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Updated: 1 week 18 hours ago
Tue, 11/06/2019 - 00:47
Former U.S. diplomat Donald Booth expected to address the bloody impasse between military and protesters as U.N. officials warn of spiraling violence.
Tue, 11/06/2019 - 00:03
Pilots no longer allowed to fly or access restricted information as spat over Russian missile defense system continues.
Mon, 10/06/2019 - 23:41
But is it too much for him to at least show some foreign-policy common sense?
Mon, 10/06/2019 - 22:02
Government-backed vigilantes in the Philippines are targeting farmers and protesters.
Mon, 10/06/2019 - 20:05
By lowering interest rates, the body is cushioning the blow of tariffs and convincing the president that they are working.
Mon, 10/06/2019 - 19:00
Nazarbayev’s successor has an impressive foreign profile but a raft of domestic problems.
Mon, 10/06/2019 - 14:30
Decision to start ‘unwinding’ Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program is the latest sign of strained ties between the two nations.
Mon, 10/06/2019 - 10:41
Plus: Mexico faces new pressure on immigration, Germany meets with Iran, and what to watch in the world this week.
Sun, 09/06/2019 - 10:48
As China pushes clean energy policies at home, it is exporting its high-pollution coal industry to pristine places like Kenya’s Lamu Island—with Nairobi’s seal of approval. Local residents fear it will destroy the environment they depend on.
Sat, 08/06/2019 - 15:00
The nominal resignation of a longtime autocrat has sparked new hopes.
Sat, 08/06/2019 - 12:00
Chaos worsens in Sudan, Theresa May exits No. 10 Downing St., and the United States marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
Fri, 07/06/2019 - 23:53
The United Nations halts withdrawal of peacekeepers amid fear that Sudan’s notorious Rapid Support Forces are filling the security vacuum.
Fri, 07/06/2019 - 23:23
Will Facebook and Twitter be next?
Fri, 07/06/2019 - 19:38
The Social Democrats are poised to lead the next government, but after adopting the far-right’s anti-immigration agenda the party isn’t what it used to be.
Fri, 07/06/2019 - 18:51
On the podcast: An American adventurer describes climbing over bodies to reach the top of Mount Everest.
Fri, 07/06/2019 - 16:32
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has sold his country as an investment destination with the IMF’s help—but the living standards of ordinary Egyptians are plummeting as elites line their pockets.
Fri, 07/06/2019 - 16:30
Here’s how they can get out of it.
Fri, 07/06/2019 - 16:29
Ten things to read as relations sour.
Fri, 07/06/2019 - 16:16
Euroskepticism was once the purview of policy wonks. The Leave campaign changed all that, and in doing so may have undermined Britain’s Conservative Party for a generation.
Fri, 07/06/2019 - 12:15
Turkish pilots training in the United States must leave by July 31, as Ankara refuses to ditch a Russian missile system.
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