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In China, Marriage Rates Are Down and ‘Bride Prices’ Are Up
The 30 women sat in wooden chairs, facing each other in a rectangular formation. At the front of the room...
An Anxious Asia Arms for a War It Hopes to Prevent
Asia’s security calculations ultimately point to an unsettled and ill-tempered global order, shaped by one-man rule in a more militarized China...
Putin Says He Could Put Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Belarus by Summer
The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based research group, dismissed Mr. Putin’s announcement as an “information operation” with...
Israel’s Government Speeds Judicial Overhaul Despite Defense Minister’s Plea
Israel’s far-right governing coalition sped up its efforts on Sunday to enact the first part of its contentious judicial overhaul,...
Wagner Fighters Left as Convicts. Will Russia Bury Them as Heroes?
When the corpse of a Wagner mercenary fighter arrived in his small Russian village in late February after he was...
In Blow to Taiwan, Honduras Switches Relations to China
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Honduras has severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan in favor of recognizing China, dealing a blow to Taipei’s...
Migrants on Foot Make Last Dash Into Canada Before Rules Tighten
At precisely midnight, two officers pulled a black tarp and plastic sheet off a newly erected sign at what has...
Israel’s Defense Minister Says Government Should Halt Contentious Judicial Plan
JERUSALEM — The Israeli defense minister, Yoav Gallant, called on Saturday night for his government to suspend its contentious plan...
Pope Increases Lay Leaders’ Responsibility in Sexual Abuse Law
Pope Francis on Saturday expanded and made permanent a 2019 church law that seeks to hold top religious leaders, church...
Illegal Mining Fuels Crisis For Indigenous Tribe in Brazil’s Amazon
YANOMAMI INDIGENOUS TERRITORY, Brazil — The illegal tin mine was so remote that, for three years, the massive gash it...
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