Protect People From Landmines

Researchers in Israel have recently detailed progress in developing sensors that light up in the presence of a chemical linked to land mines and other deadly explosives.


The Future of New York City

We have a primer for tomorrow’s mayoral primaries.


The pandemic stimulus in the U.S. was front-loaded. That could mean a bumpy year.


Tokyo Olympics Will Allow Domestic Spectators

The decision indicates a growing certainty that the Games will go ahead, despite months of concern that they could become a superspreader event.


Your Monday Briefing

Regional elections in France.


Your Monday Briefing

What’s next for Iran’s nuclear deal.