Tag: Politics and Government

U.S.-Russia Talks Have Echoes of the Cold War

U.S.-Russia Talks Have Echoes of the Cold War

WASHINGTON — To the Biden administration, the direct talks that began in earnest on Monday in Geneva are about defusing…

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Novak Djokovic Can Remain in Australia, Judge Rules

Novak Djokovic Can Remain in Australia, Judge Rules

SYDNEY, Australia — Novak Djokovic, the Serbian tennis star, moved one step closer to competing for his record 21st Grand…

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Nearly 6,000 Detained Amid Unrest in Kazakhstan

Nearly 6,000 Detained Amid Unrest in Kazakhstan

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — At least 5,800 people have been detained and more than 2,000 injured during several days of violence…

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How Biden and Boris Johnson Reached the Same Place on Virus Policy

How Biden and Boris Johnson Reached the Same Place on Virus Policy

LONDON — On the evening of Dec. 21, Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeared from 10 Downing Street to tell anxious…

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Behind Kazakhstan Unrest, the ‘Strongman’s Dilemma’

Behind Kazakhstan Unrest, the ‘Strongman’s Dilemma’

Kazakhstan’s explosion into unrest this week presents a stark warning to the strongman autocrats of the world: Leaving office is…

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Revival for New Zealand’s Moriori Nearly Pushed to Cultural Death

Revival for New Zealand’s Moriori Nearly Pushed to Cultural Death

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — On the windswept coast of Chatham Island, about 500 miles east of mainland New Zealand, stands…

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