Putin Wins Russian Presidential Election

A rubber-stamp presidential election with no real competition allows Vladimir Putin to claim strong public support for his domestic dominance and the invasion of Ukraine. President Vladimir V. Putin on Sunday extended his rule over Russia until 2030, using a heavily stage-managed presidential election with no real competition to portray overwhelming public support for his…

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Biden and Irish Leader Use St. Patrick’s Day Visit to Address Gaza

Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, at the White House, referred to his own country’s struggles when saying that “the Irish people have such empathy for the Palestinian people.” President Biden on Sunday used what is normally a festive St. Patrick’s Day celebration at the White House to acknowledge the growing international concern, including among the Irish,…

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Five Takeaways From Putin’s Win in Russia

President Vladimir V. Putin is expected to use the scale of his victory to justify more aggression in Ukraine. Many Russians are uneasy about what comes next. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia emerged from the three-day, stage-managed presidential vote that ended Sunday declaring that his overwhelming win represented a public mandate to act as…

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Netanyahu Rejects Schumer Call for Israeli Election

The Israeli leader lashed back at a call from a prominent Democratic senator for elections in Israel. The rift over the war in Gaza between Israel and the United States, its closest ally, broadened on Sunday when Israel’s prime minister accused a top-ranking American lawmaker of treating his country like a “banana republic.” Prime Minister…

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India’s 2024 Multiphase Election: What to Know

Why does this election matter? How does India vote? Who is running and who is likely to win? When will we find out the results? Where can I find out more information? What other elections are happening? Why does this election matter? India is holding its multiphase general elections from April 19 to June 1,…

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Kushner Deal in Serbia Follows Earlier Interest by Trump

More than a decade ago, before running for president, Donald Trump expressed interest in developing the same site in Belgrade that his son-in-law now plans to invest $500 million in rebuilding. The plan by Jared Kushner and his business partners to redevelop a prized location in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, echoes interest from Donald J. Trump…

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What Trump’s TikTok Flip-Flop Tells America

When the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly last Wednesday to pass a bill that would require TikTok to divest its Chinese ownership or face an American ban, it provided a glimmer of hope in a dreary political time. This is exactly what a nation should do when it’s getting serious about the national security threat…

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How Trump’s Allies Are Winning the War Over Disinformation

In the wake of the riot on Capitol Hill on Jan. 6, 2021, a groundswell built in Washington to rein in the onslaught of lies that had fueled the assault on the peaceful transfer of power. Social media companies suspended Donald J. Trump, then the president, and many of his allies from the platforms they…

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Will Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum, a Jewish Woman, Blaze a Trail or Follow One?

Mexico’s presidential campaign is well underway and if the polls are to be believed, Claudia Sheinbaum, a physicist and candidate of the left-leaning ruling Morena party, could be the country’s next president. Ms. Sheinbaum, who is of Jewish descent, holds a staggering 30 percentage point lead over Xóchitl Gálvez, a tech entrepreneur of Indigenous descent.…

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