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Migrants head toward a border checkpoint on the Belarusian-Polish border on Nov. 15. U.S. officials have accused Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko of taking advantage of desperate migrants.

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  • Politics

Authoritarians are using migrants as weapons. The White House frets it's on the rise

The White House is concerned migrants will be increasingly used as a geopolitical tool as migration increases because of instability and climate change.

December 13, 2021
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  • Franco Ordoñez
In this April 2020 file photo provided by the North Korean government, Kim Jong Un, center top, attends a politburo meeting of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang.

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  • News

North Korea's Kim at a critical crossroads a decade into his rule

As North Korea's dictator marks a milestone on Friday, he might be facing his toughest moment yet, as crushing sanctions, the pandemic and growing economic trouble converge

December 13, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
Members of the National Students' Union of India burn a poster showing Chinese President Xi Jinping during an anti-China demonstration in Ahmedabad on June 18, 2020.

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  • World

Tensions with China revive old fears for Indians of Chinese descent

In 1962, thousands of Indians of Chinese descent were sent to prison camps during a brief war with Beijing. Recent clashes on the India-China border have revived Chinese Indians' fears of persecution.

December 12, 2021
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  • Lauren Frayer
An independence supporter with a flag of the Socialist Kanak National Liberation Front (FLNKS) on October 1, 2020.

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  • World

New Caledonia might be about to break from France. Here's why the world is watching

Many voters in the French territory of New Caledonia go to the polls this Sunday to vote on a referendum on independence. It's a moment not lost on China and the United States.

December 11, 2021
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  • Ashley Westerman
"What happens on social media doesn't stay on social media," Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa said on Friday, as she accepted the award in Oslo's city hall.

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  • Media

Nobel Peace laureates blast tech giants and warn against rising authoritarianism

"If you're working in tech, I'm talking to you," Rappler CEO Maria Ressa said. She later added, "What happens on social media doesn't stay on social media."

December 10, 2021
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  • Frank Langfitt
Masayuki Uemura designed the NES's cartridge game system.

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  • Games & Humor

The video game pioneer behind Nintendo's groundbreaking console has died

Masayuki Uemura was the lead architect behind the Nintendo Entertainment System, which dominated the home video game industry and helped launch games like Mario and Donkey Kong.

December 10, 2021
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  • Michael Levitt
A still from the 1961 Hindi film <em>Kabuliwala</em>,<em> </em>directed by Hemen Gupta.

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  • World

This 19th-century short story might help combat racism against refugees today

India's Rabindranath Tagore was the first nonwhite writer to win the Nobel Prize in literature. His 1892 story, "The Kabuliwala," fostered empathy for migrants and refugees. It still resonates today.

December 10, 2021
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  • Lauren Frayer
Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) with Premier Li Keqiang (left) and members of the Politburo Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the eve of China's National Day on Sept. 30.

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  • World

Not invited to Biden's democracy summit, China launches a propaganda blitz

President Biden's Summit for Democracy has kicked off. China is not invited — but it's still trying to project its own narratives about democracy.

December 09, 2021
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  • John Ruwitch and
  • Emily Feng
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, center, leaves a court house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 28, 2020. Malaysia's Appeal Court today upheld his conviction linked to the 1 MDB scandal.

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  • World

Malaysian court upholds ex-premier Najib's graft conviction

An appellate court upheld the conviction and 12-year sentence for ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak for abuse of power and criminal breach of trust in connection with the IMDB state investment fund.

December 08, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
Activists rally in front of the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles last month, calling for a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics due to concerns over China's human rights record.

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  • Politics

Uyghur organizations applaud the U.S. diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics

U.S. athletes are still expected to compete in the 2022 Winter Olympics, despite the diplomatic boycott from the Biden administration.

December 06, 2021
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  • Jonathan Franklin
A Myanmar court on Monday sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years for incitement and breaking virus restrictions. In this photo from December 2019, Suu Kyi waits to address judges of the International Court of Justice on the second day of three days of hearings in The Hague, Netherlands.

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  • Asia

Myanmar court sentences ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to 4 years

The ruling is the first in a series of cases brought against the Suu Kyi since the army seized power on Feb. 1, blocking her National League for Democracy party from starting a second term in office.

December 06, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
Health workers prepare COVID-19 vaccines at a coliseum in suburban Manila on November 29 — part of a massive 3-day vaccination drive launched by the government. It was one of 8,000 vaccination centers set up during the drive.

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  • Global Health

The Philippines vaccinated 7.6 million people in 3 days. Duterte demands even more

Hit hard by the pandemic, the Philippines has vaccination rates far lower than neighbors like Vietnam and Cambodia. Here's how the country is trying to up its numbers.

December 03, 2021
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  • Julie McCarthy
The ride-hailing company Didi says it has about 600 million users, theoretically giving the company access to the addresses and travel history of many government employees who use the app.

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  • Business

A top Chinese ride-hailing company delists from the NYSE just months after its IPO

The announcement reflects the rapid reversal in Didi Chuxing's fortunes as China goes on a regulatory blitz targeting some of the country's biggest private technology firms.

December 03, 2021
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  • Emily Feng and
  • David Gura
A commuter walks past information boards displayed to remind the public about how to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Seoul on Wednesday.

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  • Asia

South Korea tightens restrictions after omicron is detected and cases surge

These are the first adjustments to social measures since the country began a long-awaited transition to a new phase in pandemic response in early November and lifted most of the restrictions.

December 03, 2021
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  • Se Eun Gong
Students from the Youth Winter Olympic Sports School perform ice and snow gymnastics during an event marking the 100-day countdown to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, China, on Tuesday.

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  • Middle East

Saudi Arabia and China are accused of using sports to cover up human rights abuse

Saudi Arabia is putting on the Formula One Grand Prix this weekend. And China is hosting the Winter Olympics. Both countries face major accusations of rights abuses — and sportswashing.

December 02, 2021
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  • H.J. Mai
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