Los Angeles Times

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WASHINGTON - A new independent United Nations report provides a glimpse of the horrific last moments of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, detailing how the men lying in wait for him at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul coolly discussed how they would dismemb

People

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After Fidel Castro, Cuba’s el jefe máximo (boss-in-chief), died on Nov. 25 at age 90 following several years of declining health, the difference between whooping in the streets and weeping could be measured in miles. In the island nation’s capital of

The Atlantic

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Trump’s chaotic executive order will have lasting repercussions throughout the Muslim world.

NPR

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Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun is reportedly en route from Thailand to Canada. The 18-year-old was granted refugee status by the U.N. after she alleged abuse by family members.

The Critic Magazine

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THE REPUTATION OF Sir Edward Grey, the Liberal foreign secretary at the time of the outbreak of the Great War, has suffered greatly in recent years. Matthew Parris has called him “a bloody awful foreign secretary”, Andrew Adonis thinks him “arguably

India Today

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On the FATF (Financial Action Task Force) grey list for failure to do enough to curb terror funding; has sustained losses worth $38 billion (Rs 2.77 lakh crore) since 2008 Economy in the doldrums, dealing with a debt crisis and rising inflation. Exte

Foreign Policy Magazine

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FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WINTER, a Harvard professor named Samuel P. Huntington and a wealthy diplomat and investment banker named Warren Demian Manshel decided to start a new journal. The United States, they worried, was on the brink of a crisis—a whole

NPR

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The amendment stirred controversy on the island. The National Assembly said this week that eliminating a definition of matrimony was "a way of respecting all opinions."

Lonely Planet Magazine India

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The Peaks of the Balkans trail is generally hiked between May and October. During winter, much of the route is impassable due to snow. Your choice of flight depends on which country in the Balkans you plan to visit. In Albania, Tirana Airport has fli

Post South Africa

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THE letter, “Other ways to express outrage” (POST, November 11-15) refers. Although the world was horrified by the beheading of a teacher in France, there have been some amusing fallouts as well. On October 28, many international publications highlig

Naples Illustrated

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Did your book club go on hiatus? The pandemic lockdown didn’t put the Ladies’ Book Club at Naples Yacht Club on the shelf. Carol Girardin, the hostess for the April discussion of Next Year in Havana (Berkley, 2018) by Chanel Cleeton, visited the club

NPR

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Luis Posada Carriles, a militant and former CIA operative who was lauded by many in the Cuban exile community for his efforts to overthrow Fidel Castro, has died, according to The Associated Press. He was 90. "An extraordinary life has ended," Arturo

Foreign Policy Magazine

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Although successive editors have reiterated FOREIGN POLICY’s commitment—stated in its first issue—to publish writers at all points on the political spectrum, it is symptomatic of a larger national insecurity that the magazine has at times been under

India Today

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IF US president Donald Trump believes he owes his success to always thinking big, Prime Minister Narendra Modi does it by thinking even bigger. When Trump, who represents the world’s most powerful democracy, and Modi, who heads its most populous one,

The Atlantic

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President Donald Trump’s decision to quickly withdraw troops from Syria has sparked deep concern about an Islamic State revival, Iranian gains, and a Turkish attack on America’s Kurdish allies. For months, in both public and private, top aides—includ

History Revealed

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bit.ly/2B76Osc The conflict that engulfed much of the world from 1914 to 1918 had a huge military cost – but it also reshaped British society forever. In this podcast from 2018, historian Maggie Andrews considers how civilian life changed as World Wa

Farmer's Weekly

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Lobsters appear to be the latest victims of escalating trade tensions between Australia and China. According to Australian Associated Press (AAP), tons of live Australian rock lobsters were left on the tarmac at a Chinese airport recently due to dela

NPR

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The musical exchange between the United States and Cuba goes back to the 19th century. Thankfully, the two countries' political standoff never filtered down to musicians.

NPR

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Some of the most-read stories by NPR's international reporters looked at endangered rhinos, livid Canadians, Mexico's response to migrants and a show-stealing eye roll at a Chinese political event.

The Christian Science Monitor

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The Japan Times / TokyoThe US and Japan must be open to diplomatic talks with North Korea “The summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump may have been a success in demonstrating the solid Japan-U.S. alliance in the face

New Internationalist

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‘How to be an internationalist’ (Building a new internationalism, NI 518) needs an important addition to [the seventh point] on climate change. Climate change is driven by climate changers, you and me and the other 7.7 billion of us, increasing at 81

Sunday Tribune

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WE ARE aware of several unfortunate incidents, all of which have been reported to the police for investigation. We continue to call for peace in the area and request all people in the community to deal with each other with respect. To ensure peace an

You South Africa

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Keen to tackle the mountains of trash generated by people in St Petersburg, Russia, a fashion brand called 99Recycle has decided to use the garbage and turn it into recycled accessories and school products. The company collected over 70 tons of waste

NPR

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Cubans vote this weekend on a new constitution that enshrines the Communist party as the "supreme guiding political force." Religious leaders are critical of new limits on pluralistic thought.

Global Voices

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"Your censorship is in the closure of concerts...It was always there, you only legalized it. Then you accuse us of politicizing art...Stop already with the repression...."

Beijing Review

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First, we need to step up anti-epidemic cooperation and build a community of health for us all. Right now, COVID-19 is still presenting an ongoing threat. To fight the virus that respects no borders, we must take up the most powerful weapon of solida

NPR

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Investigators are probing why staff at the U.S. Embassy in Havana have experienced symptoms including hearing loss. Some experts think it could have been accidentally caused by surveillance equipment.

Presidential Actions

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT                  THE SECRETARY OF STATE                  THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY                  THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE                  THE ATTORNEY GENERAL                  THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERI

Beijing Review

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The first plenary meeting of the 75th Session of the UN General Assembly opens for the UN headquarters in New York City on September 15 People run past the Empty Sky memorial at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, on September 11, commemor

This Week in Asia

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Observers say these are among the key reasons why Singapore, entrusted with hosting Tuesday's summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, is well on its way to becoming "Asia's Geneva". The Lion City this week signal