Running the Liberal Democrats is the easiest job in British politics

“A typical Liberal Democrat will be somebody who is good at fixing their church roof.” What sounds like hammy dialogue from a...

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Ocalan Says PKK Fighters Should Disarm

The imprisoned leader of a Kurdish guerrilla movement that has been waging a bloody insurgency against the Turkish state for ...

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What to Know About the Turkey-P.K.K. Conflict

For more than four decades, Turkey has been fighting an armed insurgency by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or P.K.K., a milita...

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Mother on Hunger Strike to Free Alaa Abd El Fattah From Egyptian Jail at ‘Risk to Life’

The mother of a jailed British Egyptian activist has been hospitalized and is at risk of sudden death, a doctor has said, as ...

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Catch up:America and Ukraine to sign minerals deal; China’s AI race heats up

Donald Trump expressed scepticism at the idea of America providing security guarantees to Ukraine as the countries prepare to...

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Is inheritance becoming a surer route to wealth than work?

As the baby-boom generation starts to die and economic growth slows many more people are getting rich from family wealth. Are...

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Pro-Russia Politicians in Ukraine, Inspired by Trump and Putin, See an Opening

Three years ago, support for members of a Ukrainian political party that advocated closer ties with President Vladimir V. Put...

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#Europe

Anxiety in Gaza and Israel as Cease-Fire Nears End of First Phase

Shamekh al-Dibs has not begun rebuilding his home in northern Gaza, which was destroyed last year. He is living in a nearby s...

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#Middle East

Romania Opens Criminal Case Against Ultranationalist Politician

Prosecutors in Romania have opened a criminal case against Calin Georgescu, an ultranationalist politician who in November wo...

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#Europe

Ukraine hopes its minerals deal will dig it out of a hole with Trump

UKRAINE’S GOVERNMENT is set to approve a deal with America to jointly exploit Ukrainian mineral resources later today after a...

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