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Australian Minister Wins Defamation Case Over Tweet
The case’s outcome was not unheard-of in a country with notoriously strict defamation laws, but it was unusual that the…
Lithuania Welcomes Belarusians as It Rebuffs Middle Easterners
RUKLA, Lithuania — The emigrants hitchhiked overnight to the Dysna River, the border of their native Belarus. They thought they…
Hong Kong’s National Security Law Explained
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Tuesday sentenced a student activist to three years and seven months in…
Trying to Blur Memories of the Gulag, Russia Targets a Rights Group
MOSCOW — In the days after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the upheaval and uncertainty that gripped Russia were…
Chileans Will Vote For President on Sunday
SANTIAGO, Chile — Chileans on Sunday gave the lead in the country’s presidential race to a far-right politician, a stunning…
British Columbia’s Flooding Is Worse Because of Climate Change
The intense rains and heavy winds that descended last week on British Columbia, the Canadian province known for its mountains,…