International

By Kate Bartlett

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of American diplomats defied a White House warning on Tuesday, sending a memo to the State Department's leadership that criticizes President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban on citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries. It is believed to be one of the most popularly supported statements of dissent in the department's history.

MEXICO CITY — Hurricane Patricia, the strongest storm ever recorded in the Americas, made landfall on the Pacific coast of Mexico's Jalisco state late Friday, authorities said.

BEIJING (Xinhua) — Some U.S. officials' attempts to sue China for causing the COVID-19 pandemic are outright violations of international law, according to an article carried by Wednesday's People's Daily.

LISBON, Portugal — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has started a foreign tour that will include his first meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Usain Bolt and Ryan Lochte commanded the Olympic spotlight Thursday for drastically different reasons.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday he thinks Russia will invade Ukraine and warned President Vladimir Putin that his country would pay a “dear price” in lives lost and a possible cutoff from the global banking system if it does.

LONDON (AP) — A neonatal nurse in a British hospital was found guilty Friday of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six others...

TOKYO — Japan announced Wednesday it is leaving the International Whaling Commission to resume hunting the animals for commercial use but said it will...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States slapped additional sanctions on Iran on Monday after the Trump administration's disputed unilateral weekend declaration that all United Nations penalties eased under the 2015 nuclear deal had been restored.