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Russia begins espionage trial of reporter Evan Gershkovich in closed hearing condemned by the US

The trial of Evan Gershkovich, the first American journalist to be ...

This North Korean defector sends ‘smart’ balloons back home. Here’s a look inside his secretive assembly room

Beside a desk scattered with soldering pieces, loose wires and electronic ...

Gaza population at risk of famine as it continues to face emergency levels of hunger, report finds

A high risk of famine persists in Gaza and the situation ...

Julian Assange ends stalemate with US, exchanging guilty plea for his freedom

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walked free for the first time in ...

Why Europe’s youth are flirting with the far-right

Pollsters were surprised by the burst of populism in 2016, but ...

What we know about the Americans arrested for bringing ammo to Turks and Caicos

Five Americans have been arrested in Turks and Caicos over the ...

Japanese mother and child stabbed in China in front of school bus

A Japanese woman and her child were among three people stabbed ...

Julian Assange’s mission was to change the world – but at what cost?

Julian Assange started his WikiLeaks whistleblowing website on a quest for “radical ...

Israel’s top court rules ultra-Orthodox Jews must be drafted into military, in blow to Netanyahu

Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the government to draft ultra-Orthodox ...

Kenya braced for more anti-tax protests as citizens call for ‘total shutdown’

Kenya is in the grip of nationwide protests against proposed tax ...