World News Desk

• Drought Woes in Dry U.S. West Raise July 4 Fireworks Fears

• Why Are Palestinians Protesting Against President Abbas?

• Millions Skipped Church During Pandemic. Will They Return?

• Marking 100 Years of Communist Party, President Xi Hails ‘Great Rejuvenation’

• Break Them Up? 5 Ways Congress Is Trying to Rein in Big Tech

• What Should I Know About the Delta Variant?

• Death Toll in Florida Condo Collapse Rises; 159 Still Missing

• Russia Warns Britain It Will Bomb Ships Next Time

• Ransomware Gangs Get Paid Off as Officials Struggle to Fix

• Last Pro-democracy Hong Kong Newspaper Shut Down

• Weather Service: Suburban Chicago Tornado Had 140 mph Winds

• Syrian Drought Puts Bashar Assad’s ‘Year of Wheat’ in Peril

• Fear Shakes Mexico Border City After Violence Targeting Innocents Leaves 18 Dead

• Iran President-elect Takes Hard Line, Refuses to Meet U.S. President

• Breaking up Big Tech in Focus as New U.S. Antitrust Bills Introduced

• ‘Xi Jinping Is My Spiritual Leader’: China’s Education Drive in Tibet

• Economic Parallels: Will the 2020s Echo the Roaring 20s or Inflationary 70s?

• What Will Change Under Israel’s New Government?

• Poll: Millions in U.S. Struggle Through Life with Few to Trust

• Hoover Dam Reservoir Hits Record Low, Sign of Extreme Western U.S. Drought