As investigators sought the cause of a jetliner accident that killed 18 people, blame began to fall on the pilot and the hilltop runway.

Officials in Hong Kong targeted by new United States sanctions argued on Saturday that the move harmed American interests and would have little impact on them.

Brazil ranks second after the U.S. and also reached a milestone: more than 100,000 deaths. Tens of thousands of motorcyclists gathered in Sturgis, S.D., despite objections from residents.

The demonstrations were fueled by fury over the corruption and negligence of the country’s ruling elite. Security forces fired tear gas to push back the protesters.

A U.N.-backed court will soon pronounce verdicts in a 15-year-old bombing in Beirut that roiled the Middle East. But critics say the court’s protracted deliberations and huge expense have undermined its original purpose.

US approaches horrific milestone; border restrictions tightened in Australian state of New South Wales; Brazil passes 100,000 deathsEx-health minister attacks Bolsonaro as Brazil Covid-19 deaths tops 100,000Trump signs order for relief, with less help for jobless ‘Queensland first’: Palaszczuk closes the borders and amps up election rhetoric Boris Johnson ‘would close pubs before schools’ in […]

Severe warnings for coast from Moruya to Kempsey, taking in Wollongong, Sydney and NewcastleUp to 200mm of rain has fallen in some parts of southern New South Wales, prompting more than 700 calls for help and 13 flood rescues by the State Emergency Service over the 48 hours to Sunday, after areas flooded only last […]

Two ex-Green Berets hired to oust president were sentenced in a secretive hearing that their lawyers say breached their right to a defenceA Venezuelan court has sentenced two former US special forces soldiers to 20 years in prison for their part in a blunder-filled beach attack aimed at overthrowing president Nicolás Maduro.Lawyers for the former […]

Family of Isaac Oehlers say they are ‘heartbroken by the sudden and tragic loss of our beautiful boy’A two-year-old has been named as the Australian victim killed of the Beirut explosion which tore through the Lebanese capital.The Department of Home Affairs is helping the family of Isaac Oehlers, who is believed to be from Western […]

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Adam Gopnik writes about how the relation between good will and good health has affected the spread and the containment of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

John Cassidy takes a dive into the “exclusive content” in the app for Donald Trump’s 2020 Presidential campaign, which emphasizes attacks on Joe Biden and the Democratic Party rather than its candidate’s performance in office.

Andy Borowitz jokes that the Senate Majority Leader has been earning a stimulus check without working, which may be discouraging him for looking for new opportunities.

Patricia Marx writes a humorous piece about a new service for getting annoying boyfriends out of the house during the coronavirus pandemic.