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A Feline Scientist Explains Why Your Cat Might Actually Like You

This article is part of our Pets special section on scientists’ growing interest in our animal companions. Over the last

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Tension and Tear Gas Linger in Kenya After Tax Protests Turn Deadly

A tense mood enveloped major cities across Kenya on Wednesday, a day after demonstrators against new tax increases stormed Parliament

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Middle East Crisis: U.N. Presses Israel to Help in Delivering Aid to Gaza

Agencies are struggling to deliver food and other basic necessities, and a report concluded that the territory was at high

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Mark Rutte Moves From Leading Netherlands to Heading NATO

Mark Rutte, the long-serving Dutch prime minister, was formally named the new secretary-general of NATO on Wednesday, putting an experienced,

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Evan Gershkovich Appears in Russian Court

The Wall Street Journal reporter stood in a glass cage and nodded at people in the courtroom as his espionage

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Russia to Start Trial of Evan Gershkovich of The Wall Street Journal

In his nearly 15 months in Moscow’s infamous Lefortovo prison, Evan Gershkovich has plowed through Russian literary classics like “War

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Rogue to Victim: What Australia Sees in Julian Assange

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, received a hero’s welcome even before he was set to arrive back in his

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China’s Anguished Debate: Do Its Children Have a Crime Problem?

For nearly two years, Gong Junli has been waiting. Since his 8-year-old daughter, Xinyue, was stabbed multiple times and her

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Who Is Julian Assange? What to Know About the WikiLeaks Founder and His Plea Deal

Julian Assange spent his youth in Australia during the 1980s in a state of chaotic, perpetual motion. He moved more

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The Southern Border, Terrorism Fears and the Arrests of 8 Tajik Men

When eight Tajik men sought asylum at the southwestern U.S. border months ago, federal authorities had no reason to doubt