World
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U.S. Seeks to Reassure Asian Allies as China’s Military Grows Bolder
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Just a few hours after five Chinese missiles blasted into Japanese waters near Taiwan, the foreign…
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As Missiles Fall, Generations Split on Taiwan’s Relationship With China
KINMEN COUNTY, Taiwan — The San Jiao Fort cafe on Kinmen Island may well be the best place in Taiwan…
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Welcome to Soccer’s Strangest Season
Gian Piero Ventrone surveyed his handiwork with just the hint of a smile. A few minutes earlier, Ventrone, Tottenham Hotspur’s…
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‘Captain Condom’ Turned the Tide in Thailand’s War on AIDS and Overpopulation
BANGKOK — Mechai Viravaidya twice saw Thailand in desperate trouble — first from a ruinous population explosion and then from…
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Putin and Erdogan, both partners and foes, are set to talk in Sochi, Russia.
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, plan to meet on Friday in the…
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Japan Tells China to Stop Military Drills Off Taiwan
Japan’s leader on Friday called for China to stop its military exercises around Taiwan, a day after five of the…
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Three more ships carrying grain have been cleared to depart from Ukraine.
Three ships loaded with grain have been granted permission to leave Ukrainian ports on Friday, days after the first grain-laden…
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Hockey Canada to Be Investigated After Settling Sexual Assault Complaints
OTTAWA — Following revelations that it has paid millions of dollars to sexual assault victims, hockey’s governing body in Canada…
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Your Friday Briefing: Russia Sentences Brittney Griner to 9 Years
We’re covering Chinese military drills around Taiwan and the sentencing of the American basketball star Brittney Griner. U.S. basketball player…
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Russian Court Sentences Griner to 9 Years, Raising Pressure on Biden
A Russian court on Thursday sentenced the American basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in a penal colony after…