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In today’s political environment, being pro-Israel and antisemitic is not a contradiction

A political shift in the 2024 U.S. presidential election could bolster China’s hopes of taking Taiwan by force

Much has changed in the European post-fascist firmament since former SS officers, veterans of the collaborationist Vichy government and other dubious figures established the forerunners of today’s far-right parties. Women and young men, usually smartly turned out in tailor-made suits, now set the tone. Commentary by Ian Buruma

বিধাননগরে ডেঙ্গির প্রকোপ সব চেয়ে বেশি বলে সম্প্রতি দাবি করেছে রাজ্য স্বাস্থ্য দফতর। ডেঙ্গির আক্রমণ ইতিমধ্যেই আতঙ্ক ধরিয়েছে শহরবাসীর মনে। কলকাতায় পর পর ডেঙ্গি-মৃত্যুর ঘটনা ঘটে চলেছে।

NEW YORK  —  There can no longer be any doubt about the facts of what happened in Washington, DC on January 6, 2021. Despite being told by his own inner circle, including by his loyal attorney general, William Barr, that he had lost a fair election in November 2020, US President Donald Trump broke democracy’s cardinal rule: He refused to accept his defeat and has been pushing

NEW YORK  —  There can no longer be any doubt about the facts of what happened in Washington, DC on January 6, 2021. Despite being told by his own inner circle, including by his loyal attorney general, William Barr, that he had lost a fair election in November 2020, US President Donald Trump broke democracy’s cardinal rule: He refused to accept his defeat and has been pushing

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NEW YORK  —  France is not the United States. Many liberals, including me, worried that Marine Le Pen might just win the French presidency for the same reason that Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in 2016: Loathing of the more liberal candidate would enable the far-right populist to squeak through.

NEW YORK  —  France is not the United States. Many liberals, including me, worried that Marine Le Pen might just win the French presidency for the same reason that Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in 2016: Loathing of the more liberal candidate would enable the far-right populist to squeak through.

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