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BAGHDAD — Iraqi authorities on Saturday were investigating the killing of a well-known social media influencer, who was shot in front of her home in central Baghdad. Ghufran Mahdi Sawadi, known as “Um Fahad,” was …

QUITO, Ecuador — Mexico’s government ended diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into the Mexican Embassy late Friday to arrest a former Ecuadorian vice president, an extraordinary use of force that shocked and mystified …

Russian citizens poured dye into ballot boxes, lit explosives and attempted arson in sporadic acts of protest during a presidential election guaranteed to deliver Vladimir Putin his fifth term in office. The incidents occurred on …

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s body has been returned to his mother, his spokesperson said Saturday. Navalny, 47, died in prison, the country’s prison service said last week. He was serving a combined 30 ½-year jail …

GHAZNI, Afghanistan — The Taliban carried out a double public execution at a stadium in southeastern Afghanistan on Thursday as thousands watched the killing of two convicted men by their victims’ relatives. The Taliban’s Supreme Court had ruled that …

Taiwan has not increased military deployments on frontline islands facing China and there is nothing unusual in the military situation around Taiwan, the defense ministry said on Wednesday amid a rise in tensions with Beijing. …

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts will honor Matthew Perry at its Television Awards following backlash over his omission from the In Memoriam segment of the Film Awards ceremony Sunday evening, according to …

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TOKYO — Activists and LGBTQ community members handed out colorful chocolate candy for Valentine’s Day in Tokyo on Wednesday, marking the fifth anniversary of the launch of a legal battle to achieve marriage equality for same-sex …