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The move against the men, who wrote an article that was critical of a local official, demonstrates how the space for independent voices has shrunk in China.

Deadly shipwrecks often occur in the Aegean Sea, which is one of the main maritime routes to Europe, but they generally involve migrant boats sinking in stormy weather.

In 1917, the United States bought Caribbean islands from Denmark and agreed to respect Denmark’s hold over Greenland. The deal resurfaced with President Trump’s recent threats to seize Greenland.

Polls show a growing acceptance of territorial concessions among a war-weary public, if Ukraine receives strong security guarantees.

U.S., Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are meeting in the United Arab Emirates, but Russia continues to pummel Ukraine and has not softened demands that Kyiv calls unacceptable.

Experts are reaching to divine the president’s approach to global policy and economics, with one theory seeing antecedents in centuries-old dynastic rule.

Academic pressure has become so intense that even preschoolers are taking private extracurricular classes, raising worries about children’s rights.

Thousands of police and security officers will work during the Milan-Cortina Games’ opening ceremony. The involvement of some U.S. ICE personnel has stirred opposition.

Experts are using high-res scanners and 3-D printers to illuminate ancient ailments and injuries.