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Tag: Territorial Disputes
An English Soccer Team’s Existential Crisis: Is It Really in Wales?
Chas Sumner has heard the quiz question in all its forms. There was the one that asked: “Which club has…
The Island Paradise Near the Front Line of Tensions Over Taiwan
ISHIGAKI, Japan — For decades, Testuhiro Kinjo’s biggest worry was defending his mango trees against typhoons and marauding insects.That was…
Putin and Xi Hold Video Summit
MOSCOW — President Biden may have his alliance of democracies, but as a video summit on Wednesday underscored, Russia and…
How Far Would Biden Go to Defend Ukraine Against Russia?
Russia has not explicitly threatened to invade Ukraine, but it has complained of alleged provocations from the Ukrainian side of…
Melee Erupts Between Migrants in Belarus and Polish Border Forces
BRUZGI, Belarus — He has spent 28 nights, each colder than the one before, choking on campfire smoke and despair…
How a Dispute Over Groceries Led to Artillery Strikes in Ukraine
HRANITNE, Ukraine — Artillery shells fired by Russian-backed separatists shrieked into this small town deep in the flatlands of eastern…