Netanyahu Expected to Fire Shin Bet Chief Despite Protests

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel was expected on Thursday to formally fire the head of…

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Iran Releases French Citizen After 2 Years in Detention, Officials Say

A French citizen who spent over two years in detention in Iran on spying charges was…

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Indonesian Parliament Passes Bill That Critics Say Evokes Authoritarian Past

Indonesia’s Parliament on Thursday unanimously passed a controversial overhaul of a law that will allocate more…

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In Syria, Being Wanted Went From Something to Fear to a Badge of Honor

When he returned to Syria recently for the first time in 12 years, Kazem Togan asked…

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Doug Ford Defends Canada as He Steps Up to Take On Trump

Snow plows rumbled and salt trucks spewed de-icing pellets onto Toronto’s streets, barely visible under two…

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In Syria, Being Wanted Went From Something to Fear to a Badge of Honor

When he returned to Syria recently for the first time in 13 years, Kazem Togan asked…

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Thursday Briefing – The New York Times

Ukraine agreed to halt strikes on energy sites President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine agreed yesterday to…

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How the High-Stakes Arrest of Rodrigo Duterte Unfolded

The visit had been advertised for weeks. Former President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines was going…

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Viktor Orban Is a Conservative Lodestar. Now He Wants to Fix the Price of Eggs.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary pioneered many of the themes dear to conservatives in the…

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Wealth and Warfare Empower a Rwanda-Backed Militant Group in Congo

Rare-earth minerals critical for smartphone manufacturing. Lucrative trafficking routes and dizzying stockpiles of weapons. The lives…

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