Whether the Kremlin is serious about peace talks to end the Ukraine war will become clear soon, the secretary of state said.

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After being picked up in Massachusetts, Rumeysa Ozturk was moved to a detention center in Louisiana, where the government wants to argue its case to deport her.

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The secretary of state’s trip comes amid an abrupt shift in relations between the United States and Europe after close cooperation during the Biden era.

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Those of us who’ve seen secret police in action can’t shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity.

Those of us who’ve seen secret police in action can’t shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity.

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Trust your staff, admit mistakes, don’t embarrass the president.

Readers react to the security lapse that allowed the editor of The Atlantic into a group chat about a U.S. military operation in Yemen.

U.S. funding for the promotion of democracy has been frozen, disrupting the work of groups that expose abuses in China. Chinese nationalists are celebrating.

The attacks on the agency are cruel and counterproductive.