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Millions urged to evacuate as powerful Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan

The country's meteorological agency had warned of an "imminent threat to life," but this has now been downgraded in most areas.

Airlines criticise air traffic control as second glitch causes more disruption in UK

EasyJet says the latest incident "once again calls into question the resilience" of the system.

Yemenis flee across Red Sea as Houthis and Saudi-backed forces escalate war

The BBC's Frank Gardner speaks to some of those who have fled the war by crossing the Red Sea to Djibouti

US strikes on alleged drug boats could be crimes against humanity, says UN

A report says the attacks, of which there have been at least 68, were not self-defence.

Seven Ethiopian rebel groups form new alliance

The groups have been active in Ethiopia's most populous regions for years and now say they will work together.

First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide

Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya, 65, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday charged with seven offences.

At 92, the Bard of Bollywood Is Still Writing About Love

MUJIB MASHAL

The poet and lyricist Gulzar has profoundly shaped the idea of tender romance in India through his verse and songs in more than 150 musicals.

U.N. General Assembly to Confront Familiar Crises, New Conflicts and A.I.

FARNAZ FASSIHI

The United Nations is also searching for a replacement for António Guterres, who has served two terms as the secretary general and is stepping down.

On a Dot of France Off Canada, Carney and Macron Talk Partnership

IAN AUSTEN

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada and President Emmanuel Macron of France met just after the European Union invited Canada to become its first “associate member.”

Flight Delays Disrupt UK Airports Once Again

AMELIA NIERENBERG

An air traffic control issue, now resolved, disrupted some flights in Scotland, England and Northern Ireland, less than two weeks after a technical problem caused cancellations.

One Issue That Could Upend Fragile U.S.-China Ties: Taiwan Arms

CHRIS BUCKLEY AND AMY CHANG CHIEN

As Beijing presses President Trump to freeze a proposed $14 billion weapons sale to the island, Taiwan is trying to show that its security is in U.S. interests.

Why a Law to Help Prisoners Became a New Sectarian Flashpoint in Lebanon

ABDI LATIF DAHIR AND HWAIDA SAAD

An amnesty measure was supposed to ease prison overcrowding and pressure on the judiciary. Instead, it highlighted the country’s divides.

Russia’s Election Was Engineered to Send a Message: Putin Remains in Control

PAUL SONNE

A parliamentary vote demonstrated that President Vladimir V. Putin’s autocratic system was still able to deliver the results he wanted, analysts said.

The Fuel That Feeds Europe’s Far Right: Nostalgia and Lost Pride

STEVEN ERLANGER

The populist emphasis on national identity and threats to it, real and imagined, finds a deep response in voters adrift in a world they no longer understand.

Chulpan Khamatova Stars in the Dark, Absurdist Play “Delirium”

ELISABETH VINCENTELLI

After opposing the Ukrainian war and settling in Latvia, Chulpan Khamatova now comes to New York to star in a dark comedy by Ionesco.