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China’s large-scale military exercises are encircling Taiwan and testing the island’s defenses. They also raise the risk of conflict, accidental or otherwise.

Facing a revolt in his own party, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attacked both the Conservative opposition and India’s government, which he said had made “a horrific mistake” in the killing of a Sikh activist.

Some of the sharpest criticism about a lack of sufficient assistance in the enclave came from Israel’s allies, including the United States.

The new law was pushed by the party of Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s conservative prime minister.

The stiff penalty was the potentially final step in the stunning downfall of the former official, Genaro García Luna, who has gone from the heights of power to imprisonment.

Under his 24-year leadership, the lobbying group developed enormous clout in Washington, but he broke with the Trump administration over immigration, tariffs and the 2020 election.

Food production is concentrated in too few countries, many of which face water shortages, the researchers said.

Plus, the women of the world’s gnarliest mountain-bike competition.

A motorcade through the capital revived “panda diplomacy” between Washington and Beijing for the first time in nearly a year.

President Biden spoke by telephone to President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine about the security package, which includes munitions, armored vehicles and other weapons.

Researchers studying bottlenose dolphins found polyester and other plastics in every animal they tested.

The appointment of Thomas Tuchel to coach the England men’s national soccer team has provoked, well, some strong feelings.

Helping Russia in the war is an opportunity for North Korea to test its new weapons, and Ukrainian officials say the North’s troops are also gaining direct battle experience.

The writer Erika Sheffer takes a big swing in a Manhattan Theater Club production examining “the point at which a society finds itself on the brink.”

A criminal network was accused of selling bottles of fake French wine for as much as 15,000 euros. It’s the latest in a growing criminal trend: wine fraud.

Known as conkers in Britain, chestnuts are played in an annual championship there. This year, there are accusations of cheating. And it’s all very serious.

Schools, clubs and parks have become places of refuge as the displaced seek safety amid Israeli bombings.

The two crew members who were onboard the aircraft remain missing, Navy officials said, after it crashed during a routine training flight.

Three Israeli human rights groups in early June, following the closure of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt

While observational flights have improved forecasts for many storms in the Americas, such flights have been far fewer for storms that have hit Asia.