CAIRO — The song starts out like standard fare for Egyptian pop music: A secret infatuation between two young neighbors who, unable to marry, sneak flirtatious glances at each other and commit their hearts in a bittersweet dance of longing and waiting. But then the lyrics take a radical turn. “If you leave me,” blasts/explodes/shouts […]

Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson of Sweden tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday, days after her government introduced new restrictions to curb a fourth wave of cases driven by the Omicron variant. A government press secretary, Darina Agha, said that the prime minister was “feeling well considering the circumstances” and that she would continue her […]

PARIS — Marine Le Pen has long used fiery rhetoric and hard-hitting proposals to fight her way to power in France. But for her third presidential bid, she has struck an unusual tone: serenity. On Saturday, Ms. Le Pen, a far-right leader, used social media to kick off the final stretch of her campaign with […]

Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary general of NATO, who just days earlier had been in negotiations in Brussels with a Russian delegation asking for a halt in cooperation with Ukraine, responded to the cyberattack by saying that NATO would increase its coordination with Kyiv on cyberdefenses. “I strongly condemn the cyberattacks on the Ukrainian Government,” Mr. […]

Spectators in the stands at Melbourne Park on Thursday.Credit…Martin Keep/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The furor over Novak Djokovic’s immigration fight has thoroughly overshadowed the tennis being played this week before the Australian Open, and Andy Murray, one of Djokovic’s longtime rivals, weighed in minutes after reaching the singles final of the Sydney International. “I’m […]

SEOUL — North Korea warned on Friday that it would take “stronger and certain reaction” if the United States helped impose more sanctions on the North in response to its recent series of missile tests. The statement by the North’s Foreign Ministry came after a proposal by the United States that the U.N. Security Council […]

ImageA National Guard member administering a coronavirus test last week in Ohio, one of six states to which the Biden administration will deploy military medical personnel.Credit…Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Biden on Thursday said he was directing his staff to purchase an additional 500 million coronavirus tests for distribution to Americans, doubling the government’s […]

Iranian negotiators under Mr. Raisi, the new president — who had criticized his predecessor, Hassan Rouhani, for being too soft — made an important concession to get things rolling by agreeing to work from a draft agreement worked out with Mr. Rouhani’s team, two people familiar with the talks said. Under that agreement, the U.S. […]

Video Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO secretary general, said significant points of contention remain with Russia following talks aimed at easing tensions with the West and averting a further Russian invasion of Ukraine.CreditCredit…Pool photo by Olivier Hoslet BRUSSELS — The leader of NATO said on Wednesday that “significant differences” remained between the bloc and Russia after […]

MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic, the top-ranked men’s tennis player, said on Wednesday that he had participated in an interview and a photo shoot in his native Serbia even after testing positive for Covid-19, as the Australian authorities continued to investigate whether he should be deported as a risk to public health. Mr. Djokovic released […]