Taliban Release Five Britons, Resolving Dispute With U.K.
The detentions had complicated the group’s efforts to win international legitimacy since taking power in Afghanistan last year. Source link
Israel Expands Operations Against Iranian Nuclear, Military Assets
Israel is intensifying its campaign to thwart Iran’s nuclear, missile and drone programs with a series of covert operations targeting a broader range of key targets, said people familiar with…
Brazilian Police Probe Illegal Fishermen Over Amazon Double Homicide
ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil—As British journalist Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, an indigenous expert, sped up the Itaquaí River in the Amazon early on June 5, the chug of their…
One Grocer Wanted to Give Up Plastic. It Got Rotting Bananas.
Iceland Foods, a well-known supermarket chain in the U.K., is discovering just how difficult it is to eliminate plastic from its shelves Source link
Ukraine’s Farmers, Contending With Stolen Grain and Mined Fields, Now Say Land Is Being Seized
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine—Last month, an armed group turned up at Dmitry Skorniakov’s farm close to Mariupol and told workers that the land was being “nationalized” and now belonged to them. Moscow’s…
Activision Says Top Executives Didn’t Ignore Harassment Reports
An internal review at Activision Blizzard didn’t unearth any evidence to suggest that senior executives ignored or played down reports of sexual harassment at the videogame giant, the company said…
Activision Says Top Executives Didn’t Ignore Harassment Reports
An internal review at Activision Blizzard didn’t unearth any evidence to suggest that senior executives ignored or played down reports of sexual harassment at the videogame giant, the company said…
U.S. Secretly Reviews Israel’s Plans for Strikes Against Iranian Targets in Syria
WASHINGTON—Israel secretly coordinates with the U.S. on many of the airstrikes it carries out in Syria as the allies face a battlefield crowded with militant groups, Iranian-backed militias and foreign…
Qualcomm’s Antitrust Fine for Payments to Apple Is Annulled by European Court
BRUSSELS—The European Union’s second-highest court scrapped a €997 million ($1.04 billion) fine that the bloc’s antitrust regulator had levied on Qualcomm Inc. over payments it made to Apple Inc. for…
Beijing Probes Bar Staff Linked to Covid-19 Outbreak, as Cases Spread
BEIJING—Chinese police are investigating staff at a Beijing bar that has become a Covid-19 hot spot, authorities said Tuesday, as an outbreak traced to the venue spread citywide just a…
