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CHINA’s government said Arsenal forward Mesut Ozil was “blinded and misled” when he criticized Beijing’s crackdown on ethnic Muslims in Xinjiang. The government said Ozil was welcome

The Buzz | Putin hails Russian arms sales abroad

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that arms sales abroad have continued to increase over the past year. Speaking yesterday at a meeting with top officials, Putin said

WWII allies, ex-enemy Germany mark 75th Battle of the Bulge

Side by side, the Allies and former enemy Germany together marked yesterday the 75th anniversary of one of the most important battles in World War

United States | Trump impeachment vote underscores a harshly partisan era

This coming week’s virtually certain House impeachment of President Donald Trump will underscore how Democrats and Republicans have morphed into fiercely divided camps since lawmakers impeached

Boris Johnson urges unity after election win upends Britain

Boris Johnson won an emphatic election victory that redraws the political map of Britain and gives the prime minister the mandate he needs to pull the

Offbeat | Laundromat, car dealership, grotto and pubs used in UK vote

Some citizens in the English city of Oxford could have been forgiven for bringing their dirty laundry with them when they went to their polling station to cast

This Day in History | 1984 Gorbachev visit to Britain a ‘success’

Mikhail Gorbachev, the man widely tipped as the next leader of the Soviet Union, has spent five hours in “very friendly” talks with the British Prime Minister, Margaret

World briefs

THAILAND Several thousand supporters of a popular opposition party in Thailand that is under threat of dissolution rallied in the nation’s capital in one of the largest

Longest UN climate talks end with no deal

Marathon international climate talks closed yesterday with negotiators postponing until next year a key decision on global carbon markets. After two weeks of negotiations on tackling

Crisis is rocking Latin America. Peru’s leader has a plan to escape it

Roadblocks of mud, sticks and steel wire bar the entrance to villages lining the northern side of the Rio Tambo, a sign of revolt in the fertile valley cultivated

Wealthy German family gives millions to Holocaust survivors

One of Germany’s richest families, which owns Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Pret A Manger and other international brands, is giving millions to support Holocaust survivors as it

Offbeat | Oink oink, cha-ching: $3 million found in barrels of pork

Barrels of raw pork shoulder were riding fat in a tractor trailer pulled over by North Carolina deputies. Approximately $3 million in cash was recovered from

This Day in History | 1981 – Military crackdown on Polish people

Poland’s military rulers have declared a state of emergency after imposing martial law and placing leaders of the Solidarity trade union under arrest. The country is effectively

World briefs

TAIWAN Prosecutors say they have detained 10 people, including a former staff member of the China-friendly opposition party, and are investigating them on suspicion of falsifying documents

The Buzz | Double suicide suspected in guesthouse bathroom

A 35-year-old man and a 16-year-old woman were found dead yesterday morning in a guesthouse bathroom in what is being treated as a suicide case, the Judiciary Police

Facebook, Google drop out of top 10 ‘best places to work’ list

Big tech companies like Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google, long seen as some of the world’s most desirable workplaces offering countless perks and employee benefits, are

UK Elections | Political leaders chase undecided voters on eve of vote

British political leaders rose early yesterday to pursue undecided voters on the eve of a national election, zigzagging across  the country in hopes that one last

Holiday rom-com ‘Love, Actually’ inspires election memes

Love, Actually” is all around this year in Britain’s pre-Christmas election. The 2003 romantic comedy about the love lives of assorted Londoners over the holiday season has

Offbeat | Teen runaway found ‘camping’ inside Bed, Bath & Beyond

Employees at a Bed, Bath & Beyond in North Carolina discovered an uninvited sleepover guest hiding in the store when they opened up Monday morning. The Greenville employees called

This Day in History | 1975 – Balcombe Street siege ends

A six-day siege has ended peacefully in London after four IRA gunmen freed their two hostages and gave themselves up to police. They are in custody at Paddington Green

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