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To Lam is a former security chief who carved his way to prominence and relishes the good life. He has promised to make Communist Vietnam rich and influential.

With defiant ingenuity, Kyiv residents are trying to find ways to stay warm in a cruel winter.

In the post-Assad era, more Jews are visiting a country that some fled decades ago. One hotel restaurant offers a corner where religious dietary requirements are melded with the local cuisine.

The prospect of carbo-loading in Italy, the spiritual home of the dish, has many athletes’ mouths watering at the Winter Games.

Among the powerful men facing fallout from the files, the one in deepest trouble appears to have never met Epstein: the British prime minister.

The Trump administration has criticized Nicaragua for serving as an illegal immigration pathway to the United States.

The organizers of the Munich Security Conference, Europe’s main defense-related forum, said in a report that President Trump is helping destroy the postwar international order.

The detentions of politicians from Iran’s reformist opposition follow mass arrests and a string of repression tactics aimed at preventing further anti-government unrest.

The leader of the Scottish Labour Party called on Mr. Starmer to quit amid turmoil over an ambassador with close ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Potential successors in his party quickly backed him.

Ilia Malinin, who led the United States to a team gold medal at the Winter Olympics and will now vie for his own, is testing the physical limits of what is possible on the ice.

Senior U.K. ministers closed ranks after a senior Labour politician urged the prime minister to step down over a scandal involving an ambassador with close ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

The country’s cities have been spared the violence of a hard-fought civil war. But as the economy has hollowed out, many urbanites have become desperate.

The security cabinet took actions that make it easier for Jews to buy land in the territory. Critics say the changes violate the Oslo Accords and international law and accelerate attempts to annex the land.

A TV presenter and one of Senegal’s best-known musicians appeared in court on Monday in one of the country’s most high-profile anti-gay cases in years.

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U.S. presidents have long been accused of plotting to control foreign oil. But President Trump has asserted a U.S. right to take it.

Several athletes have had their medals fall off their ribbons while celebrating their victories. Organizers are looking into it: “This is something we want to be perfect.”

The heir to the British throne will meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as Britain and Saudi Arabia look to strengthen ties.

The activist Narges Mohammadi was sentenced to seven more years, bringing the total she must serve to 17 years, her foundation said.