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Analysis Five years after the migration crisis, Merkel, not Trump, seems vindicated
New data disproves the hysteria of Angela Merkel’s anti-immigration critics and tells an integration success story.
A miner gathers gold last month in the Itaituba region of Pará state, Brazil. (Lucas Landau)
In the Amazon, the coronavirus fuels an illegal gold rush — and an environmental crisis
Lured by surging prices, rising unemployment and lax enforcement, unlicensed miners are flocking to the rainforest.
As the war in Afghanistan was becoming increasingly deadly, a decline in U.S. military investigations produced an incomplete account of the missteps that resulted in civilian harm.
Rescue workers say they detected a pulse in the ruins of a collapsed building, but it is growing fainter.
Seven Democrats said in a letter that political opponents of President Daniel Ortega had not been permitted to make asylum claims, undermining U.S. policy goals.
A Chilean team, working with a dog named Flash, detected the possible survivor trapped below wreckage in the neighborhood of Gemmayze, local media reported, prompting a flurry of activity at the scene.
Presidential pardons and an invitation for international election observers are threatening opposition unity.
Even after serving previous prison terms over charges related to his work, Rajabian has approached the upcoming trial with defiance.
Russia doubles down on denials of Novichok attack on Navalny, Putin’s harshest critic.
Tony Abbott helped craft trade deals as Australian prime minister, but he also stood accused of bigotry, climate change denial and eating raw onions whole.
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A circus has been grounded for almost six months. The pandemic has turned its busy season into a test of patience.
The freighter was carrying about 5,800 head of cattle from New Zealand to China when it encountered rough seas caused by Typhoon Maysak.
The prospect of limiting spectators will be one of the measures under discussion as talks begin on how to stage the event safely next summer.
The decision to release Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton, who was sentenced to 10 years for the killing of Jennifer Laude, prompts outcry.
The defeat of Khalifa Hifter has touched off a contest for power and wealth among rival militias and political figures.
Invented by the Soviet Union, it acts as a cholinesterase inhibitor, blocking an enzyme the nervous system needs to function.
Novichok-like compounds have been used in previous attacks suspected to have Russian links.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has won big in his bet on early elections
Japan is bracing for a dangerously powerful typhoon approaching its southern regions this weekend on the heels of an earlier storm that injured dozens of people in the country and on the Korean Peninsula
At 95, former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad isn’t yet done with politics
The mayors of Prague and Taipei are announcing new areas of cooperation for the two sister cities, including orchestra tours, as a Czech delegation concludes a weeklong visit to Taiwan that was bitterly criticized by China
Seven human rights experts affiliated with the U.N. are raising concerns over Hong Kong’s new national security law in a letter addressed to Chinese authorities, saying the legislation limits certain fundamental freedoms
