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Edgy calm after Kazakhstan protests amid signs of Tokayev-Nazarbayev rift  The Washington Post Gunfire heard at the scene of Kazakhstan protests  BBC News Kazakh president gives shoot-to-kill order  Reuters Inequality is driving protest against Kazakhstan’s authoritarian government  The Guardian Why the political violence and

Shackled killers of Ahmaud Arbery are led out of court as New Black Panthers stand guard  Daily Mail The judge who sentenced Ahmaud Arbery’s killers made the courtroom sit in silence for 1 minute to put ‘into context’ how long the

Outspoken opposition lawmaker offers no evidence for claim, says ‘people like that should be jailed’; Barkat’s associates slam ‘baseless lies,’ say Amsalem is harming party unity

The potential upgrade at a U.S. air defense base, within range of missiles in North Korea and China, has residents concerned as Seoul walks a delicate balancing act between the rival powers.

Ecuador’s Emergency Operations Committee said the eruption on Isabela Island didn’t represent a risk to humans or to native local species. (Image credit: Wilson Cabrera/National Galapagos Park communications office via AP)

The Israel Film Archive opens a trove of films previously closed to the public that shows wars, elections and vintage advertisements, thanks to a yearslong $10M digitization effort

Nomination for Justice Department’s civil rights nixed after conservative criticism; Black dad and white, Jewish mom married when interracial marriage still illegal in many states

Novak Djokovic, who is fighting deportation from Australia, tested positive for COVID-19 on 16 December, according to court documents.

Larry Kudlow: Biden can thank red-state jobless-benefits crackdown for ‘plusses’ in jobs report  Fox News Biden Calls This ‘Historic Day’ for Economic Recovery  Bloomberg Politics Biden ignores disappointing December jobs figure, focusing instead on unemployment decline  Fox Business White House bragging about Biden

Kazakhstan detains former national security chief on suspicion of treason  Reuters Kazakhstan unrest: Ex-intelligence chief arrested for treason  BBC News Former anti-terror chief arrested over Kazakhstan protests  Associated Press Kazakhstan detains former security chief for treason  Al Jazeera English Kazakhstan arrests ex-security chief as