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Live Updates: Keir Starmer Under Pressure to Resign as Prime Minister of Britain

The leader of the Scottish Labour Party called on Mr. Starmer to quit amid turmoil over an ambassador with close ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Allies and a potential successor to Mr. Starmer quickly backed him.The leader of the Scottish Labour Party called on Mr. Starmer to quit amid turmoil over an ambassador with close ties […]

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How Japan’s Leader, Sanae Takaichi, Rescued Her Party from the Abyss

Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, harnessed her personal popularity and a shift to the right among voters to achieve a record election win.Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, harnessed her personal popularity and a shift to the right among voters to achieve a record election win. Read More

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Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Sentence Follows Beijing’s Playbook on Dissent

The sentence for the media mogul, along with long prison terms for his editors, shows how Hong Kong enforces Xi Jinping’s red lines with a new severity.The sentence for the media mogul, along with long prison terms for his editors, shows how Hong Kong enforces Xi Jinping’s red lines with a new severity. Read More

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Vietnam’s Leader Has New Power, and He’s in a Hurry

To Lam is a former security chief who carved his way to prominence and relishes the good life. He has promised to make Communist Vietnam rich and influential.To Lam is a former security chief who carved his way to prominence and relishes the good life. He has promised to make Communist Vietnam rich and influential. Read

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Apple Daily Sentences Show a New Era of Media Peril in Hong Kong

Two editors and an opinion writer from Jimmy Lai’s now-shuttered newspaper were each sentenced to 10 years in prison, a significant escalation in media prosecution in the once freewheeling city.Two editors and an opinion writer from Jimmy Lai’s now-shuttered newspaper were each sentenced to 10 years in prison, a significant escalation in media prosecution in

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Five Years After Myanmar Coup, ‘Even Hope Has Become a Risk’

The country’s cities have been spared the violence of a hard-fought civil war. But as the economy has hollowed out, many urbanites have become desperate.The country’s cities have been spared the violence of a hard-fought civil war. But as the economy has hollowed out, many urbanites have become desperate. Read More

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In Pakistan, a Kite Festival Returns to Troubled Skies

The vibrant celebration, banned for two decades, brightened the eastern city of Lahore, where residents face alarming levels of air pollution and political restrictions.The vibrant celebration, banned for two decades, brightened the eastern city of Lahore, where residents face alarming levels of air pollution and political restrictions. Read More

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