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.

Gen. Austin S. Miller stepped down as commander of American-led forces in Afghanistan, as the United States prepares to end the 20-year-old war and as the Taliban has taken swaths of the country.

People in Cuba took to the streets to protest the country's economic crisis and the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic, in one of the largest demonstrations in decades.

Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said on Sunday that coronavirus variants could hinder the global economic recovery and called for a stepped-up effort to vaccinate the world's population.

Pope Francis greeted the faithful from a balcony at Gemelli hospital in Rome on Sunday, his first public appearance since undergoing colon surgery last week.

U.S. State Department officials addressed the recent assassination of Haiti's president, and the U.S. goal of helping improve political stability and providing support for Haitians.

President Biden signs an executive order which includes initiatives to encourage federal agencies to monitor how tech companies grow through mergers.

Tropical Storm Elsa flooded roads and subways in parts of New York City, causing some passengers to wade through water to exit stations.

At least 51 people died in a fire at an industrial building outside the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. The country has a long history of unsafe factory conditions.

The White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, said that the Biden administration was prepared to help Haitian authorities with the investigation into the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.