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China’s Taiwan conundrum: Will unity-by-force be followed by new division?

Philip’s death leaves ‘huge void’ but the end was ‘peaceful ... so gentle,’ members of the Royal Family say

Prison sentence for pro-democracy activist signals a further crackdown in Zimbabwe

Trudeau open to discussions after Yellen calls for global minimum corporate tax rate

For young migrants, Mexico can be the end of the road

G7 science bodies unite on priorities for environment and health

U.S.-backed Syrian forces raid camp of Islamic State families

Ethiopia confirms massacre by Eritrean soldiers

Ottawa says it didn’t know of Chinese police link to Beijing visa centre

Refugee camps are torched and hospitals looted as starvation looms in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

Canadian action on Chinese forced labour more style than substance, critics say

Amid pandemic’s terrible toll, Mexico’s Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador doubles down on austerity

U.S. to open consulate in disputed Western Sahara

Suspected Russian hackers used Microsoft vendors to breach customers

China steps up pressure on Alibaba with anti-monopoly probe

Pakistani court orders release of man charged in 2002 killing of journalist Daniel Pearl

Ethiopian troops kill armed men accused of village attack

EU and U.K. in ‘final stages’ of post-Brexit trade talks, with hopes for a deal rising

Large fire breaks out at Bosnian migrant camp

U.S. grants $169-million in military aid to Baltic nations for 2021

South Korea rushes warplanes as Chinese, Russian aircraft enter air defence zone

Turkish court convicts journalist Can Dundar on terror charges

How Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya went from school teacher to Belarus president-elect in exile

Iranian official denies rumours of decline in supreme leader’s health

Ethiopia scorns guerrilla war fears, United Nations team shot at in Tigray

U.S. slaps sanctions on 14 Chinese officials over Hong Kong crackdown

Egyptian court extends activist’s detention, rights group says

France to sell arms to Egypt irrespective of human rights record

Iran says ‘smart satellite-controlled machine gun’ killed nuclear scientist

U.S., EU say they do not recognize Venezuela parliamentary vote

Ethiopia captures Tigrayan capital but fighting continues

In a worsening Ethiopian war, Eritrea is the mystery player

FDA approves antiviral medicine remdesivir to treat COVID-19

‘Suwalki Gap’ is key to Russia’s efforts to keep Belarus in Kremlin orbit

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