I had been eating mostly Soviet food for six months in 1990 when news broke that McDonald’s was coming to Moscow. I was excited for a number of reasons — … Read More
Pope Francis apologized to the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan Sunday for canceling a visit because of walking problems and said he was hopeful his … Read More
close Video A COVID-19 outbreak linked to a bar in China’s capital of Beijing is “ferocious,” local government spokesman Xu Hejian said at a news conference Sunday. VIRUS TESTING THE … Read More
Iran’s currency Sunday dropped to its lowest value ever as talks to revive the country’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers remained deadlocked. Traders in Tehran exchanged the rial at … Read More
close Video North Korea on Sunday fired multiple artillery shots between 8:07 a.m. and 11:03 a.m. local time, South Korea’s military said, in another show of force a day after … Read More
China’s defense minister accused the United States on Sunday of trying to “hijack” the support of countries in the Asia-Pacific region to turn them against Beijing, saying Washington is seeking … Read More
Possible human remains have been found in the search for a missing British journalist and an Indigenous guide who vanished a week ago in a remote area of the Brazilian … Read More
Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning to force the West to end its sanctions by causing a widespread famine, Yale historian Timothy Snyder argues. Snyder, a Levin professor of history … Read More
Russian President Vladimir Putin compared himself to Peter the Great, the nation’s first emperor, last week because they each sought to capture land they believed belonged to Russia. Putin’s remarks … Read More
Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe told delegates Sunday at the Shangri-La Dialogue that China has made progress in developing a nuclear arsenal but would only utilize the new weapons for … Read More
