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UK Government Cabinet Meeting Amid Lockdown Party Photos Pressure

Defiant Johnson Refuses to Quit, Fires Gove Over Past Betrayal 7/6/22, 7:04 PM EDT

Japan's PM Kishida Supports Councilors In Election Bid

Japan PM Bets on World-Defying Inflation Policy to Win Election

7/6/22, 5:00 PM EDT

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Biden Turns to Direct Attacks on Trump as Midterm Elections Near

7/6/22, 4:37 PM EDT

relates to Democrats Running in GOP-Leaning Ohio Snub Biden, Again

Democrats Running in GOP-Leaning Ohio Snub Biden, Again

7/6/22, 5:04 PM EDT

General Views of Beijing As Delegates Attend China's Biggest Political Event

Espionage

US Intelligence Warns of Chinese Influence Effort Against States

7/6/22, 1:44 PM EDT

Around the Globe

Attorney General Suella Braverman Says ‘It's Time To Go’ for Boris Johnson

7/6/22, 6:11 PM EDT

Yemen Houthi Rebels Set New Condition for Lifting Siege of Taiz

7/6/22, 5:57 PM EDT

War

Ukraine Latest: NATO Expansion; Kyiv Casts Doubts on Grain Deal

7/6/22, 7:29 PM EDT

Boris Johnson Loses Third Cabinet Minister as Simon Hart Resigns

7/6/22, 5:46 PM EDT

Abbie Marshall, Pub Landlady. The Buck Inn, Thorton-Le-Dale.

The Big Take

Wall Street Says a Recession Is Coming. Consumers Say It's Already Here

7/6/22, 12:01 AM EDT

Russian Tech Exiles Feature

Russia’s Brain Drain Is Officially Underway

7/6/22, 12:00 AM EDT

Japan�s Once Aloof Kyoto Longs For Return of Foreign Tourists

Pursuits

Once Overcrowded Kyoto Now Longs for Foreign Tourists in Japan

7/5/22, 5:00 PM EDT

Opinion

Ian Buruma

Can China Prosper Without Freedom? Maybe Not

While the idea that democracy is the only route to riches may have been debunked, there are still good reasons to doubt that citizens can thrive under a more autocratic model.

Mark Gongloff

Boris Johnson Is Being Forced to Make a Borexit

With his government crumbling around him, his days are numbered.

Bobby Ghosh

Who Would Replace Boris Johnson? Here Are His Likely Successors

Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt, Ben Wallace and Liz Truss are the top contenders for the Conservative Party leadership position.

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relates to Sound On: BoJo Won't Quit, Is the Fed Wrong Again? (Radio)

Sound On: BoJo Won't Quit, Is the Fed Wrong Again? (Radio) 7/6/22, 7:35 PM EDT

relates to Sound On: BoJo Won't Quit, Is the Fed Wrong Again? (Radio)

UK Conservatives Suffer Double Election Defeat

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was handed a major upset as his Conservative Party lost two key Parliamentary seats in one night. Laura Wright reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)

Americas

Brazil’s Electoral Court Fears US Capitol-Style Riots in October Vote

7/6/22, 4:26 PM EDT

Immigrant ‘Dreamers’ Face Severe Disruption If Court Wrecks DACA

7/6/22, 1:55 PM EDT

Cushman & Wakefield Faces $10,000-a-Day Fine for Contempt

7/6/22, 1:24 PM EDT

Ex-Goldman Banker Tim Leissner’s 1MDB Sentencing Delayed Until 2023

7/6/22, 12:54 PM EDT

Middle East

Yemen Houthi Rebels Set New Condition for Lifting Siege of Taiz

7/6/22, 5:57 PM EDT

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Accuses Diplomats of Spying, Local Media Report

7/6/22, 5:15 PM EDT

US, Tehran Bicker Over Stalled Nuclear Talks: Iran Snapshot

7/6/22, 7:27 AM EDT

Iran Balking on Nuclear Deal Amounts to ‘Backtracking,’ US Says

7/5/22, 6:40 PM EDT

Europe

Scholz Accuses Putin of Using Natural Gas Deliveries as a Weapon

7/6/22, 2:58 PM EDT

France to Nationalize Debt-Laden EDF as Energy Crisis Mounts

7/6/22, 12:27 PM EDT

US, Allies Discuss Capping Russian Oil at $40-$60 a Barrel to Cut War Financing

7/6/22, 11:25 AM EDT

GOP Senator Graham to Fight Georgia Subpoena in Election Probe

7/6/22, 11:18 AM EDT

Asia

Economics

China Data Show Economy Shrinking in Challenge to Xi’s Target

7/6/22, 5:00 PM EDT

Cushman & Wakefield Faces $10,000-a-Day Fine for Contempt

7/6/22, 1:24 PM EDT

Top US Official in Hong Kong Offers ‘Grim Accounting’ of City’s Future

7/6/22, 12:42 PM EDT

Thailand May Get Pricier for Tourists With Dual Hotel Rates

7/6/22, 7:23 AM EDT

Africa

Congo, Rwanda Agree to De-Escalate Tensions After Luanda Summit

7/6/22, 2:23 PM EDT

Jihadis Attack Jail in Nigeria's Capital, 879 Inmates Escape

7/6/22, 2:07 PM EDT

Presidential Convoy Attacked by Gunmen in Northern Nigeria

7/6/22, 7:42 AM EDT

Drivers Wait Eight Hours to Refill in Ethiopia’s Fuel Crisis

7/6/22, 7:10 AM EDT