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Sheynnis Palacios, the first Nicaraguan to win the pageant, became a symbol of resistance. The authoritarian leadership soon came after people close to the competition.

He was defense minister when Iraq invaded his tiny but oil-rich country, and he became ruler in his 80s.

A lifelong academic, she stood apart in her ability to communicate her insights about the country to nonacademic readers.

Economists offer alternatives to financial safeguards created when the U.S. was the pre-eminent superpower and climate change wasn’t on the agenda.

The mechanically powered holiday scenes that once filled department-store windows in Canada are still humming. Here’s where to find them.

Soldiers frustrated by positive reports from Ukrainian officials break their silence, describing the effort as brutalizing and, ultimately, futile.

An Emirati company wants to broker a nascent market in which nations trade emission reductions even before regulations are agreed upon.

President Xi Jinping urged “all-out efforts” to ensure safety amid wintry conditions after a subway crash left hundreds injured in the capital.

Startups big and small are adding a modern touch to the ancient practice of instilling Hindu values starting in the womb.