The coronavirus exposed European countries’ misplaced confidence in faulty models, bureaucratic busywork and their own wealth.By David D. Kirkpatrick, Matt Apuzzo and Selam GebrekidanJuly 20, 2020LONDON — Prof. Chris Whitty, Britain’s chief medical adviser, stood before an auditorium in a London museum two years ago cataloging deadly epidemics.From the Black Death of the 14th century…
European diplomats and foreign policy experts say that a Joe Biden presidency would restore the United States' strained alliances with Europe.Donald Trump's presidency has put relations between the US and its closest allies under severe stress.The president's attacks on international institutions and his dislike for multilateral action have tested longstanding alliances.One senior UK diplomat told…
BRUSSELS — European diplomats are poised to approve an agreement on which foreign travelers they want to welcome starting July 1 as the European Union reopens its external borders for the first time since March. But with the coronavirus still raging in the United States, the possibility of allowing American tourists hasn't even figured into…
BRUSSELS — Europeans have lamented that the United States has relinquished its role as a global moral leader under President Trump. But the proliferation of Black Lives Matter protests around the world has solidified belief here that American society remains a superpower of influence, even if its politicians do not.Protests have erupted in Australia, South…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…