World News Desk

• Massive Blast Rocks Beirut with at Least 100 Killed, Thousands Injured

• More than 40 Countries Accuse North Korea of Breaching UN Sanctions

• Flood Risk for 1 Million in Cambodian Capital as Wetlands Destroyed

• U.S. Lawmakers Accuse Big Tech of Crushing Rivals to Boost Profits

• How Does Being Overweight Increase Severe COVID-19 Risk?

• Iran Uses U.S. Carrier Mock-up for Target Practice

• Vladimir Putin Says Russian Navy to Get Hypersonic Nuclear Strike Weapons

• Uncertainty Pushes Gold Price to Record High

• ‘My World Stopped Spinning’—Life on Hold for Millions of Philippine Migrant Workers

• New Research of Oldest Light Confirms Age of the Universe

• When the U.S. Sneezes, the World Catches a Cold. What Happens When It Has Severe COVID-19?

• U.S. Orders China to Shut Houston Consulate in Move China Calls ‘Unprecedented Escalation’

• China Expands Amphibious Forces in Challenge to U.S. Beyond Asia

• Floods in India, Nepal Displace 4 Million, At Least 221 Dead

• Americans on Jobless Benefits Spent More than When Working, Study Shows

• What’s Behind Rising Tensions in the South China Sea?

• Russia Accused of Trying to Steal Virus Vaccine Data

• Clashes on Volatile Armenia-Azerbaijan Border Deadliest in 4 Years

• More Migrants Caught Crossing U.S.-Mexico Border Despite Pandemic Restrictions

• Americans Divided over Record Virus Test Numbers