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North Korea’s Kim Wants To Develop Ties With Russia's Putin

Pyongyang claimed to have sent a friendly letter to the Kremlin.

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Boko Haram: Nigerian Military Denies Killing Chibok Girls in Airstrikes

The military declared three people, including a journalist, as wanted over alleged links with Boko...

Boko Haram Video Appears to Show Missing Chibok Girls

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Rio 2016: Russian Paralympians Appeal to Overturn Ban

CAS has already taken several decisions favourable to Russia this summer.

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Politics

Eight Surprising Facts About Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Sultan to some, Turkey's savior to others—Erdogan is a complex man.

Tech & Science

Will the iPhone 7 Be Waterproof?

New patent from Apple prompts speculation of a waterproof iPhone.

Opinion

Why The Advertising Industry Is To Blame For Brexit

A former advertising professional took his expertise to the Leave campaign and has been villifed...

Why Europe Cannot Allow Brexit To Be Contagious

To avoid further economic and political degradation, Brexit negotiations must be constructive.

Neil H. Buchanan

Opinion

Would a Republican Win If Trump Wasn’t the Candidate?

Republican leaders must be in despair that their nominee has squandered whatever good press he...

Maxim Trudolyubov

Opinion

Putin’s Aggressive Opening Gambit for Talks on Ukraine

The Kremlin has consistently used acts of terrorism as pretexts for the state of emergency Russia...

Brian Bolwell

Opinion

Many U.S. Cancer Patients Must Face Bankruptcy—Or Die

One in five cancer patients will stop taking a lifesaving drug due to an inability to meet the high...

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Culture

You Don’t Need a Car in L.A.

The land of freeways is now surprisingly pedestrian-friendly.

Kurt Eichenwald

Opinion

An Open Letter to Paul Ryan on Why He Must Denounce Donald Trump

"The thing you don't understand about Donald Trump is that he's mentally ill."

Jeff Stein

World

Mark Swidan, American Jailed on ‘Flimsy’ Charges in China, Holds Little Hope

Houston artist's mother fears he will die in a Chinese prison after four years behind bars on a...

Alexander Nazaryan

World

Excavate History? WWII-Era Tunnel Unearths Story of Lithuania's Jews

The discovery of the tunnel dug by Jews to escape extermination by the Nazis raises hopes—and...

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Havana, Cuba—Revellers chat on Malecon seafront before performing at a carnival parade, August 12.

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August 19, 2016

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