Japan Changes Its Rape Laws to Require Consent
Japan changed its definition of rape and raised the age of consent to 16, from 13, on Friday, bringing the country’s sex crimes laws closer...
As Blinken Heads to China, a Wall of Suspicion Awaits Him
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken makes his long-delayed visit to China beginning Sunday in the hope of slowing the downward spiral of relations between...
Tunisians Mourn a Hard-Fought Freedom Rapidly Slipping Away
Mosaïque FM, Tunisia’s most popular radio station, comes to life each morning around 5:30 a.m. with the martial strains of the national anthem. Next comes...
‘I Cannot Believe We Made It’: In the Flood, a Rescue Behind the Front
At night, she had looked at the twinkling lights of her home city, just a mile or so away but a world apart. For months,...
Decoding the Antiwar Messages of Miniature Protesters in Russia
Fish, asterisks, blank messages and the crossed out Z letter: All of these are symbols of opposition to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. In...
Pope Francis Leaves Rome Hospital and Returns to Vatican After Surgery
Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Friday after he was released from a Rome hospital following abdominal surgery for a hernia, the third time...
Australia’s Opportunities and Challenges on the Path to ‘Net Zero’
The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. This week’s issue is written by Natasha Frost, a reporter in Melbourne. What does...
Counteroffensive Is Grueling and Costly, but Promising, Ukraine and U.S. Say
Ukraine’s counteroffensive against formidable Russian defenses has been grueling and bloody, Ukrainian and American officials acknowledged on Thursday, but they insisted that it was making...
At Least 15 Die in Highway Crash in Canada
At least 15 people were killed in a crash along the Trans-Canada Highway near Carberry, Manitoba, on Thursday afternoon, after a bus carrying 25 people,...
Russian Antiwar Activist Dies in Prison After Claiming He Had Been Tortured
A Russian activist has died in prison days after describing being tortured and expressing fear for his life, according to his lawyer, in what is...
Retaking Villages Leaves Ukrainian Troops Exposed and Diving for Cover
At the first whistle of an incoming shell, the soldiers in a newly liberated but desolate Ukrainian village dived into the weeds on a roadside...
Brutal Killing of Governor Heralds New Round of Violence in Darfur
The killing of a powerful governor in Darfur, in western Sudan, has heightened worries that fighting between the country’s warring military factions is pushing a...
Kenyan Cult Survivors, Still Refusing to Eat, Face Suicide Charges
The emaciated survivors of a doomsday cult in Kenya that the authorities say ordered its followers to starve themselves to death held hands and leaned...
He Exposed Corruption in Guatemala. Now He’s Been Sentenced to Prison.
One of Guatemala’s most high-profile journalists was convicted on Wednesday of money laundering and sentenced to up to six years in prison, in a trial...