It lodged a diplomatic complaint with Beijing over an A.I.-generated video centered on territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

A plain-spoken politician from a modest background in northwest England, Mr. Burnham is set to be named Labour leader — and prime minister apparent — on Friday.

The new law is part of a campaign by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line conservative, to build a more patriotic and assertive Japan. Critics say it undermines free speech.

Boris B. Nadezhdin, an outspoken opponent of the war in Ukraine, says he knows why he was detained: “Among our leadership, there is panic and chaos.”

Andy Burnham is set to officially become the next prime minister on Monday, but a number of things have to happen before then. Here’s how everything is expected to play out.

Andy Burnham is set to become the leader of the Labour Party and Britain’s 59th prime minister. His path to 10 Downing Street included a pivotal nearly decade-long stint as mayor of Greater Manchester.

As overnight temperatures climb across Canada, fires that once spread more slowly after dark are burning around the clock, straining fire crews.

In both Muslim-majority countries, official hostility to gay people has increased in recent years. But the same cruise had visited before without problems.

Not all the best moments from the tournament were on the pitch. We revisit some of our favorites ahead of Sunday’s final.

From an underground parking garage, Ukraine’s newly dismissed defense minister aired the most dramatic, public critique of the military command to emerge during the war.