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Why Gorbachev Mattered
No world leader has a bigger place in the history of the late 20th century than Mikhail Gorbachev, for the…
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The Subtle Art of Appreciating ‘Difficult Beauty’
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ When is the last time you paused — truly paused the flow of life…
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New prime minister or not, Larry the cat is here to stay.
Moments after Prime Minister Boris Johnson pulled out of Downing Street for the last time on Tuesday, a familiar brown-and-white…
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The Spanish Beach Town That Keeps Calling You Back
Coming out of the pretty little train station in Sitges on a sunny Sunday morning, I took a deep breath…
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Scenes from the Aftermath of Typhoon Hinnamnor
One of the most powerful storms of the year made landfall in South Korea early Tuesday, sparing the country of…
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Battling Violence and Censors, Women in China Become ‘Invisible and Absent’
HONG KONG — When a prominent woman in China’s #MeToo movement took on a powerful man in court, it was…
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Biden Puts Support of Democracy at Center of Agenda, at Home and Abroad
WASHINGTON — It is the element of President Biden’s foreign policy that overlaps most significantly with his domestic agenda: defending…
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The queen will appoint the new prime minister at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
LONDON — In her 70 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II has formally appointed more than a dozen prime…
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Britain’s Next Prime Minister Is Still in Thrall to the Empire
LONDON — “Do we confront this moment with honesty,” asked Rishi Sunak, one of the two candidates running to replace…
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Kylian Mbappé Is Coming for It All
Kylian Mbappé will eventually turn up for his interview in an oversized vehicle outfitted with tinted windows, and accompanied by…