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Farmers say “pro-government” ruling doesn’t go far enough.

Not a lot, it turns out.

The U.K.’s quick approval of the Pfizer vaccine means some Britons will get shots starting next week—but in the rest of the world, it’s going to take a while for regular people to get inoculated.

The president is pushing against a law that digital rights groups say protect social media firms.

Far from a game-changer, the case highlights how observers continue to get Big Tech wrong.

An entrenched sectarian political system, self-serving leaders leftover from the civil war, and a protest movement more ambitious than organized seem to have set Lebanon’s revolution back where it started.

Whatever’s causing it, all signs point to Moscow.

The Central Asian state is the latest post-Soviet republic jolted by an electoral crisis. But the ongoing protests are driven by internal dynamics, not international ones.

Trump’s physician expressed optimism about the president’s health after he tested positive for the coronavirus. But his hospitalization brings to light new questions on what happens if a worst-case scenario hits while Americans are casting their votes.

Trump is far from the first world leader to face the political implications of his own positive COVID-19 test. What happens next?

The Soviet collapse caused a brutal conflict that’s remained unresolved for three decades.

Formerly competitors, Paris and Rome’s Pax Mediterranea may spell Ankara’s final estrangement from Europe.

The region’s powers and the West are facing off against Turkey—and Turkey is not going down without a fight.

Yes, there are surprisingly big protests—like those that rocked Kyiv six years ago—being met with brutal crackdowns. But Belarus is a whole different story.

Apps are just the latest frontier in the U.S.-China contest. Washington is signaling to global firms the risks of doing business with Beijing.

The announcement by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brings the United States in line with international law and opens the door for sanctions and a more unified response to Chinese “bullying” in the key waterway.

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.

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.

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

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.