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Prince William to make 1st official UK royal visit to Israel
Middle East
March 1, 2018
Prince William to make 1st official UK royal visit to Israel
Officials say Prince William will make the first official visit by a member of the British royal family to Israel…
Polish law criminalizing some Holocaust speech takes effect
World
March 1, 2018
Polish law criminalizing some Holocaust speech takes effect
A Polish law that makes it a crime to accuse the Polish nation of crimes that were committed by Nazi…
Russian election assault poses quandary for 2018 campaigns
World
March 1, 2018
Russian election assault poses quandary for 2018 campaigns
Encrypted messages. Two-factor authentication. Real-time monitoring of social media for malicious internet bot activity. This is the new reality for…
Russia and Syria clash with US and West on Syria cease-fire
Middle East
March 1, 2018
Russia and Syria clash with US and West on Syria cease-fire
Russia and Syria clashed with the US and its Western allies Wednesday over responsibility for the failure of a cease-fire…
In patriarchal Japan, saying ‘Me Too’ can be risky for women
World
February 28, 2018
In patriarchal Japan, saying ‘Me Too’ can be risky for women
Japanese women who say “Me too” do so at their own risk. Online comments accused Rika Shiiki of lying and…
No civilians exit Syria rebel-held region on day 2 of pause
Middle East
February 28, 2018
No civilians exit Syria rebel-held region on day 2 of pause
No civilians exited the rebel-held Syria region near the capital Damascus on Wednesday, the second day of a Russia-ordered brief…
US cuts aid to Cambodia, citing ‘anti-democratic’ actions
World
February 28, 2018
US cuts aid to Cambodia, citing ‘anti-democratic’ actions
The United States cut back aid to Cambodia Tuesday to protest shrinking democracy in the Southeast Asia nation, where the…
Afghan president calls on Taliban to join in peace talks
Middle East
February 28, 2018
Afghan president calls on Taliban to join in peace talks
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday called on the Taliban to take part in peace talks to “save the country,”…
Thousands of well-armed rebel fighters are in Syria’s Ghouta
Middle East
February 28, 2018
Thousands of well-armed rebel fighters are in Syria’s Ghouta
The Syrian government’s battle to recapture the rebel-held eastern suburbs of Damascus is likely to be a long and bloody…
Despite outcry, Iranian minister addresses UN rights body
Middle East
February 28, 2018
Despite outcry, Iranian minister addresses UN rights body
Iran’s justice minister, a sanctioned human rights violator, unapologetically took the podium at the UN’s top human rights body Tuesday…
Military takeover in Rio sparks fears of police brutality
World
February 28, 2018
Military takeover in Rio sparks fears of police brutality
One by one, three black Brazilian men matter-of-factly give tips for interacting with police that sound very much like “the…
Move to extend Chinese leader’s role fuels business anxiety
World
February 27, 2018
Move to extend Chinese leader’s role fuels business anxiety
The ruling Communist Party’s move to let leader Xi Jinping remain China’s president indefinitely is fueling anxiety that Beijing might…
El Salvador’s military not opening archives for missing kids
World
February 27, 2018
El Salvador’s military not opening archives for missing kids
More than 25 years after the end of its civil war, families in El Salvador are still searching for an…
Shifting alliances as Pakistan manages relationship with US
Middle East
February 27, 2018
Shifting alliances as Pakistan manages relationship with US
As Pakistan navigates its troubled relationship with the United States and scrambles to avoid being blacklisted for doing too little,…
Saudi military leaders replaced amid stalemated war in Yemen
Middle East
February 27, 2018
Saudi military leaders replaced amid stalemated war in Yemen
Saudi Arabia replaced its military chief of staff and other defense officials early on Tuesday morning in a shake-up apparently…
Russia-ordered ‘pause’ goes into effect east of Damascus
Middle East
February 27, 2018
Russia-ordered ‘pause’ goes into effect east of Damascus
A Russia-ordered “humanitarian pause” has gone into effect to allow civilians to leave a rebel-held enclave near Damascus but there…
Migrants on stalled route hide in Greek city’s ancient walls
World
February 27, 2018
Migrants on stalled route hide in Greek city’s ancient walls
The stone walls that cut through the old quarter of Greece’s second-largest city defended Thessaloniki for more than 2,000 years.…
4 shot dead in Congo’s latest anti-government protests
World
February 26, 2018
4 shot dead in Congo’s latest anti-government protests
Organizers of anti-government marches in Congo say security forces shot dead at least four people and wounded dozens more in…
Syria starts rebuilding even as more destruction wreaked
Middle East
February 26, 2018
Syria starts rebuilding even as more destruction wreaked
In the Syrian city of Homs’ landmark Clock Square, where some of the first anti-government protests erupted in 2011, stands…
Famine again a threat in South Sudan: report
World
February 26, 2018
Famine again a threat in South Sudan: report
One year after South Sudan briefly declared a famine, more than half of the people in the world’s youngest nation…