Celebrity Life
A Bomb Threat and a MiG Fighter: How Belarus ‘Hijacked’ a Commercial Plane to Snatch a Government Critic
Raman Pratasevich was seized from the Ryanair flight after Belarusian officials ordered to it to change course and land in Minsk
Inside Facebook’s Meeting With Palestinian Officials Over Posts Inaccurately Flagged as Incitement to Violence
“They promised they would revisit and reevaluate their framework”
How a False Sense of Security, and a Little Secret Tea, Broke Down Taiwan’s COVID-19 Defenses
A Lions Club meeting and tea houses in Taipei's red light district helped break down the world's most vaunted COVID-19 protections
The COVID-19 Pandemic May Be the Hardest Mountain Nepal’s Sherpas Have Ever Had to Climb
For poorer nations heavily dependent on tourism the outbreak at Everest is a bleak warning
India Needs All the Help It Can Get to Fight COVID-19, But Who Does Humanitarian Aid Really Serve?
A crisis of horrifying dimensions has unfolded in India, but the long term effectiveness of foreign aid needs to be questioned.
How China Is Cracking Down on Its Once Untouchable Tech Titans
For years, China’s tech entrepreneurs were considered rock stars: Icons whose rags-to-riches career paths, guile and contempt for the rulebook earned them cult-like status. But over the past few months regulatory scrutiny, combined with growing anger at their obscene wealth, accumulated on the backs of downtrodden workers, is wobbling the perch of these previously untouchable…
China Says It Will Provide COVID-19 Vaccines to Almost 40 African States
The vaccines have been donated or sold at “favorable prices,” a Foreign Ministry official said
Israel Unleashes More Strikes After Vowing to Press on in Gaza
Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed back against U.S. pressure to wind down the offensive against Hamas
After Australia Banned Its Citizens in India From Coming Home, Many Ask: Who Is Really Australian?
The government's controversial move raises questions about what it means to be Australian at a time when migrants make up 30% of the population.
Here’s What to Know About the Summit Between Joe Biden and Moon Jae-in
The U.S. president and his South Korean counterpart meet Friday at the White House. Here are the likely talking points.
The Violence in Gaza Is Overshadowing Biden’s Domestic Plans
Biden's emphasis on reviving the economy and containing the pandemic is being derailed by conflict in the Middle East
One of Japan’s Top Medical Associations Wants the Olympics Canceled
The 6,000-member Tokyo Medical Practitioners’ Association is warning of a possible collapse of Japan's medical system