Sweden, Finland to Lodge NATO Bid
Sweden and Finland plan to apply for NATO membership on Wednesday, according to their leaders, a move that would break with decades of nonalignment by the two Nordic countries and…
Yellen Pushes Polish Prime Minister on International Tax Deal
WARSAW—Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pushed Poland to advance the European Union’s implementation of a global minimum tax in a series of meetings Monday, saying that the two sides discussed potentially…
North Korea Covid-19 Surge Accelerates as Unvaccinated Population Keeps Working
GANGHWA, South Korea—North Korea reported its biggest daily surge in fever cases during a nationwide outbreak of Covid-19 but didn’t respond to a South Korean offer of vaccines even as…
U.S., EU Boost Trade Ties to Remedy Supply Shortages, Counter Russia and China
SACLAY, France—Senior U.S. and European Union officials agreed to expand cooperation on supply chains for critical technologies including semiconductors and materials used in their production, they said at a high-level…
U.N. Seeks to Ease Russian Blockade of Ukraine Grain Shipping to Avert Food Shortages
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is pursuing a high-stakes deal with Russia, Turkey and other nations to open up Ukrainian food exports to world markets and stave off a potential…
Ukraine’s Military Gains Raise Kyiv’s War Aims as Russia Shells Eastern Cities
As Ukraine’s military continues to take back Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine, outperforming expectations among leaders globally about its abilities before Russia’s invasion, ambitions are growing in Kyiv about what would…
France’s Macron Appoints First Woman Prime Minister in Three Decades
PARIS—President Emmanuel Macron of France has appointed Élisabeth Borne as prime minister, elevating the first woman in decades to helm a French government and lead his party’s charge in the…
Jeff Bezos Criticizes Joe Biden in Twitter Spat Over Inflation
Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos criticized the Biden administration in two tweets over the weekend for tying the corporate tax structure to rising inflation. The tweets were spurred by one…
Nations Aim to Secure Supply Chains by Turning Offshoring Into ‘Friend-Shoring’
WASHINGTON—As war and the pandemic expose the fragility of supply chains, the U.S. and its allies are pursuing a new kind of global trade, one that confines commerce to a…
Jeff Bezos Criticizes Joe Biden in Twitter Spat Over Inflation
Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos criticized the Biden administration in two tweets over the weekend for tying the corporate tax structure to rising inflation. The tweets were spurred by one…
