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On a corpse’s wrist, an emblem of Ukrainian fortitude.
KYIV, Ukraine — The body pulled from a pit in Izium was in a bad state of decomposition, the skin…
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Why Japan Is Angry About a State Funeral for an Assassinated Leader
TOKYO — Nearly three months after Shinzo Abe, Japan’s most influential and longest-serving prime minister, was gunned down in broad…
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Understanding the Fight Between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in New York this week for…
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G.O.P. Senate Hopefuls Leave Campaign Trail for Beltway Money Circuit
WASHINGTON — Rushing to raise money and close yawning gaps with their Democratic rivals, every Senate Republican nominee in a…
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How Paul LePage, Running to Lead Maine, Benefited From Florida Tax Breaks
As governor of Maine for two terms until 2019, Paul LePage, a Republican, gained a reputation as one of the…
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A Year When Everything Is Going Right for Western Canada’s Farmers
Driving around Saskatchewan earlier this month, I found it impossible to miss the harvest activity. Tractors were kicking up clouds…
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Runners and Cyclists Use GPS Mapping to Make Art
In 1665, Johannes Vermeer dabbed the last drop of paint onto a canvas in his Dutch studio, completing his masterpiece…
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Italian Voters Appear Ready to Turn a Page for Europe
ROME —Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s hard-right leader, resents having to talk about Fascism. She has publicly, and in multiple languages, said…
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Iran Protests Surge to Dozens of Cities
Protests in Iran against the government spread to more than five dozen cities on Friday even as the authorities escalated…
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Defying travel warnings, Hasidic Jewish pilgrims flock to Ukraine.
Thousands of Hasidic Jews from Israel and other countries are making their way to Uman, a city in central Ukraine,…
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