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A court in Belarus sentences a dissident journalist to 8 years in prison

Raman Pratasevich and his Russian girlfriend were arrested in May 2021 when their Ryanair flight from Greece to Lithuania was ordered to land in the capital of Belarus, Minsk.

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Opinion | E. Jean Carroll v. Donald Trump – The New York Times

Opinion | E. Jean Carroll v. Donald Trump  The New York Times Trump’s Rape Trial Does Not Appear to Be Going as Well as His Lawyer Had Hoped  Vanity Fair Donald Trump Assaulted Me on Plane, Jessica Leeds Testifies  New York Magazine

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Coalition tensions rise as Otzma Yehudit boycotts Knesset over ‘feeble’ Gaza response

Fissures show in Netanyahu’s hardline government, as it faces mounting internal pressure over domestic policies and deepening conflict with Palestinians

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From mini rooms to streaming, things have changed since the last big writers’ strike

From “mini rooms” to the explosion of streaming, the media landscape has evolved significantly. Now it’s heading for a new reckoning. (Image credit: Gabriel Bouys/AFP via Getty Images)

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Desperate migrants are choosing to cross the border through dangerous U.S. desert

The humanitarian aid group Border Kindness leaves water and other aid in areas along the U.S.-Mexico border. They say people are ill-prepared for conditions on uncharted trails. (Image credit: Ash Ponders for NPR)

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Who is Kemal Kilicdaroglu, a leading challenger to Erdogan in Turkey’s election?

Here is a look at the man expected to be the top challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 20-year rule in the May 14 Turkish election, and what sets him apart. (Image credit: Burak Kara/Getty Images)

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Opinion | How Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson Upended the G.O.P. Foreign Policy Apparatus – The New York Times

Opinion | How Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson Upended the G.O.P. Foreign Policy Apparatus  The New York Times

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What to Watch at the Fed’s May Meeting

Federal Reserve officials will release a rate decision at 2 p.m. The key question is what will come next.

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Why King Charles III Will Be Worth the Wait

As he stood in for his ailing 96-year-old mother at the opening of Parliament in May 2022, it was hard not to catch Prince Charles gazing mournfully at the Imperial Crown next to him on a velvet cushion. The irresistible

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‘Freedom of the press is under attack’: UN sounds alarm over global assaults on media

Guterres stresses unfettered press is foundation of democracy, WSJ editor calls for Russia to free Evan Gershkovich; watchdog says 55 journalists, 4 media workers killed in 2022

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