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Trial begins for dozens accused of attempted 'coup' in Congo
ABC News· 12 hours agoDozens of Congolese and foreign nationals -- including 3 Americans -- were brought to trial on...
Silence and heavy security in China and Hong Kong mark 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown
Houston Chronicle· 2 days agoBeijing's Tiananmen Square had checkpoints and police vehicles Tuesday as China tried to silence the...
Son remembers father's D-Day experience
The Meadville Tribune, Pa. via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoEighty years ago today, as the largest amphibious invasion in military history progressed on the beaches of Normandy, one Navy sailor from Meadville had already survived a mine blast that sank ...
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Idaho State Journal· 3 days agoA gunman was shot and captured by Lebanese soldiers after a shootout outside the U.S. Embassy outside Beirut on Wednesday morning, the ...
Global protests staged over post-election crackdown in Iran
CNN.com· 3 days agoProtesters across six continents on Saturday demanded the release of hundreds of detainees in Iran who were arrested in the bloody aftermath of the Islamic republic's disputed ...
World leaders, veterans, commemorate D-Day's 80th anniversary in Normandy
Reuters via AOL· 2 days agoVER-SUR-MER, France (Reuters) -Moving letters from veterans were read out as ceremonies took place...
Wednesday Briefing: Modi’s Bruising Path to a Third Term
New York Times· 3 days agoPrime Minister Narendra Modi of India claimed a third term in office yesterday. The aura of...
What Does George Orwell's '1984' Mean in 2024?
Smithsonian Magazine· 1 day agoIn recent years, some conservative American groups have adopted the slogan “Make Orwell fiction again,” a line that suggests the dystopian depictions of...
What ‘House of the Dragon’ Boss Ryan Condal Learned When He Took On TV’s Most Stressful Assignment
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWhen Ryan Condal decamped for the U.K. in 2020 to begin work on a Game of Thrones spinoff, it hadn’t...
Is Britain All That Special?
Foreign Policy Magazine· 7 days agoIf you’ve never lived elsewhere, your view of your home country will never quite match up with foreigners’ impressions of it. This is, in essence, the...