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“We will never give up, we will never concede!” President Donald Trump told the crowd of supporters he had summoned to Washington on Jan. 6. They heard him and obeyed. Within hours, a mob of self-styled revolutionaries waving Trump flags

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been arrested in jail on a new charge, while a detained American lawyer has been granted bail.

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Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced new voluntary restrictions amid alarm at rapidly increasing coronavirus case numbers. (Image credit: Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images)

Some saw echoes of Europe’s fascist past and of Latin America’s turbulence in the actions of President Trump’s supporters.

The slow pace of inoculations in Western Europe is sparking criticism of authorities as hundreds die and tens of thousands are infected each day.

Strict border controls and quarantine caps keep around 39,000 citizens stranded overseas, feeding frustration and a sense of alienation.

A Dutch consumer advocacy group is suing the country’s privacy regulator over a two-year wait for action on a complaint against Google, arguing there are flaws in the European system for handling data privacy and security cases involving multinationals that

The storming of the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump extremists has shocked America’s allies, and prompted denunciations. They’ve called it an assault on democracy, and urged a peaceful transfer of power.