World
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Russia backs China’s stance on Taiwan, calling Pelosi’s visit ‘provocative.’
The Kremlin on Tuesday said Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan “provokes the situation” over the island, aligning Russia with…
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Dozens protest in Pelosi’s home city, where attitudes toward Taiwan are shifting.
Dozens of people gathered in downtown San Francisco on Monday to protest Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan, arguing from…
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Al-Zawahri’s Death Puts the Focus Back on Al Qaeda
WASHINGTON — No terrorist group, not even the Islamic State, has had the notoriety and immediate name recognition of Al…
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Rugby’s Greatest Team Confronts a Worrisome Prospect: Decline
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — When New Zealand’s All Blacks face South Africa on Saturday in the opening match of the…
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Killing of Qaeda Leader Crystallizes Debate Over Biden’s Afghanistan Strategy
WASHINGTON — The sunrise missile strike that shredded the leader of Al Qaeda on the balcony of a house in…
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In Visiting Taiwan, Pelosi Capped Three Decades of Challenging China
WASHINGTON — In 1991, a trio of junior House members on a bipartisan trip to Asia was encouraged by a…
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How the C.I.A. Tracked the Leader of Al Qaeda
WASHINGTON — Intelligence officers made a crucial discovery this spring after tracking Ayman al-Zawahri, the leader of Al Qaeda, to…
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As Pelosi touts ‘unwavering’ U.S. commitment to Taiwan, China denounces her visit.
TAIPEI, Taiwan — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday, casting aside private warnings from the Biden administration…
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In Ukraine, Devastation Spreads as Russia Regroups for New Offensive
At least 140,000 residential buildings in Ukraine destroyed or damaged. More than 3.5 million people left homeless. More than 12…
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Zelensky says government may allow civil partnerships for same-sex couples.
President Volodymyr Zelensky, responding on Tuesday to a citizen petition that called for the legalization of same-sex marriage in Ukraine…