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LONDON — His job seemingly secure despite new revelations over lockdown parties in Downing Street, Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday moved to confront another big threat to his political future: the...

Mr. Moore, the West Virginia state treasurer, coordinated a letter in November from 16 state treasurers and comptrollers to banks across the country, threatening “collective action in response to the ongoing and...

Russia works to avoid a return to Soviet-era scarcityGripped by heavy economic sanctions and increasingly isolated from Western suppliers, Russia is working to keep its factories and businesses running and to stave...

The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email.Eight years ago, Xi Jinping visited Fiji, offering Pacific Island nations a ride on “China’s...

In every country, people get into arguments, hold racist views or suffer from mental health issues. But in the U.S., it is easier for those people to pick up a gun and...

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said Thursday that despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China remains the greatest challenger to the United States and its allies, and that the Biden...

For a world weary of fighting the coronavirus, the monkeypox outbreak poses a key question: Am I at risk?The answer is reassuring. Most children and adults with healthy immune systems are likely...

A large and loud youth electorate hungry to transform one of Latin America’s most unequal societies could propel Gustavo Petro, a former rebel, to the presidency.May 26, 2022FUSAGASUGÁ, Colombia — The man...