But a heavy police presence, including riot police equipped with tear gas and non-lethal flashball guns, was a sign the ...

Anne Carson, a Canadian poet who shared top odds with Can Xue, a Chinese novelist, won the Nobel prize in literature. The ...

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T he past few days have been gruelling for many people in China. The weeklong National Day holiday, which ended on October ...

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Field Marshal Asim Munir, the Trump-flattering head of Pakistan’s armed forces, reportedly wants to do away with his ...

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An adaptation of it was among the first Western films shown in China after the death of Mao in 1976. President Xi Jinping ...

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Meanwhile, Texas carried out the first execution in America since the incident: Jamaal Howard, a murderer, became the 30th ...

Israel expelled 20 British diplomats from the country’s consulate in Jerusalem after Britain imposed sanctions on illegal ...