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President Trump, Brexit, Brunei: Your Thursday Briefing
(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.)Good morning. A dispute over the Mueller report, how Rupert Murdoch’s empire of influence...
Brunei Introduces Death by Stoning for Gay Sex and Adultery, Despite...
A harsh new criminal law in Brunei — which includes death by stoning for sex between men or for adultery, and amputation of...
Family of Ralph Nader’s Niece, Killed in Crash, Plans to Sue...
The family of a woman killed in an Ethiopian Airlines accident last month plans to file a wrongful-death lawsuit against the airline, the...
More Than 60 Dead in Burkina Faso Violence
More than 60 people have been killed in tit-for-tat clashes between communities in northern Burkina Faso in recent days, the government said on...
Australia Passes Law to Punish Social Media Companies for Violent Posts
A consortium of the global tech superpowers, including Google, Facebook and Amazon, also argued that it would damage Australia’s relations with other countries...
Rupert Murdoch, Joe Biden, Mozambique: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing
(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest. 1. Members of Robert Mueller’s team said their...
Hong Kong Pushes to Change Extradition Law Despite Opposition
HONG KONG — After business groups had criticized a plan to ease rendition of fugitives between Hong Kong and jurisdictions including mainland China,...
May and Corbyn, Old Adversaries, Gingerly Weigh an Odd Couple Partnership
LONDON — Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn eyed each other uncertainly on Wednesday, like two subjects in a laboratory experiment.Wednesdays are the days,...
Praise for the Mueller Report, From an Unlikely Source: Oleg Deripaska
“For me, it’s just absurd,” he said. “I had no interest in the U.S. election. Why on earth, if I have no interest,...
Brunei, Najib Razak, Great Barrier Reef: Your Thursday Briefing
(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good morning. The U.S. sets the stage for a feisty 2020 presidential campaign,...