A California heat wave and power cuts create a pandemic quandary. And the C.D.C. is developing a plan for vaccine distribution.

President Moon Jae-in has vowed to crack down on the Sarang ​Jeil Church for flouting preventive measures. The church happens to be his most vocal critic.

While acquiring weapons to counter countries like North Korea and China would be unremarkable for most world powers, in Japan it is reviving a politically sensitive debate.

Prime Minister Netanyahu’s quest to open relations with Arab countries without settling the Palestinian conflict long seemed quixotic. External events changed the equation.

Virus travel bans are wreaking havoc on surrogacy agencies that help same-sex couples build families.

Mitt Romney blasts President Trump’s handling of pandemic. Many U.S. cities fear a public transit “death spiral.” Brazil’s extensive outbreak makes it a good vaccine testing ground.

We spoke with an economist in Washington about the U.S. president’s latest trade salvo against his neighboring trade partner.

The high-seas handover blocked two diplomatic adversaries from evading American economic sanctions. Iran denied it was its fuel.

A new report from South Korea throws into question an earlier finding regarding transmission by older children.

His decades-long effort to preserve a capital’s colonial buildings turned a former slum into a tourist destination and capitalist success story.