World
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Perils of Preaching Nationalism Play Out on Chinese Social Media
It doesn’t often happen that ordinary Chinese say publicly that they’re disappointed with their government. That they’re ashamed of their…
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Mines, Fires, Rockets: The Ravages of War Bedevil Ukraine’s Farmers
ZELENODILSK, Ukraine — Their uniforms are dusty jeans and tank-tops, and they drive tractors, not tanks, along the frontline in…
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More Than a Show: China’s Exercises Could Help It Practice Seizing Taiwan
A day after Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, visited Taiwan, celebrating it as a bulwark…
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As China Plans Drills Circling Taiwan, U.S. Officials Fear a Squeeze Play
WASHINGTON — For years the deliberate “strategic ambiguity” in Washington’s China policy has left unclear how the United States would…
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Switzerland, a leader in gold refining, bans Russian gold imports.
Switzerland on Wednesday banned imports of Russian gold and gold products, on the heels of similar moves by the European…
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The U.S. Senate is poised to vote to accept Sweden and Finland into NATO.
WASHINGTON — The Senate was expected to give final approval on Wednesday to a treaty that would expand NATO to…
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Welcomed by Taiwan, Pelosi Leaves Rising Tensions With China in Her Wake
After weeks of silence ahead of a high-stakes visit to Taiwan, Speaker Nancy Pelosi was anything but understated on Wednesday…
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Your Thursday Briefing: Tensions Rise as Pelosi Leaves Taiwan
We’re covering a severe drought in Mexico and China’s response to Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. Nancy Pelosi, the…
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Ukraine Builds a Case That Killing of P.O.W.s Was a Russian War Crime
ODESA, Ukraine — Five days after an explosion at a Russian prison camp killed at least 50 Ukrainian prisoners of…
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¿Qué significa la investigación al expresidente de México Enrique Peña Nieto ?
CIUDAD DE MÉXICO — La fiscalía general de México dijo esta semana que investigaba al expresidente Enrique Peña Nieto por…