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Timor-Leste Deports Ex-Congressman Accused in Governor’s Murder
Arnolfo Teves Jr., a former member of the Philippine House of Representatives who was expelled from Congress, is…
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Silvio Berlusconi: Media Tycoon Who Led Three Italian Governments and Was Convicted of Tax Fraud
On August 1, 2013, Italy’s highest criminal court announced a verdict that ended Silvio Berlusconi’s long run of…
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Sepp Blatter: Rise and Fall
When Sepp Blatter announced in June 2015 that he was quitting as president of Fifa, the timing was…
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Richard Branson: A Career Retrospective
Richard Branson built a magazine started at 16 into one of Britain’s best-known business empires, and the family…
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Martin Winterkorn: Rise and Fall
Martin Winterkorn ran the world’s biggest carmaker for eight years, then spent the next decade fighting fraud charges…
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James Dyson: A Career Retrospective
Dyson now sells in 84 markets and has its headquarters in Singapore, with a significant footprint in the…
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Robert Maxwell: The Media Baron Whose Empire Drowned With Him
At 4.45am on 5 November 1991, Robert Maxwell called the bridge of his yacht, the Lady Ghislaine, to…
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Jacinda Ardern: Empathy, Crisis and the Price of Leadership
Jacinda Ardern became leader of New Zealand’s Labour Party on September 7, 2017, seven weeks before a general…
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Volodymyr Zelensky: From Comedian to Wartime President of Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelensky had no political experience when he announced he would run in Ukraine’s 2019 presidential election. He…
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Angela Merkel: From East German Scientist to Sixteen-Year Chancellor
At nine years old, Angela Kasner stood on the edge of a 3-metre diving board and stared at…
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Robert Mugabe: The Liberation Hero Who Ruined Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe once joked that he would govern Zimbabwe until he reached 100. By mid-November 2017 he was…
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Erdogan: From a Prison Cell to Turkey’s Presidency
Before he ran Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan sold simit from a red three-wheel cart in Istanbul. He wore…
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Nelson Mandela: From Prison Cell to President
Twenty-seven years. That is how long Nelson Mandela spent in prison, and the man who walked out in…
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Iran Says New US Sanctions Amount to an Assault on the Sovereignty of Other States
Tehran condemned the United States’ plans to announce new sanctions that could further strain Iran’s already struggling economy,…
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Ukraine’s Naval Commander Leads Black Sea Strategy Amid Western Support
KYIV, July 9 — Vice Admiral Oleksiy Neizhpapa has been the architect of Ukraine’s naval campaign since his…
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North Korean Missile Unit Deploying in Russia With 120 Missiles, Ukrainian Intelligence Says
SEOUL, Aug 5 — North Korea has moved a missile unit into Russia, comprising 120 ballistic missiles that…
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U.N. Telecom Agency Born in 1865 as First Permanent International Body
GENEVA, July 16 — The International Telecommunication Union, a specialised agency of the United Nations, stands as the…
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How Vladimir Putin Built and Held Power in Russia Since 1999
MOSCOW, July 15 — Vladimir Putin, the Russian president who ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022,…
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Trump Drops 20% Hormuz Cargo Fee After Appeals From Gulf Leaders
DUBAI, July 14 — The proposed cargo fee that threatened to rattle global shipping lanes through the Strait…
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First Daughters Soften Japanese Fathers’ Views on Gender Equality, Study Finds
TOKYO, July 8 — A new longitudinal study drawing on two decades of Japanese survey data is offering…
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How Iran’s uranium enrichment moved past the limits of the 2015 nuclear deal
WASHINGTON, July 12 — The International Atomic Energy Agency has documented Iran’s non-compliance with the 2015 nuclear agreement,…
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Iran Says Tankers Caught Fire in Hormuz as Qatari Mediators Return to Tehran
WASHINGTON, July 12 — The Strait of Hormuz has been a persistent flashpoint in U.S.-Iran tensions for decades,…
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Russian Electronic Warfare Cripples Ukraine’s Starlink Advantage
KYIV, July 9 — The electronic warfare battle for the skies over Ukraine has taken a new turn,…
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Cargo Thieves Target AI Data Center Copper and Equipment in $1.3 Million Heists
PALO ALTO, July 7 — The same infrastructure powering the artificial intelligence revolution has become a target for…
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