This is a historic and pivotal year for democracy across the globe. Around 70 countries – from the United States to South Africa, via Mexico and Taiwan – will hold elections…
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The US and Chinese defense chiefs are holding a rare in-person meeting Friday as the two powers navigate a contentious security landscape…
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As Donald Trump became the first former US president to be convicted of a felony on Thursday, the historic verdict sparked huge interest –…
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A secretive Peruvian society abused its recruits with impunity, say critics who hope the Vatican will bring victims justice
Like many victims of sexual abuse, it took years for Santiago to acknowledge that he was raped as a teenager. Four decades…
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Catherine, Princess of Wales, will not be returning to royal duties with an appearance at the Colonel’s Review, a military parade in…
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The first US commercial flight to Haiti in months made a bleak roundtrip on Thursday morning, returning with the bodies of a…
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It’s unclear exactly what the image is. A series of tents? Truck beds against a rust orange background? Multicolored rectangles? Mountains are…
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First results in South Africa’s election suggest it is heading for biggest political shift since apartheid
Early results from South Africa’s election suggest the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party could lose its majority for the first time in…
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Australian state appoints official for ‘Men’s Behavior Change’ as outcry over violence against women grows
As Australian women push for action on domestic violence – a problem described by the country’s prime minister as a “national crisis”…
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A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Wednesday for the fifth time since December, spewing massive lava flows that threaten to cut off…