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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.

Lai has been held in solitary confinement for more than 1,800 days.

The heavy sentence for the Hong Kong publisher aligns with mainland cases where influential critics of the Communist Party have been sent to prison for many years.

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Jimmy Lai’s children have led a global campaign for him.

The government said that about 40 percent of all polling stations closed earlier than planned because of heavy snow on Sunday.

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

For the first time in decades, the U.S. and Russia no longer have a nuclear arms control agreement.

Exit polls predicted a comfortable victory for António José Seguro, but a nationalist’s presence in the runoff showed that Portugal is not immune to Europe’s rising nationalist tide.