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Tim Ireland / AP Theresa May Isn't Going Down Without a Fight
Even as the British premier struggles to push her Brexit plan through Parliament, she proved she still has remarkable staying power.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Trump Moves to Deport Vietnam War Refugees
The White House again wants to expel certain groups of protected immigrants, a reversal after backing away from the policy months ago.
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Edmon de Haro The New Authoritarians Are Waging War on Women
Donald Trump’s ideological cousins around the world want to reverse the feminist gains of recent decades.
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Jorge Duenes / Reuters Trump Keeps Invoking Terrorism to Get His Border Wall
His rhetoric diverges from that of previous post-9/11 administrations, which took care to not implicate all Muslims or all immigrants.
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Jassen Todorov Winners of the 2018 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year Contest
National Geographic magazine has announced the winning entries in its annual photo competition.
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Abderrahmane Mokhtari / Reuters A Nonbinding Migration Pact Is Roiling Politics in Europe
Why is a relatively straightforward multilateral agreement that has no legal standing causing such controversy?
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Inside For-Profit Japanese Crying Sessions
In Japan, a company sells tear-inducing services to emotionally repressed patrons.
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Emma McIntyre / Getty for KROQ / Entercom Photos of the Week: State Funeral, Mass Marriage, Krampus Parade
A prison beauty contest in Brazil, a 3-D-printed e-motorcycle in Germany, the state funeral of former President George H. W. Bush, SantaCon in New York City, “yellow vest” protests in Paris, and much more
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Phil Noble / Reuters Theresa May Is Running Out of Options
After she canceled a key Brexit vote, few possibilities remain: no confidence, no deal, or no Brexit at all.
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Vincent Yu / AP The Death of Democracy in Hong Kong
Four years later, it’s clear that the reforms advocated by 2014’s youth-led, pro-democracy protest movement won’t take shape.
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Abdelhadi al-Ramahi / Reuters The U.S. Is Paying More Than It Bargained for in the Yemen War
The Pentagon says that “errors in accounting” mean Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have not been properly charged for refueling.
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Stephane Mahe / Reuters France’s ‘Yellow Vest’ Protesters Aren’t Against Climate Action
Just because they oppose Emmanuel Macron’s proposed fuel-tax hike does not mean that the French activists will oppose any policy designed to fight climate change.
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Siese Veenstra / AFP / Getty Hopeful Images From 2018
I’ve made it a tradition to compose an essay of uplifting images from the past year—an effort to seek out and recognize some of the abundant joy and kindness present in the world around us.
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Alex Brandon / AP Trump Chooses a Loyal Foot Soldier for the UN
Heather Nauert, currently the State Department’s chief spokesperson, is not known for challenging her superiors.
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Andrew Harnik / AP / Katie Martin / ... Can Nikki Haley Emerge From the Trump Administration Unscathed?
In an interview with The Atlantic, the outgoing U.S. ambassador to the UN made the case for a values-driven foreign policy, and acknowledged daylight between her and the president.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters Read Nikki Haley’s Full Interview With The Atlantic
“If a government doesn’t value human life, then they will do something to their people that the whole world will have to pay attention to,” Haley said.
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The Oldest Surviving Form of Theater
The ancient Japanese art of Noh can be traced back to the 14th century.
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Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty 2018 in Photos: Wrapping Up the Year
Time to take a look back at some of the most memorable events and images of 2018. Among the events covered in this essay, part 3 of 3: midterm congressional elections in the United States, hurricanes and typhoons in Asia and North America, Brazil’s election of the far-right Jair Bolsonaro as its new president, and much more.
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Aaron Bernstein / Reuters The Saudi Ambassador Is Back in D.C. Will Anyone Talk to Him?
At least one senator calls for Prince Khalid’s expulsion over Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
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Thilo Schmuelgen / Reuters Is It Time to Bury Merkel's Legacy?
When Christian Democrats choose a new party chair on Friday, they have to decide whether the CDU needs change after Merkel’s 18 years of leadership.
