Trump Signs Hong Kong Democracy Legislation, Angering China
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump on Wednesday signed tough legislation that authorizes sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials responsible for human rights abuses...
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3 Afghan Schools, 165 Accounts of Students Being Raped
KABUL, Afghanistan — The 14-year-old Afghan boy said his teacher had asked him for “a little favor” in return for not failing him on his...
Hong Kong Election Results Give Democracy Backers Big Win
HONG KONG — Pro-democracy candidates buoyed by months of street protests in Hong Kong won a stunning victory in local elections on Sunday, as record...
Hong Kong Votes After Months of Protests and Rising Violence
HONG KONG — After months of antigovernment protests in Hong Kong, voters on Sunday had a chance to voice their opinion on the city’s future...
The Jungle Prince of Delhi
For 40 years, journalists chronicled the eccentric royal family of Oudh, deposed aristocrats who lived in a ruined palace in the Indian capital. It was...
At Odds With Labour, Britain’s Jews Are Feeling Politically Homeless
LONDON — At a synagogue west of London, a rabbi made an astonishing plea: vote against the Labour Party in the coming general election, he...
What to Watch For in Israel, Where Gantz Is on Deadline to Form Government
Benny Gantz, the chief political rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, had only hours left on Wednesday before a midnight deadline to form a government...
In Shift, U.S. Says Israeli Settlements in West Bank Do Not Violate International Law
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration declared on Monday that the United States does not consider Israeli settlements in the West Bank a violation of international...
Hong Kong Protests: Demonstrators Trapped on Campus as Court Overturns Mask Ban
Police officers on Monday cornered hundreds of student protesters who occupied a Hong Kong university, offering the demonstrators one way out: drop your weapons and...
Hong Kong Protests: Police and Demonstrators Clash at Occupied Campus
HONG KONG — The Hong Kong police on Sunday clashed for hours with antigovernment activists who were staging a siege-like occupation of a university campus...