The Justice department accused four Chinese nationals, including three state security officials, of hacking government and private computer systems around the world to steal sensitive information.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain defended his decision to lift almost all of England's pandemic restrictions in an address from his country house where he was in quarantine after a Covid-19 exposure.

The Biden administration announced it would join a group of NATO allies to condemn China for cyberattacks, which in the past have caused harm to United States businesses and organizations.

President Biden spoke about economic opportunity and decline in the American job market since the start of the pandemic.

Extreme heat and dry conditions have caused fires throughout the American West, especially in parts of California.

Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany met with survivors and volunteers in Schuld, Germany, after extraordinary flooding. The destruction in Germany and Belgium has killed at least 183 people.

President Biden said that companies like Facebook were responsible for spreading misinformation about vaccines and the coronavirus pandemic, attributing preventable deaths to the platforms.

Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said that the floods across Western Europe demonstrate the urgency to act to combat climate change.

President Biden announced the details of the new child tax credit initiative, which will provide most families up to $300 a month per child. The initiative is part of Biden's American Rescue Plan.

President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris delivered remarks to mark the day that tens of millions of families will get their first monthly Child Tax Credit relief payments.