World

Terry Glavin: Politicians, academics and activists around the world say Beijing has undermined its claim to sovereignty over Hong Kong by breaching its 1997 agreement with Britain. Will the Trudeau government join them?

Michael Coren: While his death this week escaped attention in Canada, the Christian apologist was a powerful figure who preached in more than 70 countries

A discovery that shows life 90 million years ago near the South Pole may also point to what lies ahead

Terry Glavin: A study suggesting the coronavirus arose from trafficking in bat-derived concoctions is getting attention. So is the WHO’s role in legitimizing the business.

Scott Young: Sweden’s unorthodox strategy has been rightly criticized, but it’s too early to condemn an approach that’s focused on the long game and public trust

The consummate pragmatist has been courting progressives—and a lot of risk

Image of the Week: Two men were arrested this week for Arbery’s killing. It’s a lone bright spot in one family’s pursuit of justice after a senseless death in Georgia.

Terry Glavin: Genome samples reveal the pathogen’s deadly journey, and unlike the leaders of certain global superpowers, the science doesn’t lie.

Paul Wells: For decades, researchers and officials obsessed with planning to stop an outbreak. Then along came COVID-19 and we were sitting ducks. What went wrong?

Image of the Week: Hart Island—long the city’s version of a Potter’s Field—is seeing 25 burials a day, the number it once received in a week