Politics and Government
Novak Djokovic Returns to the Australian Open, No Longer a Villain
MELBOURNE, Australia — It was the day before the Australian Open, and the Park Hotel in Melbourne’s Carlton neighborhood was closed with only the occasional pedestrian passing in front of the dusty, deserted entrance on a sedate Sunday. Quite a different scene than last year, when Novak Djokovic, the world’s No. 1 tennis player, was […]
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Missouri State Lawmakers Revise Their Dress Code for Women
The Missouri State House of Representatives revised its dress code for female legislators and staff members, requiring them to wear a jacket, such as a blazer or a cardigan, and setting off a debate about policing the fashion choices of women. The updated dress code — which was adopted on Wednesday by a vote of […]
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German Village at Center of a Fight Over Coal and Climate Is Cleared Out
LÜTZERATH, Germany — The fight for Lützerath was long, but the end, when it finally came, was quick. In a matter of days this past week, more than 1,000 police officers cleared out the hundreds of climate activists who had sworn to protect the small village, once home to 90 people but no church, which […]
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She Witnessed Mao’s Worst Excesses. Now She Has a Warning for the World.
In 1955, not long after Ms. Chen joined the Central Film Bureau, Hu Feng, a well-known Chinese Marxist writer, was detained for penning a report arguing that literature should allow for greater expressiveness. His words triggered a purge that rippled through Ms. Chen’s circle of friends and colleagues, some of whom were accused of being […]
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Video Shows Brazil Rioters Breaching Inadequate Security
It was an unfair fight in front of Brazil’s Congress. On one side of a metal barrier were a few dozen police officers, some armed with pepper spray, others with clubs. On the other was a rapidly growing mob of more than 1,000 angry protesters, falsely convinced that the presidential election had been stolen and […]
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What Are the Politics of Elon Musk? It’s Complicated.
On occasion, his remarks have raised concerns that he has planted himself firmly among right-wing conspiracy theorists. When he tweeted about the attack on Ms. Pelosi’s husband, he shared the unfounded claim that there was “a tiny possibility there might be more to this story than meets the eye.” He later deleted the tweet, which […]
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Germany Arrests 25 People Suspected of Plotting to Overthrow Government
BERLIN — The plan was to storm the German Capitol, arrest lawmakers and execute the chancellor. A prince descended from German nobility would take over as the new head of state, and a former far-right member of Parliament would be put in charge of a national purge. To facilitate the coup, the electricity network would […]
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What’s at Stake
To understand the importance and consequences of Tuesday’s midterm elections, I spoke to Astead Herndon, a political reporter who has been covering this election cycle for the Times podcast “The Run-Up.” Claire: Hi Astead. I live in Europe, where many people are only now starting to tune into the midterms. How would you explain to […]
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For Churches, Abortion Politics Is a Double-Edged Sword
In the ensuing public uproar, support for the church collapsed. “It basically goes from being one of the most trusted public institutions to not only losing support in the faith world, but being unable to counter referendums on abortion and on gay marriage,” Grzymala-Busse said. “It’s now a political non-presence in Ireland because the scale […]
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