Chip Shortage

Lack of Tiny Parts Disrupts Auto Factories Worldwide

Carmakers can’t buy the semiconductors they need because home electronics are taking all the supply.


Two Friends, Two Continents, Very Different Pandemics

Steven LaBrie is a freelance baritone in New York. Jarrett Ott has a full-time job singing in Germany. As the coronavirus spread, that made all the difference.


Aleksei Navalny Says He’ll Return to Russia on Sunday

The opposition leader has been recovering in Germany from a poisoning attack widely believed to have been carried out by the Russian state.


South Korean Church Leader Gets Suspended Prison Term After Virus Fallout

Lee Man-hee’s church, Shincheonji, was the epicenter of the first wave of coronavirus infections in South Korea last year.


​Kim Jong-un Uses Party ​Congress to Double Down on Nuclear Program

The North Korean leader said his economic policies had failed, but he called his nuclear arms buildup one of the great feats “in the history of the Korean nation​.”


Your Wednesday Briefing

A likely vote on Trump’s impeachment.


U.S. to Require Negative Virus Tests From International Air Passengers

Before they board planes to the U.S., passengers will have to produce proof that they are not infected or have recently recovered.


CDC Report Says Stricter Measures Could Have Saved Thousands of Lives in Europe


Coronavirus Fears Rise in the Wake of Alabama Football Celebrations


Your Wednesday Briefing

The renminbi is strengthening.