Every year, the United States Supreme Court issues decisions in around 70 cases, rulings that can profoundly affect American society for generations to come. But the powerful high court also considers a handful of cases with far-reaching consequences for the citizens, businesses and governments of other countries.

ON THIS DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY On July 5, 1975, tennis great Arthur Ashe becomes the first African-American to win Wimbledon after defeating a highly favored Jimmy Connors. Ashe began playing tennis as a boy and caught the eye of legendary tennis player Pancho Gonzalez who helped develop his game. In 1968, Ashe won the U.S. Open, and two years later, he took the Australian Open. After that, his career cooled off, and he didn’t win a major tournament until Wimbledon. At 31, he was considered well past his prime. Connors was 22 and the sitting Wimbledon champion. Ashe retired from tennis in 1980 after suffering a heart attack. During an operation to repair his heart, he was infected with the HIV virus. He died of AIDS-related illnesses on Feb. 6, 1993.

Facing an economic slowdown, India has unveiled plans to ramp up foreign investment and meet its ambitious target of growing into a $5 trillion economy by 2025.

Fifteen Syrian women who fled to neighboring Lebanon because of the conflict in their homeland are taking up the fight against an increasing issue among young Syrian female refugees: dropping out of school and getting married.

A magnitude-6.4 earthquake rocked southern California on Thursday morning, jolting residents of the region and resulting in several fires and minor injuries in the town of Ridgecrest, 180 kilometers northeast of Los Angeles. Aftershocks continue to shake the region.

Days after gunmen, led by a top general, killed five government officials, including a regional president and the army’s chief of staff, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed planted olive seedlings at the National Palace in the capital, Addis Ababa, in their memory.