Under President Xi Jinping, China is pressing the United Nations’ human rights body to favor national sovereignty and development over calling out domestic rights abuses.

As protesters in Hong Kong use increasingly creative means to demand change, the possibility that Beijing will respond with force is growing.

The attacks on the sprawling Saudi oil facility bear all the hallmarks of an Iranian operation, marking a dangerous new phase in Gulf tensions.

Fires in the Amazon have aroused international concern because of the rain forest’s outsize impact on climate, but political tensions are hampering the response.

President Biden’s goal of bolstering democracies around the world will need robust U.S.-Europe cooperation to succeed.