World
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Swedish Artist Known for Muhammad Caricature Dies in Car Crash
Lars Vilks, an artist and free speech activist whose cartoon depiction of the Prophet Muhammad on the body of a…
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Why the Taliban’s Repression of Women May Be More Tactical Than Ideological
Why are the Taliban stripping away so many of Afghan women’s hard-won freedoms? That may seem like a facetious question.…
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Former Manchester United Player Condemns Racist Fan Song
Park Ji-Sung, a fan-favorite former player for Manchester United, asked the soccer club’s fans on Sunday to stop singing a…
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England simplifies its international Covid travel rules.
LONDON — England on Monday streamlined its coronavirus restrictions on international travel in and out of the country and eased…
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London Police Announce Independent Review Amid Trust Crisis
LONDON — London’s Metropolitan Police on Monday announced an independent review into its culture and standards following damaging revelations ...
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Military Personnel in U.K. Begin Driving Fuel Trucks to Stem Shortage
Military personnel in Britain began driving fuel tankers on Monday as the government stepped up efforts to tackle a shortage…
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Battling Delta, New Zealand Abandons Its Zero-Covid Ambitions
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — For a year and a half, New Zealand has pursued a strategy of “Covid zero,” closing…
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Nobel Prize Awarded to Scientists for Research About Temperature and Touch
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly on Monday to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian “for their…
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Nobel Prize Awarded to Scientists for Research About Temperature and Touch
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly on Monday to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian “for their…
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London Police Officer Charged With Rape Amid Trust Crisis
LONDON — A London police officer was arrested and charged with rape on Sunday, just days after another officer was…