Sources: The New York Times
The former prime minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak, was convicted in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal. He’ll serve out his time at a luxury home.
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Loafer-wearing young Spaniards, often called “Cayetanos,” are flexing their countercultural muscles after eight years of left-wing government.
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As the Alternative for Germany party seeks to control a state government for the first time, its push for “patriotic” art has drawn comparisons with Nazi policies.
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President Lee Jae Myung’s comments followed President Trump’s repeated demand for “a little hand” from South Korea, a decades-old American ally.
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The catastrophe set off alarms in a region with thousands of glaciers spanning eight nations. Better monitoring and cooperation between the countries could save lives, experts say.
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Russian elections like the parliamentary vote that begins today are hardly free. But they are critical to the government as a source of legitimacy.
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Black homeowners are paid less than white homeowners under a FEMA program, new research finds.
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Clashes between Iranian-backed Houthi fighters and Saudi-backed government forces have been reported near oil-rich Marib Province.
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Mistakes that led to the deaths of more than a hundred children “went beyond negligence,” investigators said. They also cited a separate strike the same day that killed a reported 22 civilians.
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Mahan Air, a major airline, said it would stop flying to Turkey and Oman just over a week after new restrictions were announced, adding to U.S. pressure on the economy.
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Israel’s right-wing government is opening bidding for thousands of housing units in a patch of the West Bank, a move that would thwart efforts at Palestinian statehood.
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The results of this week’s exceptionally close election dealt a blow to far-right nationalists, who have gained ground elsewhere.
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Nicholas Brandram, 44, was arrested in June in connection with the attack. His family said there was “no credible evidence” linking him to the incident.
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A one-woman show about the perils of authoritarianism draws on a memoir by the Hungarian-American writer Kati Marton. Under Viktor Orban’s government, it might not have happened.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney told European lawmakers that an alliance would help to secure sovereignty and independence for his country. The moves come amid a historic low for U.S. ties with Canada.
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The U.S. says its sanctions are not aimed at depriving Cuba of essential goods. Thousands of stranded shipping containers tell a different story.
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For decades, the Mexican authorities have sacrificed a rural valley to flush away the capital’s waste and power the economy. Now, local communities are paying for that decision — often with peoples’ lives.
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The North Korean leader’s financial and diplomatic leverage rests on the brutal exploitation of his own people, from coal miners to diplomats, at home and abroad.
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