In his new role, Mr. Qin will be at the front of efforts by China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, to reshape China’s relationship with Washington, which has spiraled to its lowest point in decades. https://t.co/BmyQRxHETB

The North African country of 11 million never fixed the serious economic problems that led to the uprising in the first place. https://t.co/e9ycp80gX6

“Nos llamaban el Rey de los Campeonatos”, dijo un defensa veterano de un club de fútbol legendario de un pueblo en Cisjordania. “Celebrábamos en el centro del pueblo como lo hacemos durante las bodas”. Ahora dice que la “desesperación es palpable”. https://t.co/lu436uKUkd

The response by authorities has been draconian. State-run media outlets denounce demonstrators as vandals and looters. Police officers have gone door-to-door making detentions. https://t.co/o6x9inUE7n

Para ser un país con un veto oficial de las Olimpiadas, Rusia ha estado muy presente este verano en los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio. “De hecho”, admitió un periodista ruso, “no se siente como si estuviéramos vetados”. https://t.co/d46WcmI42O

China’s new ambassador to the United States has a record of vigorously contesting Western criticism, suggesting that Beijing is steeling for extended tensions with Washington. https://t.co/7O2aGTWfJt

Tunisia never received the full-throated support of Western backers, something that might have helped it make a real transition from the inequity of dictatorship to prosperous democracy, analysts and activists say.  https://t.co/H39kZ55Sbl

Protesters describe panicky conversations about what shape the crackdown may take. Cubans employed by the state fret about their jobs. Those with detained relatives express fear that speaking out will lead to harsher treatment for their loved ones. https://t.co/AFodirVVqq

Worried about insecurity in Afghanistan, China has stepped up diplomatic efforts with the government and the group to encourage a political settlement after the U.S. withdrawal. https://t.co/EyvvN7ZN2k

A downward trend in coronavirus cases that followed the lifting of most social-distancing rules is raising hopes that the worst is over in England. https://t.co/6QaCeAmWa2

Iran's top leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, signaled more problems for the troubled talks aimed at reviving the nuclear agreement repudiated in 2018 by former President Donald Trump.  https://t.co/bnKiDuhtZq

A smartphone app in France gives €300 euros to 18-year-olds to buy books, music tickets to or exhibitions and performances. But most of the users have flocked to manga. https://t.co/Sb4EDntkak

A Syrian doctor accused of torturing opponents of President Bashar al-Assad has been indicted in Germany on charges of crimes against humanity. https://t.co/8Z6h6JojHh

Ever since India's vaccine kings agreed to buy the former U.S. consulate in Mumbai, the Indian government has been blocking the deal - but it's not clear why. https://t.co/To5pk4FDUt

Hoping to win support from Beijing as they steadily advance in Afghanistan, the Taliban pledged that they would not allow attacks to be launched on China from inside the country. https://t.co/VkitcAgS3H

China once again criticized the United States for its hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan during a meeting in Tianjin with a high-level delegation from the Taliban. https://t.co/myf1oXi1yx

“It’s a monstrosity.” Visitors are unimpressed by London’s latest attraction — a mound with some uninspiring views. https://t.co/29Wqk8OTNA

“We are having a nightmarish life,” said Mohammad Jubair, a Rohingya refugee who said he saw a landslide destroy an entire hillside of shelters in a camp in Bangladesh. https://t.co/e7gdpkpR0W

Solidarity, the Polish labor union that was once a Western-looking opposition movement with 10 million members, has shriveled to a narrow and deeply conservative force. https://t.co/EIaFn1nLlo

A bottleneck in the government's vaccine reservation website helped expose a gaping discrepancy between the demand for shots in South Korea and the government's inability to provide them quickly enough. https://t.co/fXVgmpsUxZ