Ex-India navy officer refuses to appeal against death sentence

A former Indian naval officer on death row in Pakistan for alleged spying has refused to lodge an appeal against his conviction and will try instead..

One million foreign students risk being frozen out of US colleges. Some might never come back

In two months, 19-year-old Tianyu Fang is due to start his first semester at one of the most prestigious schools in America: Stanford University in California.

What we learned from Mary Trump's damning portrait of her uncle

Seeking to prevent nothing less than the "end of American democracy," Donald Trump's niece Mary lays out a long and twisted saga of mind games and family..

Fauci warns against 'false complacency' as Trump touts falling coronavirus death rate

Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Tuesday that Americans shouldn't take comfort in the dropping death rate among coronavirus patients in the US even ..

Brazil’s president Bolsonaro tests COVID-19 positive

Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro, who has been known to mingle in crowds without covering his face, had tested positive for COVID-19 after months..

Trump's anti-mask crusade is coming back to bite him

President Donald Trump's refusal to set an example by wearing a face covering, despite growing evidence that it may be one of the most effective ways..

Ending poverty in 2020 was going to be Xi's crowning achievement. Coronavirus might have ruined it

This was supposed to be the year that Beijing would announce it had ended absolute poverty in China, fulfilling a key pledge of President Xi Jinping..

Defiance and fear as Hong Kong settles into new normal after China-backed law takes hold

If Beijing thought a new national security law would guarantee a quiet birthday for Hong Kong, it was mistaken.

EU reopens to visitors as virus surges in US

The European Union reopened its borders on Wednesday to visitors from 15 countries but excluded the United States, where deaths are spiking once again..

Fauci says Covid-19 vaccine may not get US to herd immunity if too many people refuse to get it

Dr. Anthony Fauci says he would "settle" for a Covid-19 vaccine that's 70% to 75% effective, but that this incomplete protection, coupled with the fact that many Americans...