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- Netanyahu Coalition Roils Israel Before Government Is Formed
- Greek Roma boy shot by police prompts outrage in Greece
- Curse Words Around the World Have Something in Common (We Swear)
- Russia continues to manufacture cruise missiles despite Western sanctions, experts say.
- Cristina Fernández: Argentina awaits verdict in VP's trial
- What to Know About Strep A Infections Among Children in the UK
- Iran protests: Ex-president Khatami says rulers must heed protesters' demands
- US Capitol riot committee to make criminal referrals, chairman says
- Spain's former King Juan Carlos wins partial immunity in ex-lover case
- Colorado shooting suspect charged with hate crimes
- Elon Musk's Neuralink firm facing animal testing investigation - report
- Ukraine war: Zelensky visits troops near 'most difficult' front line
- Apple sued by women over AirTag stalking
- Trump Organization found guilty of tax crimes after New York trial
- Indonesia's new sex laws and what they could mean for tourism
- Watch Morocco fans celebrate historic World Cup win
- Handshake snub for top Republicans at ceremony
- Your Wednesday Briefing: Trump Organization Convicted in Tax Fraud Scheme
- Latvia revokes the license of TV Rain, a major independent Russian channel.
- Putin signs a law banning expressions of L.G.B.T.Q. identity in Russia.
- Macron’s Plan on Migrants: Deport More, Give Others Legal Status
- The airline policy that cost pregnant flight crew their jobs
- Nigeria 2023 election: The hunt for children and the dead
- US tech layoffs: The good Samaritans helping Indians find jobs
- Ukraine Strikes More Boldly, Seeing Little Room for Russia to Escalate
- Strikes Across Iran Lead to Shuttered Shops and Ghost Towns
- Priyanka Chopra Jonas on Bollywood: 'I’d earn 10% of my male co-actor’s salary'
- Corrections: Dec. 7, 2022
- China rolls back strict Covid rules after protests
- Georgia Senate runoff result: Democrats solidify Senate control after Warnock victory
- Ukraine war: US neither encouraged nor enabled Kyiv to strike inside Russia - Blinken
- Madhya Pradesh: Race against time to save India boy stuck in well
- China Eases ‘Zero Covid’ Restrictions in Victory for Protesters
- Your Wednesday Briefing
- Russian Anti-War Activists Seek Common Goals (When They’re Not Bickering)
- Global Partners May End Broad Covid Vaccination Effort in Developing Countries
- Germany arrests 25 accused of plotting coup
- New Zealand places child in anti-vax blood case in custody
- Mozambique 'tuna bond' scandal: Ex-President Guebuza's son jailed for 12 years
- Spanish train collision outside Barcelona injures scores
- Big cats: US Senate unanimously passes bill to curb private ownership
- Syria camps: Relatives of Islamic State group 'stuck in limbo'
- San Francisco makes U-turn on 'killer robots' plan
- World Cup 2022: How have travelling fans found Qatar tournament?
- World Cup 2022: 'Cristiano Ronaldo reduced to role of superstar nobody wants'
- Plesiosaur fossil: Rare find in Australian outback excites scientists
- Germany Arrests 25 People Suspected of Plotting to Overthrow Government
- U.N. Catalogs Russian Killings Early in War
- China’s ‘Zero Covid’ Policy Changes, Explained
- President Zelensky of Ukraine Is Time’s ‘Person of the Year’ 2022
- China’s ‘Zero Covid’ Policy, in Pictures
- In Paris Then, in Kyiv Now, Visions of Freedom and Bravery
- India Chases Clean Energy, but Economic Goals Put Coal First
- How El Salvador’s State of Emergency Has Impacted the Crime Rate
- Pedro Castillo: Peru's ousted president detained by police in Lima
- Iran carries out first execution over anti-government protests
- Putin: Nuclear risk is rising, but we are not mad
- Umar Patek: Anger and fear in Australia as Bali bomber freed
- Wirecard trial of executives opens in German fraud scandal
- US state sues Chinese-owned TikTok over data
- Harry and Meghan Netflix series launches amid controversy
- Elon Musk turns Twitter into 'hotel' for staff
- Sunny Balwani: Former Theranos executive gets nearly 13 years in prison
- Murderer publicly executed by his victim's father, Taliban say
- Volodymyr Zelensky is Time Magazine's 2022 Person of the Year
- ‘Doctors fitted a contraceptive coil without my consent’
- Reichsbürger: German 'crackpot' movement turns radical and dangerous
- Prince Harry and Meghan: Where do they get their money?
- Indonesia 'sex ban': Criminal code changes threaten other freedoms
- Should countries try to do everything themselves?
- Sri Lanka's children go hungry as food prices soar
- Crimea bridge: How Russia is rebuilding its vital link
- Peru's political whirlwind in three moments
- China zero-Covid: Hope and worry in Beijing as key policies scrapped
- Women's basketball: ‘I’ve been spat at in the face for the colour of my skin’
- Peru President Castillo Ousted and Arrested After Moving to Dissolve Congress
- My Friend Helped Me Carry My Burdens. His Proved Too Heavy.
- Morocco Win in World Cup Brings Celebration Across Africa and Middle East
- Who Is Prince Heinrich XIII, a Man Accused of Trying to Overthrow Germany’s Government?
- U.S. Recognition of Tiny Pacific Country Reshapes Its New Zealand Ties
- A Surge in Tourists in Restive Kashmir, but ‘No Mental Peace’ for Residents
- Netflix’s Harry and Meghan Documentary Series to Be ‘Personal and Raw’
- Your Thursday Briefing
- A Gray Area of Loyalties Splinters a Liberated Ukrainian Town
- Putin Warns Russians of Protracted Ukraine War, But Says He Won’t Call Up Troops
- Your Thursday Briefing: China Eases Covid Restrictions
- Read Your Way Through Kingston, Jamaica
- US Proposes Global Green Steel Club That Would Put Tariffs on China
- Indiana Sues TikTok for Security and Child Safety Violations
- Sounds of War Mark Time in Bakhmut, in Eastern Ukraine
- Ukraine War: A Timeline of Attacks on Russian Territory
- Brittney Griner: Russia frees US basketball star in swap with arms dealer Bout
- Viktor Bout: Who is the Merchant of Death?
- Celine Dion postpones tour dates as she reveals incurable health condition
- Putin vows to continue hitting Ukraine's power grid
- Dina Boluarte: Peru's first female president
- Li Wenliang: Chinese pour hearts out on Covid martyr's page
- Risk of Russia using nuclear weapons has lessened, says Germany's Scholz
- DR Congo conflict: M23 rebels executed over 130 civilians - UN
- South Korea: Age system to be standardised from 2023
- Brittney Griner: Who is the freed US basketball star?
- World Cup 2022: Could Morocco win for Africa?
- Fringe Group Suspected in German Plot Got a Lift From QAnon
- Live Updates: Brittney Griner Is Flying Home After Prisoner Swap With Russia
- China and Saudi Arabia Sign Partnership Deal as Xi Visits MBS
- Iran Conducts First Known Execution of Prisoner Tied to Nationwide Protests
- ‘Ebola Could Have Wiped Us All’: Slow Lockdown Haunts Uganda
- ‘Zero Covid,’ Once Ubiquitous, Vanishes in China’s Messy Pivot
- How Will China Turn Its Economy Back On? The World Is About to Find Out.
- In India, Fiercely Loyal Soccer Fans (of Brazil and Argentina)
- How Old Are You? South Korea Tries to Simplify What Should Be a Simple Question.
- Brittney Griner’s Wife Cherelle: ‘Today, My Family Is Whole’
- Fraud Trial of Wirecard’s Ex-CEO, Markus Braun, Begins
- Who Is Viktor Bout, Arms Dealer in Swap for Brittney Griner?
- Brittney Griner’s Release Puts a Spotlight on Paul Whelan
- 6 Takeaways From the ‘Harry and Meghan’ Netflix Documentary
- Ukrainian official says 6 civilians were killed when Russians shelled a town center.
- World Cup 2022: Qatar tournament chief criticised for migrant worker death comments
- Respect for Marriage Act: Why interracial marriage is also in the bill
- Boy in the box: DNA helps Philadelphia police name victim after 65 years
- Ireland to return mummified remains and sarcophagus to Egypt
- Pope breaks down in tears over war in Ukraine
- How the Brittney Griner prisoner swap with Russia was done
- American Given 8-Month Suspended Sentence in Traffic Death of British Teen
- Johnny Johnson, the Last World War II ‘Dambuster,’ Dies at 101
- More Americans Are Being ‘Wrongfully Detained’ and Held Abroad
- Schengen: No EU border-free zone for Romania and Bulgaria
- The Villain So Far in ‘Harry & Meghan’? Not the Royal Family.
- The moment Brittney Griner and Viktor Bout cross on airport tarmac
- In the Deal to Free Griner, Putin Used a Familiar Lever: Pain
- Russian State Media Releases Video of Brittney Griner and Viktor Bout Swap
- Brittney Griner is freed as part of a prisoner swap with Russia.
- Who Is Dina Boluarte, Peru’s New and First Woman President?
- Pedro Castillo: Mexico considers asylum for Peru's ex-president
- Rare wave clouds amaze sky-watchers in Wyoming
- Portugal euthanasia: New legislation expected to approve assisted suicide
- The brothers running the Great Wall of China
- Africa's week in pictures: 2 - 8 December 2022
- Key Partner in Global Covid Vaccine Effort Will End Support for Middle-Income Nations
- Emancipation movie: The true story of 'Whipped Peter' in Will Smith's new film
- Status Single: 'Let's call ourselves proudly single'
- Griner is being taken to an Army hospital in San Antonio.
- Brittney Griner Will Land at an Army Hospital in San Antonio
- UK, Italy and Japan team up for mind-reading jet
- Fired Twitter cleaning staff 'treated like garbage'
- France ramps up Channel migrant patrolling
- Your Friday Briefing
- Children stopped sleeping and eating to play Fornite - lawsuit
- Fauci: 'Low-life trolls harass my wife and kids'
- New Zealand on a Plate
- SpaceX moon flight to include DJ, YouTuber and K-pop rapper
- How Seychelles ocean plants could help tackle climate change
- Inside Honduras’s abortion pill black market
- Selma Blair: 'Multiple sclerosis took my career down'
- Huge fire engulfs Russian shopping mall Mega Khimki near Moscow
- Chasing the U.S., China’s Leader Emerges From Diplomatic Isolation
- Qatar Extends Its Natural Gas Dominance at Russia’s Expense
- Beijing Braces for Covid Surge After China Lifts Pandemic Curbs
- What to Know About the Political Turmoil in Peru
- Brittney Griner lands in US after prisoner swap with Russia
- France makes condoms free for 18 to 25 year olds
- Backstreet Boys Christmas TV show pulled after Nick Carter rape allegation
- Live Updates: Brittney Griner Lands in U.S. After Prisoner Swap
- Russia Finds a War Critic Guilty of ‘Spreading False Information’
- Kremlin critic Yashin jailed for 8 years for 'fake news' on Russia war
- A strong support network is critical after being released from detention, an expert says.
- Bangladesh Arrests Opposition Leaders as Crackdown Intensifies
- Penguin Random*House boss resigns after Simon & Schuster deal fails
- U.K. Government Backs Bill to Criminalize Street Harassment
- Ex-MEP arrested over allegations of bribery by Gulf state
- France to Make Condoms Free for Young Adults
- Turkey Is Strengthening Its Energy Ties With Russia
- China to Cooperate With Gulf Nations on Nuclear Energy and Space, Xi Says
- WTO says Trump's US steel tariffs broke global trade rules
- What to Know About the Two Americans Still Detained in Russia
- World Cup 2022: Croatia 1-1 Brazil (4-2 pens): Tite's men knocked out
- For French Firebrand, Ecology and Feminism Are ‘Next Battlegrounds’ in Culture Wars
- Viktor Bout Tells Maria Butina the US Is Trying to ‘Destroy’ Russia
- King Charles and Camilla meet Ryan Reynolds in Wrexham
- Russia Cheers Viktor Bout’s Release as a Kremlin Victory
- George Floyd: Ex-officer J Alexander Kueng sentenced for manslaughter
- NATO Chief Warns of ‘Full Blown War’ with Russia
- When a Prisoner Swap is a Rorschach-Test
- Russia and Iran in full defence partnership - US
- Netanyahu Cabinet Choice Has Criminal Convictions, Delaying a Government
- World Cup 2022: Brazil in 'mourning' after exit on penalties against Croatia
- World Cup 2022: Argentina beat the Netherlands in penalty shoot-out to reach semi-finals
- Eric Allison, Prison Reporter Who Knew the Beat All Too Well, Dies at 79
- The self-proclaimed kingdom that doesn't recognise Germany
- The seven-day-a-week life of a maid for Qatar's royal and rich
- Canada: Quebec makes oath to King optional for politicians
- Idaho murders: Tips pour in about white car sought by police
- Sam Bankman-Fried: I hope to make money to pay people back
- Paul Whelan: US, Russia agree to explore more prisoner swaps
- FurFest: Inside the world's 'largest' furry convention
- Russia and Iran Are Building Defense Partnership, White House Warns
- Week in pictures: 3 - 9 December 2022
- Bangladesh accused of violent crackdown on free speech
- Young Moroccans in Europe thrilled by World Cup success
- Qatar 2022: The World Cup fans in love with local style
- Canada: Premiers demand to meet Trudeau over health crisis
- Spat Over Patriot Missiles Reveals Deepening Rifts in Europe Over Ukraine
- A Chatty Putin’s Underlying Message: I’m Still in Charge
- Hong Kong: Media mogul Jimmy Lai gets over five years for fraud
- World Cup 2022: Veteran US sports journalist Grant Wahl dies in Qatar
- China’s Looming ‘Tsunami’ of Covid Cases Will Test Its Hospitals
- Madhya Pradesh: India boy, 8, dies after being trapped in well
- His Estate Has 3 Swimming Pools and a Stable. He Says He’s Not Rich.
- China’s Youths, Stung by Years of Covid Rules, Fear Grim Job Future
- Cuba’s Declining Economy Prompts ‘Historic’ Migration to US
- Brittney Griner Swap Puts Spotlight on Americans in Russia
- 'I have no business with fraud' - Nigerian star D'banj
- Jimmy Lai of Hong Kong Gets Five Year Sentence
- Live Updates: Brittney Griner Begins Her Return Home at Military Hospital
- Nobel Peace Prize: Russian laureate 'told to turn down award'
- The World Comes to Montreal to Reverse a Rise in Species Extinction
- She Came Out of Nowhere, and Now No One in France Can Ignore Her
- She Came Out of Nowhere, and Now No One in France Can Ignore Her
- German Police Block Off Parts of Dresden After Standoff With Gunman
- Rights Advocates Honored at Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony
- The World Comes to Montreal to Reverse a Rise in Species Extinction
- What Happened to the Qatar Women’s National Team?
- World Cup: Watch Morocco fans celebrate historic win
- Belgian Inquiry Into Qatar and Bribery Stuns European Parliament
- World Cup 2022: Morocco are 'Rocky' of tournament after beating Portugal
- The secrets shared by Afghan women
- Rita Moreno: If I wasn't Hispanic, I'd have had a different career
- World Cup 2022: 'We witnessed history as Morocco won'
- Kenya Maasai Olympics: Hundreds gather for lion hunt alternative
- Nobel Peace Prize: Russian laureate 'told to turn down award'
- Chile volcano: Alert issued after Lascar rumbles to life
- For Moldova, War Next Door Brings Energy Crunch and Paid Protests
- An academic who was imprisoned in Iran welcomes Brittney Griner to a ‘bizarre club.’
- Ukraine war: Odesa and Melitopol under attack
- Former Prisoner in Iran Welcomes Brittney Griner to a ‘Bizarre Club’
- Prince Heinrich XIII and the Plot to Overthrow Germany’s Government
- South Korea: Parliament calls for minister to be dismissed over Halloween crush
- Lockerbie bombing suspect in US custody
- Twenty seven bodies dumped by the roadside in Zambia
- 4 Charged With Corruption in Bribery Inquiry Linked to Qatar
- In Hostage Diplomacy, It’s Often the Hostage-Takers Who Pay
- Nasa's Orion capsule makes safe return to Earth
- Junior Eurovision: France wins song contest as UK comes fifth
- Kosovo: Roads blocked as violence between Serb protestors and police continues
- Indigenous Australians in Murujuga Fight to Preserve Heritage Sites
- Ukraine Faces More Outages and Strikes Russian-Controlled Melitopol
- Peru protests: Andahuaylas airport forced to close in deadly unrest
- K-pop: The rise of the virtual girl bands
- The secret diaries of women protesting in Iran
- Zimbabwe power outages hit businesses and families
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