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As violence spikes, some Hong Kong activists see salvation in British citizenship
Some argue that the West’s biggest leverage over China on Hong Kong hinges on a unique British passport category.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard vows ‘decisive action’ against anti-government demonstrators
The warning came as the government continued to restrict Internet access after days of unrest.
Out of prison, former president Lula wants Brazil back. But is the feeling mutual?
Brazil’s first working-class president is still idolized by some, but has nowhere near the popularity he once enjoyed.
In Philippine red-light district, an uphill struggle to battle trafficking and abuses
“Sex tourism” flourishes even as President Rodrigo Duterte wages a brutal war on drugs.
Amid U.K. election campaign, businesswoman says Johnson is treating her like a ‘fleeting one-night stand.’
Fears are growing that Beijing may attempt a bloody intervention, as state media calls for police to fire on demonstrators holed up at Polytechnic University.
Iraqis are no strangers to disinformation — or to humor as a tool to counter it.
North Korean statements have shifted to criticizing the U.S. leader by name.
The disease was contracted in China's Inner Mongolia, days after two other people from the same region were diagnosed with an even deadlier strain of the disease.
The world’s coral reefs are in dire shape due to climate change.
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An unprecedented leak reveals the Communist Party's ruthless plans for the Muslim minorities in Xinjiang.
As both sides escalated their weaponry, police warned they could use live rounds.
Government documents leaked to the New York Times revealed Chinese plans to detain millions of ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region.
Patricia Anton, 63, was tied up and strangled by seven men, police said. They traveled to Puerto Plata to commit crimes “of such nature.”
Royal watchers described the BBC interview on his relationship with Epstein as ill-judged and excruciating.
Iran’s stuttering economy is beset by demonstrations over a 50 percent increase in fuel price.
The deal would have freed two professors for three Taliban-linked militants and may have helped restart U.S.-Taliban negotiations.
In suburban Virginia, an asylum claim for a Uighur woman and her family marks a possible test of U.S. policies on China.
Independent voices are being quashed all over Russia through court rulings, threats — and now document glitches.
North Korea said cancellation of the exercises would be seen as a positive gesture.
A Nicaraguan lawyer says prosecutors have charged 16 opposition activists with allegedly transporting weapons
A Dutch court has sentenced a Pakistani man to 10 years in prison for preparing a terror attack on anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was expected to announce Monday that the U.S. is softening its position on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, the latest in a series of Trump administration moves that weaken Palestinian claims to statehood
Mexico’s president is defending his plan to provide pensions to indigenous people starting at age 65 after being criticized by some in the political opposition
The Hungarian government has signed a special agreement with an Orthodox Jewish group