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Unit 29155 of the GRU is behind plenty of Russia’s high-profile misadventures abroad—and now, apparently, the bounties on U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

Nuclear powers New Delhi and Beijing engage in a skirmish marking the first combat deaths along their border in more than four decades.

Conservative Party advisor Dominic Cummings has drawn national wrath over a seemingly minor scandal.

In a striking reversal, Merkel joins with France in recommending a euro fund that could be a timid first step toward greater integration.

The impact of the coronavirus sends markets into an unprecedented slump, with no end in sight.

Parsing the latest economic fixes to the economic devastation being caused by the coronavirus.

A series of choreographed moves have set the stage for him to potentially rule until at least 2036.

The U.S. president has disrupted the global economy for three years based on misguided notions about trade deficits. Now it’s Europe’s turn.

Front-runner Keir Starmer is seeking to get past Jeremy Corbyn and return the party to the early glory days of Tony Blair, but whoever the winner is will have to reckon with the party’s hard turn leftward.

Nissan just filed a lawsuit against its former CEO. Here’s why—and what could happen next.

Disgruntled Irish voters have made their voices heard, but translating that mandate into a governing coalition won’t be easy.

The German chancellor’s anointed successor says she will no longer seek the country’s top position. Berlin now faces months of political uncertainty.

After Saturday’s vote, the nationalist Sinn Fein party could form parts of governments in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland for the first time in history.

China struggles with a fast-moving outbreak, as the authorities move to cut off unauthorized information.

Trains and flights out of the central Chinese city have been canceled as the toll from a new coronavirus grows.

How an obscure taxman just became Putin’s No. 2.

Europe’s decision to start the dispute settlement process may set the clock ticking on the deal’s ultimate demise.

Successive presidents have tried to shape new terminology for political killings. But they’re still mostly illegal.

Blame the British press and Buckingham Palace staff for the royal Brexit.

Not quite. But by saying it’s no longer bound by any nuclear restrictions, Tehran has come one big step closer to scrapping the deal.

Hong Kongers turned out in droves to defeat pro-Beijing candidates.

A popular theory around Evo Morales’s removal is completely mistaken.

Police brutality has pushed protesters to extremes.

The protests combine political and economic grievances and could bring down the country’s sect-based political order.

The imprisoned Uighur economist represents an entire people under attack by China.

The pact cements Ankara’s annexation of a significant chunk of formerly Kurdish-held land.

Turkey’s president says Syrian Kurdish fighters are terrorists—but he’s a very unreliable narrator.

U.S. President Donald Trump has a far more damaging scandal on his hands.

So far, attacks attributed to Iran haven’t resulted in a military confrontation with the United States.

The suspension of Parliament is outrageous—but it’s all Boris Johnson’s fault.

White nationalist terrorism is becoming normalized through internet forums.

Hong Kongers are fighting for their city's unique status under the shadow of Beijing.

Trump’s exit from the U.S.-Russia treaty, which officially takes effect Friday, raises questions about whether the era of arms control is ending—or being reinvented.

Here’s what to expect from the long-awaited—and now heavily redacted—probe into Trump’s Russia ties.

The world’s third-largest democracy goes to the polls.

The WikiLeaks founder is in British custody and faces extradition to the United States.