EU appoints seasoned diplomat as special envoy for Venezuela

MADRID — The European Union has appointed a former international banker and seasoned diplomat as the bloc’s special envoy for Venezuela, in a move that it...

Flattery in Japan in rearview, Trump returns to DC snarls

WASHINGTON — Four days of fun and flattery in Tokyo are over for President Donald Trump. The sumo wrestling, golf and red carpet strolls give way...

Thousands of US kindergartners unvaccinated without waivers

COLUMBUS, Ohio — States are heatedly debating whether to make it more difficult for students to avoid vaccinations for religious or philosophical reasons amid the worst...

Germany’s governing parties in damage control after EU vote

BERLIN — Germany’s governing parties licked their wounds Monday after a battering in the European Parliament election and vowed to improve their performance. The leader of...

Brazilian officials say 42 inmates found dead at 3 prisons

RIO DE JANEIRO — Forty-two inmates were killed at three different prisons in the capital of Brazil’s northern Amazonas state Monday, authorities reported, a day after 15...

Narendra Modi’s victory speech delivers visions of a Hindu nationalist ascetic

In the recently concluded Indian parliamentary elections, the electorate gave a thumping majority to current Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the Hindu right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to...

China state TV carries Daily Show spot on Huawei lead in 5G

BEIJING — China has deployed an unlikely voice in its trade war with the U.S.: Trevor Noah of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show. A brief clip...

North Korea calls Bolton ‘war monger’ over missile comment

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — North Korea on Monday called U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton a “war monger” and “defective human product” after he called...

Trump says he backs Japan’s efforts to talk with Iran

  View this post on Instagram   ‪Tonight in Tokyo, Japan at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan Stadium, it was my great honor to present the first-ever U.S....

Impeach Trump? Most 2020 Democrats tiptoe past the question