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Putin’s visit to China shows that Russia is getting sucked deeper into a profoundly unequal relationship.

Three presidential candidates lead the field ahead of a first-round vote.

U. S. dysfunction is undercutting attempts at equality.

India may be less liberal now, but it remains democratic.

The Philippines has replaced India in Washington’s security calculus on China.

And America’s NATO allies are still on edge about it.

Foreign leaders and Israeli officials are condemning Itamar Ben-Gvir’s treatment of Global Sumud Flotilla activists.

A botched government program has become a PR disaster.

The war with Ukraine has slowed growth, but Moscow remains stable.

Turned off by U. S. policies and border practices, foreign visitors are going elsewhere.

Florida Republicans want Trump to seize indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro.

The country has sent troops and arms to Saudi Arabia at a delicate moment in the Iran war.

The two nations, seemingly frustrated by the United States as a mediator, are sizing up alternatives.

The United States has called the weekslong crisis an “ongoing coup d’état. ”