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Iranian regime faces unprecedented challenge in protesters’ push for change

The movement is novel in its duration, its spread across provinces and social classes, and its readiness to openly call for the end of clerical rule

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Indonesia criminalizes adultery, but the law may take up to 3 years to take effect

Indonesia’s penal code had languished for decades while legislators in the world’s biggest Muslim-majority nation struggled with how to adapt its native culture and norms to the criminal code. (Image credit: Dita Alangkara/AP)

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What’s at stake in Georgia’s run-off election

Control of the Senate may not be in play, but there is still plenty to fight over

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Despite Sanctions, Russian Cruise Missiles Were Made Recently

Weapons investigators in Kyiv found that at least one Russian Kh-101 cruise missile used in widespread attacks there on Nov. 23 had been made no earlier than October.

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Iran Considers Easing Some Restrictions on Women as Protests Continue

Protesters call for a mass rally in Tehran and officials consider ways to appease demonstrators.

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Germany’s New Favorite Sport: Competing to Save Energy

After Russia throttled gas to the nation, washcloth wipe-downs and unheated pools; turning down the Christmas lights

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What the Protests Tell Us About China’s Future

As thousands took to the streets across multiple Chinese cities over the last ten days, many have sought to understand the state’s response, any impact this wave of mobilization might have on Chinese politics, and how things might evolve in

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JNF official calls on the group to donate NIS 1 billion per year to bolster Diaspora

Samuel Hayek, a leading figure in UK Jewry and Israeli politics, demands KKL use its considerable funds to help Jewish life around the world, warning it must do so to stay relevant

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Deal will reportedly give ultra-Orthodox Shas control of Israel’s community centers

Netanyahu’s Likud agrees to transfer hundreds of neighborhood facilities from education ministry to interior, after handing extremist lawmaker some school programming, report says

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