The most unlikely city on Taylor Swift’s Europe tour: Gelsenkirchen
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany — It stands out on Taylor Swift’s European tour schedule. Sandwiched between concert stops in Milan and Hamburg, it is the one...
Citing poor health, Vietnam leader Nguyen Phu Trong steps back from duties
The head of Vietnam’s Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong, has stepped back from official duties because of poor health, marking a possible end to...
China suspends nuclear talks with Washington
China has halted nascent nuclear-arms-control talks with the United States, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday, in a protest of Washington’s arms sales to...
Democrats cling to monopoly in Washington state
STATE STATS
Voter makeup: The Evergreen state has about 4.8 million registered voters as of July. It is one of the nation’s 17 Democratic trifectas—the...
Russian court moves quickly in trial of journalist Evan Gershkovich
A Russian court on Thursday completed its examination of evidence in the case of alleged spying against American journalist Evan Gershkovich on only the...