World
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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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Left Out of High-Level Talks, Ukraine Tries Other Diplomatic Channels
KYIV, Ukraine — Peace negotiations are usually thought to involve two sides brought together by a mediator trying to tease…
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Russia Warns That U.S. Doesn’t Understand Its Goals on Ukraine
GENEVA — A senior Russian official on Sunday warned that the United States was entering high-stakes security negotiations this week…
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Saudi Princess Is Released From Jail After 3 Years
BEIRUT, Lebanon — A Saudi princess, a strident critic of her country’s government who was jailed nearly three years ago…
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Officials’ Party Galls Hong Kong, Chafing Under Covid (and Political) Controls
HONG KONG — It was quite a bash for a Monday night. More than 170 people, many of them members…
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London Schools Are Determined to Stay Open. Staff Illnesses Make It Hard.
LONDON — Evelyn Forde hoped that January would bring some relief. As the head teacher at Copthall School in north…
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Left Out of High-Level Talks, Ukraine Tries Other Diplomatic Channels
KYIV, Ukraine — Peace negotiations are usually thought to involve two sides brought together by a mediator trying to tease…
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Trial Looms After Seaside Gathering of Chinese Activists
Twenty or so lawyers and activists quietly arrived at a gaudy “Nice Home Party” rental villa near the Chinese seaside.…
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Kazakhstan Arrests Ex-Intelligence Chief on Suspicion of Treason
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — The former head of Kazakhstan’s powerful intelligence agency was arrested on suspicion of treason, officials said on…
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U.S. Details Costs of a Russian Invasion of Ukraine
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration and its allies are assembling a punishing set of financial, technology and military sanctions against…