If President Joe Biden has any private words with Russia’s Vladimir Putin at their meeting next week, U.S. interpreters and diplomats will be standing by to document their high-stakes encounter.

LONDON—The main aim of President Biden’s European tour this week has simply been to show that the United States “is back!” at the heart of the Western diplomatic consensus. Unfortunately, the world is a little more complicated than that. By Saturday...

Multiple states have passed new voting rights laws since the 2020 election. Merrick Garland said the DOJ would look into possible civil rights violations.

U.S. cases and deaths dropped further, in a week when vaccinations ticked up slightly after weeks of declining. New York state is nearing President Joe Biden’s vaccination goal of 70% of adults receiving at least one dose by July 4.

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has been fined for not wearing a mask in a public space, breaking a local government's coronavirus restrictions.The state government press office for San Paulo announced the fine, which will cost around $110, The Associated...