Mayor Sadiq Khan of London said face masks would continue to be mandatory on the city's subways and buses after July 19, when England plans to lift most coronavirus restrictions.

The pop star Olivia Rodrigo spoke at a news conference with Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary. Ms. Rodrigo's visit is meant to encourage young people to be vaccinated against Covid-19.

Jerome H. Powell told House lawmakers that inflation had increased 'notably' in the country's reopening from the pandemic and would most likely stay higher in the next months before moderating.

Pope Francis greeted security guards and well wishers on his way back to the Vatican after a 10-day hospital stay in Gemelli hospital in Rome for colon surgery.

A week after President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated, the interim prime minister Claude Joseph announced the creation of a committee to plan a funeral for the former leader, as a political power struggle grips the nation.

Democrats in the Texas legislature traveled to Washington in an effort to prevent the passage of a restrictive new voting law in their state. The legislature is G.O.P.-controlled, and Democrats hope the trip puts their cause in the national spotlight.

Texas Democrats left the state for the nation's capital in an effort to prevent passage of a new restrictive voting law in the Republican-controlled state legislature and to bring national attention to their cause.

At least 64 people were killed when the new coronavirus isolation ward at al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in Nasiriya, Iraq, caught fire. It was not immediately clear what had caused the fire.

After a mural of the Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford was defaced with racist remarks, fans quickly repaired the wall with positive messages.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said England will lift coronavirus restrictions starting July 19 as planned. Cases in England continue to rise and the highly contagious delta variant is more widespread.