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The legislation marks another significant erosion of freedom in a former British colony once known for its relative autonomy from Beijing.

Mr. Issa, a presumed planner of the Oct. 7 attacks, is one of the most senior Hamas leaders killed in Gaza since the start of the war.

Escalating tensions in the South China Sea, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. says, are not only a regional issue, but a global one.

Two years after the cryptocurrency market crashed, internet cafes for playing crypto-earning video games are opening and farmers have started harvesting virtual crops from the games for income.

Di Sanh Duong openly said that some people might mistake him for a Chinese spy, but he maintained that he never did anything to hurt Australia.

The first case tried under Australia’s foreign interference laws has raised tough questions about the breadth of the regulations.

The presidential vote in Russia begins on Friday and lasts through Sunday, and although it features the trappings of a horse race, it is more of a predetermined, Soviet-style referendum.

A trip back to 2004 suggests even sure things can sometimes be a gamble.

“The situation totally changed now, because the gangs are now working together,” a Haitian consultant said. Their unity forced the prime minister to resign.