Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has reversed his decision to scrap a major defense pact with the U.S., salvaging a cornerstone of the two countries’ military

WASHINGTON—The first plane carrying more than 200 Afghan interpreters and their families has arrived in the U.S., officials said, beginning a major effort to evacuate

HONG KONG—Hong Kong police arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of insulting the Chinese national anthem after videos circulated online of people waving a colonial

LONDON—A wave of Covid-19 in the U.K. appears to be receding, a promising sign that high levels of vaccination can hold the highly transmissible Delta

A suspected drone attack on an Israeli-linked tanker near the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea killed two crew members including a Briton, the

TEL AVIV—Israel authorized the use of a booster shot of Pfizer Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccine for people aged 60 and over starting Sunday, after

HONG KONG—The first person convicted under the national-security law imposed by Beijing was sentenced to nine years in prison Friday, in a case closely watched

TEL AVIV—Israel authorized the use of a booster shot of Pfizer Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccine for people aged 60 and over starting Sunday, after

MILAN—The European Union passed the U.S. in Covid-19 vaccinations, with the continent inoculating people at a sustained pace and America struggling to persuade vaccine holdouts

The U.S. and its allies have long pressed China to stop helping favored industries with subsidies, government preferences and other interventions.