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Secretary of State Antony Blinken is proposing steps to help jump-start Afghanistan’s stalled peace process between the government and Taliban.
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The top two Democrats in New York’s Legislature withdrew their support for Gov. Andrew Cuomo amid mounting allegations.
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Equatorial Guinea’s state television says explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea killed at least 15 people and wounded at least 400.
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In Myanmar, police are occupying hospitals and universities and reportedly arresting hundreds of people protesting the military’s seizure of power.
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Swiss voters approved a proposal to ban face coverings, the niqabs and burqas worn by a few Muslim women and ski masks and bandannas used by protesters.
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Republican state lawmakers want social media giants to face costly lawsuits for policing content on their websites.
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As the Senate has become increasingly polarized, the filibuster has become a weapon enabling the minority party to obstruct rather than compromise. But a couple of reforms could fix that.
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Pope Francis has made a emphatic appeal for peaceful coexistence in Iraq.
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City officials have prepared for Derek Chauvin’s trial with stepped-up security and community outreach intended to prevent a repeat of last year’s subsequent unrest.
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President Biden signs an executive order directing federal agencies to take a series of steps to promote voting access.
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Another woman who worked for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is describing conduct she felt was inappropriate for the workplace.
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The South Korean and U.S. militaries are scaling back their annual exercises because of the pandemic and to support diplomacy on North Korea’s nuclear program.
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Protesters who burned masks in cities around Idaho on Saturday said that health safeguards violate their constitutional rights.
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The Dalai Lama, the 85-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader, has been administered the first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in the north Indian town of Dharmsala.
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A new proposal would downgrade 144 metro areas around the U.S. to “micropolitan” statistical areas, which could affect cities’ federal funding.
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The repeated declarations from the White House and elsewhere seeking to discourage would-be migrants have failed to deter a surge of people hopeful that their turn has come under Biden.
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Security forces in Myanmar again use force to disperse anti-coup protesters, a day after the U.N. special envoy urged Security Council action.
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Fast-spreading mutant versions of the coronavirus are powering another uptick in infections in Europe.
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Pope Francis and Iraq’s top Shiite cleric delivered a powerful message of peaceful coexistence after their historic meeting in Iraq.
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NASA’s newest Mars rover hit the dusty red road this week, putting 21 feet on the odometer.
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Drew Pavlou’s battle against the University of Queensland illustrates China’s influence over a key U.S. ally.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. makes chips for iPhones, video game consoles and fighter jets. Now it’s being forced to choose sides.
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In U.S.-China dispute over missile defense system, Beijing punishes South Korea by restricting tourism and holding trade hostage.
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Beijing’s aggressive South China Sea expansion shows its willingness to defy international laws for President Xi Jinping’s visions of power.
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China’s paramount leader, Xi Jinping, sees himself as a savior, anointed to steer the Communist Party and China away from corruption and foreign influence, into a ‘new era’ of prosperity, power and political devotion. Whether his vision matches reality is another question.
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China’s oppression of Muslims reaches beyond Xinjiang into Pakistan. Why does it stay quiet?
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China’s ‘purification’ of classrooms: A new law erases history, silences teachers and rewrites books
China’s ‘purification’ of classrooms: A new law erases history, silences teachers and rewrites books
China’s crackdown on Hong Kong is purging teachers, rewriting textbooks and increasing pressure on schools over what to put in the minds of students. A new national security law has endangered freedom of thought and expression.
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City officials have prepared for Derek Chauvin’s trial with stepped-up security and community outreach intended to prevent a repeat of last year’s subsequent unrest.
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Protesters who burned masks in cities around Idaho on Saturday said that health safeguards violate their constitutional rights.
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Swiss voters approved a proposal to ban face coverings, the niqabs and burqas worn by a few Muslim women and ski masks and bandannas used by protesters.
