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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fired the chairman of his ruling Conservative Party Sunday over a “serious breach” of the ministerial code. (Image credit: Alastair Grant/AP)

Officials in some capitals fear the Kremlin, which is willing to keep throwing men and materiel into the war, could gain the upper hand in any lengthy war of attrition.

Russia is keeping its oil moving, defying fears that sanctions would lead to a plunge in exports, with the help of several international startups plying new trade routes to mostly Asian buyers.

When protests broke out across Iran in September, 26-year-old Mohammed Hassan Torkaman’s message was one of defiance.

Barr Pressed Durham to Find Flaws in the Trump-Russia Investigation  The New York Times

White House: Houston needs environmental justice [Opinion]  Houston Chronicle

BAKU (Reuters) – Azerbaijan will evacuate embassy staff and family members from Iran on Sunday, the foreign ministry said, two days after a gunman shot dead a security guard and wounded two other people in an attack Baku branded an

The Memphis police chief disbanded the city’s so-called Scorpion unit on Saturday, citing a “cloud of dishonor” from newly released video that showed some of its officers beating Nichols to death. (Image credit: Gerald Herbert/AP)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday announced a series of punitive steps against the Palestinians, including plans to beef up Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. (Image credit: Ariel Schalit/AP)

Amid mounting opposition abroad, defenders of planned changes, including powerful Kohelet Policy Forum and right-wing influencer Ben Shapiro, are pressing their case in English