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Some of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy activists went on trial Monday in the biggest prosecution yet under a law imposed by China’s ruling Communist Party to crush dissent. (Image credit: Anthony Kwan/AP)

Many on the Israeli left like to quote a statement by Ahmed Tibi, a longstanding Israeli lawmaker who is also among the 20 percent of Israeli citizens who are Palestinian: “The State of Israel is Jewish and democratic: democratic for

Sweeping global trends are changing the world. As climate change heats up the planet and pushes people to migrate, far-right politicians see both a threat and an opportunity. (Image credit: Ricci Shryock for NPR)

Major 7.8 earthquake rocks Turkey and Syria, killing more than 600  CBS News Major Earthquake Strikes Turkey, Syria; Scores Dead, Many Trapped | Earthquake In Turkey Today  CNN-News18 Turkey hit with 7.8 magnitude earthquake, felt across Middle East  Fox News DEADLY EARTHQUAKE: Powerful

Trump’s ’24 game plan: Be the dove among the hawks  POLITICO

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s media regulator said Monday it blocked Wikipedia services in the country for hurting Muslim sentiment by not removing purportedly blasphemous content from the site. Critics denounced Islamabad’s action, saying it was a blow to digital rights. Under

Chinese spy balloons under Trump not discovered until after Biden took office  CNN Chinese Spy Balloon Saga | Why Did US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Cancel China Visit? | LIVE  CNN-News18 U.S. Navy combing 7-mile debris field for downed Chinese spy

2 abducted Missouri children are found in Florida after being missing nearly a year  NPR Kidnapped kids missing from Missouri for a year found at Florida grocery store  FOX 35 Orlando Kidnapped children from Missouri found at Florida supermarket 1 year later:

China on Monday accused the United States of indiscriminate use of force when the American military shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon over the weekend. (Image credit: Damian Dovarganes/AP)

Biden 2024? Most Democrats say no thank you: AP-NORC poll  The Associated Press – en Español Americans not feeling impact of Biden agenda, Post-ABC poll finds  The Washington Post Few Americans are excited about a Biden-Trump rematch, polling shows  MSNBC Majority of Democrats