TOKYO( Reuters)-The first step in Japan's planned phased re-opening of borders, which centres on

Naomi Osaka, Japan’s most famous athlete, lit the Olympic caldron. The Japanese public is widely

But as cases have soared back to alarming levels in recent weeks, South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong

The first injections will start to be given no later than Monday to high-risk health care workers

Good morning. We’re covering a coronavirus outbreak linked to a church in South Korea, Kamala Harris’s family ties in India and the growing protests in Belarus.... New restrictions: Over the weekend, the government tightened rules in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, barring spectators from baseball and soccer games.... The authorities have the power to ban large gatherings and shut down facilities like karaoke rooms, nightclubs and buffet restaurants if they fail to enforce measures such as mask r

At least 45 people died, including three civilians on the ground.... I don’t know whether I am going to be safe 10 minutes from now.” Relics: Just a mile from Bagram Air Base, shops sell items left over from two decades of fighting.... Each one tells a story. Australia faces the Delta variant The Delta variant is spreading through Australia, a challenge to the country’s pandemic exceptionalism....

We’re covering China’s rewriting of history, the U.S. infrastructure vote and India’s weakening moral authority.Xi Jinping sets his legacy China’s top leader will most likely take center stage in a new official summation of Communist Party history.... The deal came too late to help boost Democrats in recent elections, but it may be necessary to avoid an electoral disaster for the party in next year’s midterms. India regional influence slips Narendra Modi’s ruling party has long pursued a Hindu-

Notably, China sent the flights out on a symbolic weekend: Oct.... Taiwan has been preparing to mark its own national holiday, on Oct.... The strain of responding to China’s regular intrusions is wearing on Taiwanese pilots and aircraft, and experts said it could be affecting the island’s overall vigilance.U.S.: Taiwan’s security increasingly depends on the U.S., which provides most of its weapons and condemned the Chinese flights....

“ So we’ll be seeing what happens over those next couple of days.” The White House and the president’s doctor have been sending mixed messages about the president’s situation.... 47h ago Michigan Supreme Court strikes down Gov.... 49h ago Trump spends a lot of time indoors, where the virus thrives....

Now, at a 12-day U.N. global warming conference, often referred to as COP26, world leaders will meet to press each other to cut emissions, and negotiate potential global agreements. Tensions loom.... Some poor countries hard hit by climate disasters are holding out for money promised.... Rising nationalism and the coronavirus pandemic offer grim lessons on the prospects for collective action....