The outbreak is now the worst in decades. Children under age 5 account for about half of the cases.
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Trump Accuses Saudis of Giving U.S. a Bad Deal. Is That True?
President Trump said that although the kingdom had spent $450 billion in the United States, Washington still subsidized the Saudi military. We checked the facts.
American Arrested Over 20-Acre Cannabis Plantation in Myanmar
Facebook photos led the police to the large cannabis operation near Mandalay. Its supporters said it was an industrial hemp operation. The authorities said it was still illegal.
Kim Jong-un Meets Putin in Russia With U.S. Talks Faltering
Mr. Kim, the North Korean leader, met the Russian president as he tries to build support for his approach to sanctions relief and nuclear disarmament.
Chinese Cameras Come With Chinese Tactics
Is Chinese-style surveillance becoming normalized? A Times investigation found the Chinese surveillance state is spreading past its borders.
He Stopped a Global Cyberattack. Now He’s Pleading Guilty to Writing Malware.
Marcus Hutchins, a British security researcher credited with halting a huge outbreak of ransom software in 2017, accepted United States charges over previous activity.
In Australia, Muslims Call for Pressure on China Over Missing Relatives
Members of the Uighur ethnic group want their adopted homeland to take action over China’s internment camps, into which many of their loved ones seem to have disappeared.
Central American Farmers Head to the U.S., Fleeing Climate Change
The problems plaguing farmers in Honduras and elsewhere have mounted with rising temperatures and increasingly unpredictable weather.
Extraditing Assange Promises to Be a Long, Difficult Process
Julian Assange quickly became a partisan issue in Britain, while experts noted that the United States has lost some other high-profile extradition cases.
Palestinian Boycott Activist Denied Entry to United States
Omar Barghouti, a founder of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement targeting Israel, was stopped from boarding a flight to the United States.