Friday's world stories


Apr 16, 2021 - World

Raul Castro confirms he's resigning as head of Cuba's communist party

Updated Apr 16, 2021 - World

Russia to expel 10 U.S diplomats, ban top Biden officials in response to sanctions

Updated Apr 16, 2021 - World

Head of world's largest vaccine maker urges Biden to lift export ban on raw materials

Apr 16, 2021 - World

Top official says asking China to do more on climate is "not very realistic"

Apr 16, 2021 - World

Jimmy Lai among Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders sentenced to prison

Biden's Russian sanctions likely to achieve little

Apr 15, 2021 - World

Globetrotting climate envoy Kerry makes Biden team’s first visit to China

Mexican marines are main suspects in disappearances in Mexico

Intel officials have "low to moderate" confidence in reports of Russian bounties on U.S. troops

Apr 15, 2021 - World

Where the world's coronavirus vaccines are coming from and going to

Updated Apr 15, 2021 - World

U.S. imposes sweeping sanctions targeting Russian economy

Apr 15, 2021 - Economy

How the 2030 U.S. emissions target might stack up against other nations

Apr 15, 2021 - World

U.S. says Manafort associate passed sensitive polling data to Russian intelligence

Apr 15, 2021 - World

Jake Sullivan: U.S. will have "months of warning" of potential al-Qaeda attack on homeland

Apr 15, 2021 - World

Blinken makes unannounced trip to Afghanistan to sell troop withdrawal

Apr 15, 2021 - World

Swedish region announces "personal lockdown" amid surging COVID cases