Why India Is Dealing With a Deadly 'Black Fungus' Epidemic

The deadly disease has sickened former coronavirus patients across the country. Doctors believe that hospitals desperate to keep Covid patients alive made choices that left them vulnerable.


Iran’s System Keeps Its Grip, Despite the Chaos (or Because of It)

Governments rooted in revolution like Tehran’s have proved to be among the world’s most stable, even drawing strength from crises.


Regional Elections in France Will Test the Far Right’s Appeal

Voting on Sunday will set the stage for next year’s presidential race and may hint at the strength of the National Rally, Marine Le Pen’s far-right party.


Pope Francis' Silence Speaks Volumes on Controversial Communion Vote by US Bishops

The divergence of the conservative American church from Francis’ agenda is now so obvious as to be unremarkable, even when U.S. bishops ignore a Vatican warning.


Man Loses Hand in French Rave That Violated Pandemic Curfew

Five officers were also injured in violent clashes that erupted on Friday night in the town of Redon, in Brittany.


Singapore Allows Sinovac Shots but Casts Doubt on Effectiveness

Singapore is allowing 24 private health clinics to administer the vaccine. But it has not added it to the national vaccination program.


U.S. Ships 2.5 Million Vaccine Doses to Taiwan

The shipment, to arrive on Sunday, is triple what the U.S. had pledged. It may irk China.


Video of Montreal Police Kneeling on Black Teenager Spurs Outcry

Outrage over the video comes as Canada undergoes a national awakening about institutional racism, including among police forces.


Departure of U.S. Contractors Poses Problems for Afghan Military

It is not just U.S. troops who are withdrawing from Afghanistan. Thousands of private contractors — who help keep the Afghan Air Force flying, among other tasks — are leaving as well.


As France Sends U.S. a Second Statue of Liberty, Her Symbolism is Debated

The statue and a reproduction of her French sculptor’s model will stand close to each other, just as some are asking whose freedom she celebrates.