The tragic lessons of the Arab Spring
In a matter of weeks, long-ruling autocrat Hosni Mubarak stepped down and Tahrir Square erupted in ecstasy. Pro-democracy uprisings then flared in Libya, Yemen, Bahrain and Syria. The Arab Spring …
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Biden walking a high wire with Russia ahead of Putin call
Unlike his immediate predecessors, Biden has not held out hope for a “reset” in relations with Russia but has instead indicated he wants to manage differences with the former Cold …
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Putin denies owning Black Sea palace in rare rebuttal of Kremlin critic Navalny
Lyubov Sobol, Navalny’s top aide, said on Twitter that Putin “could not ignore what the whole country is discussing.” In a televised virtual meeting with Russian university students, Putin, who …
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Trump’s travel bans on Muslim-majority countries caused suffering. What can Biden do to change things?
Think about Afshin Raghebi, a 52-year-old man of Iranian origin stranded in Turkey after his application for a green card — and bid to be reunited with his American wife …
Read More Heavy fighting erupts in Somali town near Kenyan border
Both sides have claimed victory but people in the town said fighting continued and some people had begun to flee. The information ministry asserted that Somali forces were in control …
Read More Thousands take to streets protesting Brazil’s Bolsonaro
Sunday’s protests were called by conservative groups that had once backed the president, while those on Saturday had come from the left. “When Bolsonaro arrived, we voted for him for …
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Fourth Zimbabwean Cabinet member dies of COVID-19 in surge
Mnangagwa presided at the burial of one Cabinet minister last week, shortly after the death of the foreign minister was announced. Then came the death of the transport minister. Several …
Read More Pirates kill 1, kidnap 15 crew of Turkish ship off W. Africa
Turkish media identified the victim as engineer Farman Ismayilov of Azerbaijan, the only non-Turkish crew member. After taking most of the crew on Saturday, the pirates left the ship in …
Read More Tunisia extends curfew, ban on protests as virus cases jump
Tunisia reported 103 virus-related deaths Thursday, the highest figure to date in the country of 11 million people. It also has among the highest rates in Africa. Local media reports …
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Protesters across Russia hold marches for jailed opposition leader Navalny
Some 40,000 people participated in the Moscow protest, the Reuters news agency reported, while police said 4,000 people took part. Tens of thousands of others joined protests across the country. …
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