In Haiti, Gang Massacres and Journalist Murders Expose the Country’s Fragility
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In Haiti, Gang Massacres and Journalist Murders Expose the Country’s Fragility

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A fresh injection of about 150 foreign officers arrived in Haiti this weekend to bolster an international security force charged with reigning in the powerful and well-armed gangs that have inflicted so much misery on the country for months. But if the past…

In Seoul, Blinken Affirms Alliance Amid Challenges to Democracies
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In Seoul, Blinken Affirms Alliance Amid Challenges to Democracies

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and the foreign minister of South Korea, Cho Tae-yul, both acknowledged the challenges to democracy in their nations on Monday while asserting that the alliance between the countries remained strong despite ongoing political turmoil. “Our relationship is…

A Gas Cutoff Sends Shivers Through a Russian-Backed Breakaway Region
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A Gas Cutoff Sends Shivers Through a Russian-Backed Breakaway Region

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The shop used to sell flowers and gardening gear to visitors from just down the road, where a tiny breakaway region of Moldova has for more than 30 years stood defiantly apart, with support from Russian troops. Since the halt of gas from…

Opinion | Congestion Pricing Shows the Future of the Democratic Party
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Opinion | Congestion Pricing Shows the Future of the Democratic Party

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines One of the lesser-known acts of the French Revolution, in the days before the storming of the Bastille, was a series of attacks on the toll barriers at the boundaries of Paris. These customs houses were a natural target for angry commoners: They…

South Korean Unrest Conspiracy Theories Are Spread by Social Media
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South Korean Unrest Conspiracy Theories Are Spread by Social Media

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Every day​ for the past week, Kim Kwon-seop, 72, has joined thousands of others gathered near the home of South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol​. They were determined to shield Mr. Yoon from prosecutors who wanted to detain him on insurrection charges…

Impeached President Faces Down Detention Bid, Stoking South Korea’s Crisis
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Impeached President Faces Down Detention Bid, Stoking South Korea’s Crisis

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When around 100 criminal investigators and police officers entered a hilly compound in central Seoul on Friday morning, they tried to achieve something that has never been done before in South Korea: detain a sitting president. First, they made it through two blockades…