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Sun, 01/07/2018 - 21:03
The government announced the change at start of the World Cup, when it was least likely to be noticed.
Fri, 29/06/2018 - 23:48
James Melville is the latest in a string of career diplomat resignations over Trump’s comments and policies.
Fri, 29/06/2018 - 22:11
In the long term, large government contracts and cutting-edge projects will be hard for tech companies to resist.
Fri, 29/06/2018 - 21:43
On our podcast: An immigration lawyer tells harrowing stories of asylum-seekers at the southern U.S. border.
Fri, 29/06/2018 - 20:42
Short on funding, U.S. and European programs designed to help rebuild after the Islamic State are faltering.
Fri, 29/06/2018 - 19:54
The two-state solution is dead. Most one-state solutions are unacceptable to the other side. There is, however, a viable peace plan that appeals to both.
Fri, 29/06/2018 - 17:52
The relationship between Beijing and Washington is collapsing fast, to everyone’s detriment.
Fri, 29/06/2018 - 15:53
Matteo Salvini wants to be buddies with anti-immigrant leaders in Hungary, Poland, and Austria. But sometimes geography trumps ideology.
Fri, 29/06/2018 - 00:49
An annual government report sits awkwardly with the Trump administration’s policy of forcibly separating families at the border.
Thu, 28/06/2018 - 21:21
A new report provides the most detailed look yet at how a sanctions-free Pyongyang could strike it rich.
Thu, 28/06/2018 - 17:24
As the country prepares for the first post-Mugabe elections, the United States and its allies must use all the leverage they have to demand genuine reform.
Thu, 28/06/2018 - 13:00
As the U.S. defense secretary drifts further from President Donald Trump’s inner circle, his mission gets clearer: preventing war with Tehran.
Thu, 28/06/2018 - 11:54
With so much political, social, and financial capital invested in its national squad, why can’t Turkey qualify for a World Cup?
Thu, 28/06/2018 - 03:59
Generals of an army accused of genocide have started putting troops in the dock, and it’s not because they care about human rights.
Thu, 28/06/2018 - 00:47
China's hasty international investments are beginning to drag down its own economy.
Wed, 27/06/2018 - 19:25
Maduro’s autocratic regime is going after María Corina Machado because she is fearless and incorruptible. She needs Washington’s support.
Wed, 27/06/2018 - 17:28
Big buyers of Iranian oil such as China are seen as unlikely to cut purchases to zero, but sanctions will still send crude prices higher.
Wed, 27/06/2018 - 16:40
European officials worry that Trump could roil yet another international summit.
Wed, 27/06/2018 - 11:57
As schools become targets, young Afghans are living and working on the streets — and the government isn’t doing much to protect them.
Wed, 27/06/2018 - 00:13
Global oil markets are controlled by Russia and Saudi Arabia — despite America’s shale boom.
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