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Could the writings of a little-know leftist from a rural American state help to reshape the political structure of the nation that emerges from the Syrian civil war? That could be the case if the Kurdish YPG — one of the most effective forces in the U.S.-backed struggle against Islamic State extremists — succeeds in its goal …
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It’s tough to rebuild a city’s image when the national perception is that it peaked a century ago, and when recent news has sometimes been dismal. St. Louis was the nation’s fourth largest city in 1904, the year it hosted both the Olympics and the World’s Fair. Since then, a half-million in population has been …
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Relations between Serbia and Pristina have become tense after Belgrade sent a train painted with the slogan “Kosovo is Serbia” toward Kosovo, halting it only at the last moment before it entered the country. …
The case of a Russian kindergarten teacher who was jailed for trying to draw attention to child abuse has received increased attention after she was sent to a punishment cell for trying to warm her feet. …
Ukraine has sued Russia at the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, accusing Moscow of acts of “terrorism” and “discrimination” related to its backing separatists in eastern Ukraine and its annexation of the Crimean Peninsula …