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Timeline of Key Events in Ukraine’s Defense Leadership Since 2022
KYIV, July 16 — Against the backdrop of a war now in its fifth year, the internal political…
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A Decade After Brexit, Britain’s Economy Is Smaller and Migration Higher
Ten years after the UK voted to leave the European Union, the numbers are in. They do not…
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Andy Burnham Appoints Ed Miliband Foreign Secretary in First Cabinet
David Miliband is expected to fly back into British politics within days. The former foreign secretary, who quit…
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards lead crackdown on dissent
TEHRAN, July 21 — More than four decades after its founding, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has evolved…
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Worldwide trend threatens democratic governance with term limit evasion
PARIS, July 21, 2026 — The ancient Athenian agora, where citizens once debated the limits of power, might…
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Electoral Authoritarianism Rises in Hybrid Regimes Since Cold War
WASHINGTON, July 21 — Hybrid regimes are political systems that blend democratic and authoritarian elements, a definition introduced…
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How US sanctions hit Iran’s currency, medicine supply and households after 2018
TEHRAN — For the people of Iran, the weight of years of American sanctions has not lifted. The…
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Starmer faces Labour leadership transition as Burnham eyes 2026 succession
LONDON, July 21 — The shift is under way at the top of British politics. Andy Burnham has…
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Zelenskyy Replaces Syrskyi With Drapatyi as Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief After Protests
KYIV, July 21 — With Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reportedly facing dismissal, the mechanics here are as much…
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Iran Executed at Least 972 People in 2024, Amnesty Reports
TEHRAN, July 21 — For communities across Asia watching the rule of law in the region, Iran’s use…
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How the WTO Works, and Why Its Appeals Court Cannot Hear Cases
GENEVA, July 20 — The shift is quietly tectonic at the World Trade Organization. Founded on the first…
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Israeli Strike on Evin Prison in June 2025 Killed at Least 71, Iran Says
TEHRAN, July 20 — A park with a popular teahouse sits beside Evin Prison. Families bring children to…
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ASEAN ministers urge Hormuz Strait reopening at Manila talks
MANILA, July 20 — Foreign ministers from the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations…
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Ten years after the 2016 South China Sea ruling, Manila and Beijing still dispute it
THE HAGUE, July 20 — The Permanent Court of Arbitration’s 2016 ruling on the South China Sea remains…
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Zarif Writes Again: Iran’s Peace Offer and the Fight Over Hormuz
TEHRAN, July 8 — Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian diplomat who spent years as the public face of…
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Andy Burnham Becomes UK Prime Minister After Meeting With King Charles III
LONDON — The math is not complicated. Tony Blair won 13.5 million votes in 1997. Turnout was 71…
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China’s population falls for a fourth straight year as births drop to 7.92 million
BEIJING, July 20 — China’s population, which for decades swelled under the banner of the world’s most populous…
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Tensions in South China Sea threaten global supply chains
BEIJING, July 20 — Approximately $3.4 trillion in annual trade moves through the South China Sea, according to…
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How Andy Burnham Uses Greater Manchester Devolution to Push for More Local Powers
MANCHESTER, July 20 — The Greater Manchester Combined Authority, created in 2011, stands as a notable instance of…
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Diplomacy or war? South China Sea after June 2024 clash
MANILA, July 20 — More than two years after a naval ramming incident set off a fresh diplomatic…
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JCPOA: From 2015 Deal to 2018 US Exit, Iran’s Nuclear Push
TEHRAN, July 19 — The diplomatic framework meant to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon remains in…
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Iran’s IRGC Reaches Far Beyond the Military, Into Business and Politics
TEHRAN, July 19 — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps operates as a multi-service primary force within Iran’s armed…
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IRGC-linked media outlet sanctioned for human rights abuses
TEHRAN, Jul 19 — Tasnim News Agency, the Iranian semi-official outlet long tied to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard…
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Iran Hits Tanker in Hormuz as Houthis Declare Embargo on Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON, July 19 — A narrow ribbon of water, the Strait of Hormuz has been a global flashpoint…
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