Your Tuesday Briefing

The vaccine gap that’s bad for everyone.


Scotland’s Nicola Sturgeon Did Not Break Rules, Inquiry Says

After a bitter feud with her predecessor, Ms. Sturgeon has been cleared by one inquiry into claims that led to calls for her resignation.


Some Nations Could Wait Years for Covid Shots. That’s Bad for Everyone.

While richer places, such as the U.S., hope to vaccinate most of their citizens within months, poorer countries, like Kenya, expect to reach just small fractions of their populations in that time.


N.Y.C. public school students will have another chance, starting Wednesday, to opt in for in-person instruction.

While all parents can indicate interest, the city only has plans for now to bring more elementary school students into school buildings in April.


Saudi Arabia Offers Cease-Fire in Yemen and Lifting of Blockade

The Saudis described the proposal as a plan to end a nearly six-year-old war. The kingdom faces growing pressure to break the stalemate as millions of Yemenis verge on famine.


In the Shadow of Nollywood, Filmmakers Examine Boko Haram

“The Milkmaid” and other African productions are putting extremism under the microscope and drawing diaspora audiences in the process.


Foes in Afghan War See a Common Threat of Islamic State’s Return

An unusual truce between the government and the Taliban has kept the Islamic State out of one former stronghold. But there is a peace paradox: Unemployed fighters looking for work.


The Democrats’ Immigration Problem

We explain the Biden administration’s early struggles on immigration policy.


How We Tracked Secret Oil Deliveries to North Korea

For a Visual Investigations project that looked at violations of United Nations sanctions, more than a dozen journalists examined a maze of connections. But we started with one ship.


What We Learned From Our Investigation into Covert Oil Deliveries to North Korea

We uncovered how one ship helped North Korea get oil despite sanctions. Here are five takeaways from the investigation.