Politics
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The Tumultuous Summer That Changed the World
In Afghanistan, August 2021 began ominously. The Americans and their allies were leaving the country, finally ending their long war…
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A Hot, Dry Britain Is Set to Declare a Drought
LONDON — The British government was expected to declare a drought for parts of England on Friday as the country…
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You Just Can’t Get the Staff
The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. This week’s issue is written by Natasha Frost, a…
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On TikTok, Knitting, Rapping and Promoting the Child Tax Credit
What do a rapper, a parody specialist and a knitting-obsessed makeup artist have in common? All of them are “microinfluencers”…
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The Poisoned Relationship Between Trump and the Keepers of U.S. Secrets
WASHINGTON— After four years of President Donald J. Trump’s raging against his intelligence services, posting classified information to Twitter ...
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Showdown at the Mansion Gates: How Sri Lankans Rose Up to Dethrone a Dynasty
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The president was cornered, his back to the sea. Inside the dimly lit colonial mansion he…
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Así fue como los manifestantes derrocaron al presidente Rajapaksa en Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — El presidente estaba acorralado, de espaldas al mar. Dentro de la mansión colonial tenuemente iluminada, que…
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Mostly Bluster: Why China Went Easy on Taiwan’s Economy
In retaliation for Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan last week, China conducted large-scale military exercises around the self-governing ...
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Rhythm of War: A Thunderous Blast, and Then a Coffee Break
BAKHMUT, Ukraine — Ukrainian soldiers scurried around the howitzer in a field one recent morning. In a flurry of activity,…
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Samsung’s De Facto Chief, Freed From Prison a Year Ago, Is Pardoned
SEOUL — President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday pardoned Lee Jae-yong, the de facto head of the Samsung conglomerate, who served…