Turkey’s Erdogan Names Loyalist as Finance Minister Amid Lira Rout
ISTANBUL—Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan named a loyalist as the country’s new finance minister Thursday, after the incumbent resigned after…
Omicron Makes Foreign Travel a Risky Venture Again
The Omicron coronavirus variant is triggering a fresh patchwork of national travel restrictions around the world, throwing up new obstacles…
U.S. to Lead Global Effort to Curb Authoritarians’ Access to Surveillance Tools
WASHINGTON—The U.S. plans to work with other countries to limit exports of surveillance tools and other technologies that authoritarian governments…
OPEC, Russia Agree to Keep Boosting Oil Output, Jolting Prices
OPEC and a group of Russia-led oil producers agreed to continue pumping more crude, betting that pent-up demand in a…
U.S. Reaches Deal to Restart ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program for Asylum Seekers
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration has reached an agreement with Mexico to restart a controversial Trump-era immigration policy known as Remain in…
Antony Blinken Warns Russia’s Lavrov Over Ukraine Buildup
STOCKHOLM—The top U.S. diplomat warned his counterpart from Moscow that Russia would face a strong reaction if it interferes further…
Scientists Studying Omicron in South Africa See Rise in Covid-19 Reinfections
Scientists in South Africa tracking the spread of Omicron said Thursday they are seeing a rise in coronavirus reinfections in…
Global Inflation Set to Be Higher for Longer, Says OECD
The pickup in inflation rates around the world will be longer-lasting and sharper than previously anticipated, with a growing risk…
Turkish Central Bank Props Up Collapsing Lira
ISTANBUL—Turkey’s central bank moved Wednesday to prop up the country’s collapsing currency, selling foreign reserves after the lira reached new…
World War II Bomb Explodes in Munich, Injuring Four
BERLIN—Four people were injured after a decades-old bomb dropped from an aircraft in World War II exploded during construction works…
