India’s health care system shows signs of buckling under the strain of a second wave of coronavirus infections, as officials reported nearly 300,000 new cases on Wednesday. https://t.co/TbVeYuR77y

South Korean President Moon's message as Biden is reviewing Trump's North Korea policy: Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. Trump's agreement with North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, is worth building upon https://t.co/LItg1EF4Xm

The E.U. drug regulator’s endorsement — even with the caveat — not only clears a path for Johnson & Johnson in Europe, but could presage how the United States will handle the vaccine in the days to come. https://t.co/RK2VFojZak

A judge has ruled that Korean women forced into sexual slavery by Japan during World War II cannot seek compensation from the Japanese government in a South Korean court. https://t.co/0CPRwR7PB7

The Taliban have been recording and contesting every perceived U.S. violation of the troop withdrawal deal, creating an air of grievance that is clouding the peace process. https://t.co/aPMh9x2goZ

We interviewed President Moon Jae-in of South Korea, who urged President Biden to kick-start negotiations with North Korea on a nuclear deal. https://t.co/JQzYvkAvx6

Dozens of activists were arrested across Russia on Wednesday before a rally in Moscow in support of the Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny.
The protests come on the same day as President Vladimir Putin’s state-of-the-nation address.
Follow live updates. https://t.co/lzM7UCe5fL

Using Excel spreadsheets, the Taliban has recorded perceived violations of a 2020 deal setting out the terms of U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. 

A New York Times review of some of the incidents shows just how hard it is to discern the bare facts. https://t.co/mqloWEDYEB

“Evidence of life and assurances regarding her well-being are urgently required,” the U.N. analysts said in a statement, which comes two months after friends of Sheikha Latifa released dramatic video footage in which she said she was being held prisoner.  https://t.co/ny8PiF5uvW

Believing herself to be the subject of a money-laundering investigation, a 90-year-old woman transferred $32.8 million to swindlers, falling victim to one of the most staggering phone scams to hit Hong Kong https://t.co/9CWhrP8CXM

President Moon of South Korea wants Biden to keep and build upon one legacy left by Trump: the 2018 Singapore deal with North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un https://t.co/6FKbJIUxoV

Coal's global march was slowing down. This year, it's set to soar. That's bad news for climate change https://t.co/oIw5bA5v9M

The E.U. drug regulator’s endorsement — even with the caveat — not only clears a path for Johnson & Johnson in Europe, but could presage how the United States will handle the vaccine in the days to come. https://t.co/URxnIDpItt

Pakistani banned an Islamist party as a terrorist outfit last week. But unabated protests has forced its government to renegotiate with the party, bringing their demand for expelling the French ambassador for a vote to the parliament.  https://t.co/o4MlfLSUVs

A Quebec court  largely upheld a law barring public sector employees such as schoolteachers, police officers, and judges from wearing religious symbols while at work, in a ruling that human rights advocates said would undermine civil liberties https://t.co/HzxBmt4lFb

As he masses troops near Ukraine, puts down domestic dissent and escalates a fast-intensifying conflict with President Biden, Russian President Vladimir Putin is on the verge of decisions that could define a new, even more hard-line phase of his presidency https://t.co/nj4UhLf44u

“Evidence of life and assurances regarding her well-being are urgently required,” the U.N. analysts said in a statement, which comes two months after friends of Sheikha Latifa released dramatic video footage in which she said she was being held prisoner   https://t.co/GICVUj5Neg

Idriss Déby, the president of Chad and one of Africa's most enduring autocrats, had been aiming or a fourth decade in power.  The government said Tuesday that he had been killed while with troops fighting rebels. He was 68. https://t.co/1ZD4uFpgcz

Some health experts worry that the headline-grabbing pause might discourage some people from getting vaccinated, even though the Covid risks are far greater than the clot risks. “You’ve put a scarlet letter on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine,” said a doctor. https://t.co/cPjdz12f5c

Germans will choose a successor to Angela Merkel in September. The candidates are now clear, and the contours of the race are coming into focus.  https://t.co/JSNqsJpzQV