Fireball Meteor Dashes Across U.K. Sky

A compilation of videos captured a fireball meteor that flashed across the sky for seven seconds in Britain on Sunday evening.


How Can Biden Bring Back Manufacturing Jobs? Weaken the Dollar

Critics of a strong currency say it hurts American factory workers by making imports cheap.


Boris Johnson Says Brazilian Coronavirus Variant Is Not a Threat

A concerning variant of the coronavirus first detected in Brazil has surfaced in Britain, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson told citizens they have nothing to worry about.


Dissatisfied with remote learning, some parents start to mobilize.


The $1.9 Trillion Question in the Senate

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The U.K.’s Fight Against the Covid Pandemic Has Divided a Nation

The government has laid out plans for gradual reopening. But in cramped intensive care wards, teeming with patients and doctors near despair, the battle is unrelenting.


Your Monday Briefing

Protests against Spain’s biting economic crisis.


China Appears to Warn India: Push Too Hard and the Lights Could Go Out

As border skirmishing increased last year, malware began to flow into the Indian electric grid, a new study shows, and a blackout hit Mumbai. It now looks like a warning.


An Old Legal Doctrine That Puts War Criminals in the Reach of Justice

Universal jurisdiction, the idea that any nation’s courts can try people for atrocities committed anywhere, has gained as a tool of human rights lawyers battling impunity.


Iran Rejects Nuclear Deal Talks With U.S. Proposed by Europe

The rejection came days after President Biden ordered retaliatory strikes against Iranian-backed militias in eastern Syria.