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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Cracking Down on Russia’s Caliphate
In Dagestan, authorities are trying to quash an Islamist insurgency that has sent hundreds of young Russians to Syria. They might be making it worse.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Could Bibi’s Big Right-Wing Gamble Be His Undoing?
In a surprise reshuffling, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ditched the moderates in his government and taken up with hard-liners. Is it too much for Israel to bear?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 India’s $500 Million Bet on Iran
New Delhi hopes a giant new Iranian port will help meet its energy needs — and outflank Pakistan.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Migrants Rescued the Italian Navy
The maritime force has parlayed its role on the front lines of Europe’s migration crisis into a high tide of popularity and funding.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Life After the Mud
In Indonesia, the world’s largest mud volcano has been erupting continuously for 10 years. A wealthy family's gas company may be to blame. But it’s the poor who’ve paid the price.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Exclusive: White House Blocks Transfer of Cluster Bombs to Saudi Arabia
Riyadh’s air war in Yemen has killed and injured hundreds of civilians. Washington is finally trying to stem the carnage.
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TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 14: A man watches a big screen showing a live broadcast of Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe as he delivers his WWII Anniversary Statement on August 14, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Abe delivered a war anniversary statement ahead of the anniversary of Japan's defeat in the second world war. The statement included such keywords as "apology from the heart," "colonial rule," and "aggression." (Photo by ) The Silencing of Japan’s Free Press
Under the heavy hand of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s media is being forced to toe the government line. Or else.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 All King Trump’s Men
The real-estate magnate who peddles neo-isolationism under a banner of “America First” has reordered Republican ranks on foreign policy. So who will serve his court?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Trump’s Huge Energy Speech Was Hugely Wrong
The GOP front-runner tried to attack the Obama administration’s handling of the energy industry. He wound up showing how little he knows about it.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Exclusive: Iran Teams With Taliban to Fight Islamic State in Afghanistan
Tehran and the Taliban have been at each other's throats for decades, but the Islamic State's rise has the two historical enemies teaming up like never before.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Constitutional Coup in Congo
After a pair of legal showdowns, President Joseph Kabila looks set to extend his term in office without holding an election.