TO CONTROL climate change, the world must go beyond cutting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and curb lesser-known pollutants such as nitrous oxide playing a key role in warming the planet, new research suggests.

THE DISTRICT of Columbia (D.C.) said it sued Meta Platforms, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg for his alleged role in the data breach that allowed political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica to target Facebook users during the 2016 presidential election.

TOKYO — US President Joseph R. Biden said on Monday he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan, rallying support on his first trip to Asia since taking office for US opposition to China’s growing assertiveness across the region.

THE INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) warned against global economic fragmentation as a consequence of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying that undoing decades of integration will make the world poorer and more dangerous.

COLOMBO — A shortage of medicine caused by an economic crisis in Sri Lanka could soon cause deaths, doctors said, as hospitals are forced to postpone life-saving procedures for their patients because they do not have the necessary drugs.

BEIJING/SHANGHAI -— Beijing authorities extended work-from-home guidance for many of its 22 million residents to stem a persistent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, while Shanghai deployed more testing and curbs to hold on to its hard-won ‘zero COVID’ status after two months of lockdown.

TOKYO — Space is a key area of cooperation for Japan with the United States, its closest ally, amid heightened tensions with an increasingly assertive China, which itself aims to become a space power. 

SYDNEY — Australia’s Labor Party leader, Anthony Albanese, was sworn in as the country’s 31st prime minister on Monday, promising to bring the country together after a fractious election campaign as he vowed to tackle climate change and inequality. 

NOIDA, India — As the scorching sun beat down on his fruit cart, Mohammad Ikrar dreaded another day of tossing out dozens of rotting...

GENEVA — More than 100 world health ministers will meet in Geneva next week for the first in-person assembly of the World Health Organization...

DAVOS, Switzerland — Russia would normally have its own “house” at the World Economic Forum (WEF) as a showcase for business leaders and investors. This...

LONDON — The World Health Organization (WHO) said it expects to identify more cases of monkeypox as it expands surveillance in countries where the disease is not typically found.