International

What to know about France's high-stakes election, where the far right is gaining ground
The president called surprise legislative elections, in two rounds on Sunday and July 7, and they're shaping up to be among the country's most divisive in recent history.
 Canada honors three Indigenous women with postage stamps
For the third consecutive year, Canada Post, as the postal system is known, celebrated the June 21 holiday by issuing three stamps honoring Indigenous leaders: Josephine Mandamin, Anishinabe; Christi Belcourt, Métis; and Elisapie, Inuk.
TV show takes Minnesota chef to Guatemala, where women are preserving tortilla tradition
We’ve been hearing more and more about corn in the food world. Amalia Moreno-Damgaard, chef and Appetites regular, says there’s more to the story.
Medical groups challenge Israel's ban on evacuations from Gaza. Is Israel relenting?
Israel banned most Gaza patients from being evacuated for medical treatment, according to the United Nations and other groups. Now it could allow a group of child patients and guardians to evacuate.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange strikes plea deal with the U.S.
Under the deal, Assange faces a sentence of 62 months, equivalent to the time he has already served in Britain. He is expected to be released and to return to Australia following the court proceeding.
Paris wants an AC-free Olympic Village. Team USA and others aren’t so chill with it
The U.S. is among the countries bringing portable AC units to the Paris Olympics this summer since the Athletes’ Village won’t have any. Many athletes are worried about competing in extreme heat.
Russian region of Dagestan holds a day of mourning after attacks kill 19 people
Russia’s southern region of Dagestan is holding the first of three days of mourning following a rampage by Islamic militants that killed 19 people, most of them police, and attacked houses of worship in apparently coordinated assaults in two cities.