World
U.S. allies expressed solidarity with Americans protesting the death of George Floyd in police custody, while rivals seized on violent clashes to criticize official U.S. responses to the unrest and question Washington’s global leadership.21
Middle East
Iran is rolling back coronavirus restrictions as it attempts to revive its battered economy, despite a surge in new infections that has driven daily cases back toward the country’s peak in late March.
Middle East
In a desperate attempt to preserve their life savings, many well-off Lebanese are sinking money into Land Rovers, ski chalets and expensive artworks, triggering an unlikely boom at the top end of the luxury market.7
World
The world’s low-income and emerging market economies will likely remain deeply damaged even five years after the coronavirus pandemic and associated lockdowns began, according to a new study from the World Bank.3
World
The Trump administration Tuesday tightened its web of sanctions around the Maduro regime in Venezuela, blacklisting four companies allegedly involved in the country’s oil sector.12
China
Beijing is calling attention to unrest in the U.S., the police response and President Trump’s call for a tougher crackdown on protesters to highlight what it regards as American hypocrisy.
