Wall Street Journal

The “Pillar of Shame” was one of the most prominent monuments commemorating the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre on Chinese soil. Read More in the Wall Street Journal.

The tally of new Covid-19 cases in Xi’an on Tuesday was the highest in the country, with officials saying the infections are with the Delta variant. Read More in the Wall Street Journal.

President Biden’s national security adviser met with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett as the two allies sought to present a more united front on Iran’s nuclear program after divisions emerged between the U.S. and Israel. Read More in the Wall Street Journal.

The vote scheduled for later this week was postponed by at least a month, the country’s electoral commission said, in an effort to defuse tensions between rival political factions. Read More in the Wall Street Journal.

Economists forecast that Germany’s workforce could peak as soon as 2023 and then shrink by up to five million people by the end of the decade, raising pressure on its pension system and pushing inflation higher for years to come. Read More in the Wall Street Journal.

Local tongues gain popularity as more people on the self-ruled island, where Mandarin predominates, disavow their connection with China. Read More in the Wall Street Journal.

Pope Francis has appointed several women to Vatican leadership positions that were previously held only by men, gradually recalibrating the leadership of the institution. The policy is part of the pontiff’s modernizing agenda that called for a more active role for laypeople and their talents in the church. Read More in the Wall Street Journal.

The move is the first significant reversal of a gradual travel reopening that had expanded to about two dozen countries. Read More in the Wall Street Journal.

The Biden administration wants assurances that Berlin won’t let Nord Stream 2 start to operate during Moscow’s military pressure campaign. Read More in the Wall Street Journal.

Hassan Irloo, who was smuggled into Yemen in 2020 and named ambassador to parts of the country controlled by Houthis, has died of Covid-19, Iranian officials said. Read More in the Wall Street Journal.