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Trump in Transition: President-Elect to Release Video Outlining ‘Legislative Priorities’

The president-elect will be spending Thanksgiving at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

World

Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe Hints at Retirement, Acknowledges Financial Crisis

The 92-year-old leader is Africa's oldest head of state.

Zimbabwe: Anti-Government Activists Beaten Ahead of Bond Note Protests

Palestinian protest against mosque-silencing bill

World

Hamas Chief Khaled Meshaal: Israel Is ‘Playing With Fire’ by Silencing Mosques

Khaled Meshaal has warned Israel of the consequences of angering the "Palestinian community."

Israeli Bill to Quieten Mosque Call to Prayer Gains Coalition Support

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World

Somalia: Electoral Seats Selling for Up to $1.3 Million Each, Says Auditor General

The troubled country is holding crucial parliamentary and presidential elections.

Culture

'I'm Muslim, Not a Terrorist, Would You Hug Me?' Inside a YouTuber's Message of Love That Went Viral

Danish YouTuber Arian Kashef's experimental video has attracted 58 million views in seven days.

Tech & Science

Millions Fooled by Facebook Live Spacewalk

Video from the ISS was viewed by almost 50 million people on Facebook.

Robert Reich: 14 Ways to Resist Trump

The good dissenters' guide to how to counter the Trump administration from day one.

Janine di Giovanni

Opinion

Europe's Darkening Hour? Populist Movement Smacks of Fascist Past

Brexit vote, Donald Trump's victory, Le Pen's rise in France and more give comfort to hard-right...

Nolan Peterson

Opinion

Is Ukraine Headed for Another Revolution?

Mikheil Saakashvili, who resigned the Kiev government because of corruption, thinks it is.

Colin P. Clarke

Opinion

Can Donald Trump Really Do Deals With Vladimir Putin?

How will the new president respond to demands for one-sided U.S. concessions?

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Owen Matthews

U.S.

Donald Trump Can Either Continue the Shadow War With Vladimir Putin or End Sanctions

Donald Trump has only a few more weeks to figure out whether Putin is a friend or a foe.

Josh Lowe

World

After the Brexit Vote, Britain’s Poles Are Facing an Uncertain Future

After a surge in anti-immigrant hostility, will the U.K.'s largest foreign-born community stay put?

Joe Veix

Culture

The Strange and Burgeoning Market of Novelty Urns

A Vermont–based company now offers the ability to stuff one's ashes in a disembodied head made in...

Sandy Ong

Tech & Science

Hair Analysis Could Become an Important Alternative to DNA Testing

Mistakes in analyzing DNA can lead to wrongful convictions, and proteins in hair may offer a useful...

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Favela Operation

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil—A policeman aims his weapon as a resident holds a bird cage during an...

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November 25, 2016

Donald Trump Can Either Continue the Shadow War With Vladimir Putin or End Sanctions