World
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Czech Republic Elects Retired NATO General as Its President
Petr Pavel, a political novice, defeated Andrej Babis, a populist business tycoon and former prime minister, in the first of…
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Amid Spasm of Violence, Israel’s Far-Right Government Raises Risk of Escalation
Israel and the West Bank were gripped by violence this week. Its roots predate Israel’s new far-right government, but the…
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British Airline, Flybe, Collapses a Second Time
Flybe, once the largest independent regional airline in Europe, canceled all flights on Saturday. A new owner failed to save…
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Fighting Rages in Eastern Ukraine Over Critical Supply Routes
While the heaviest fighting is still around the city of Bakhmut, in recent days Russian forces have stepped up assaults…
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The Gin Boom Trying to Change India, One Distillery at a Time
Local concoctions are challenging the country’s conservative attitude toward alcohol, along with the country’s often stultifying bureaucracy.
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How an Oligarch May Have Recruited the F.B.I. Agent Who Investigated Him
The bureau tried to court Oleg Deripaska, a Russian aluminum magnate, as an informant. Instead, one of its own top…
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How an ‘Avatar’ Villain Spends His Sundays
Stephen Lang is perhaps best known for playing the nefarious, strong and lithe Colonel Miles Quaritch in “Avatar.” But if…
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What Happened to Canada’s Cold War Relics?
Few of the sites built to protect Canadians from a radioactive cloud of destruction have been preserved.
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New Zealand’s Largest City Grapples With Aftermath of Devastating Floods
At least two people were killed in the flooding in Auckland that forced hundreds of people from their homes and…
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Russia Outlaws a News Site and a Rights Group, Stifling Critical Voices
The Kremlin stepped up efforts to banish independent sources of news. Prosecutors labeled Meduza, a popular news site, “undesirable,” so…