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London Police Arrest Gaza Protest Planners at Quaker House

London Police Arrest Gaza Protest Planners at Quaker House

Quakers in Britain are reeling from what they say is an unheard-of violation of one of their places of worship by police officers who forced their way into a meeting house in London and arrested activists gathered there to plan Gaza war protests. “No one has been arrested in a Quaker meeting house in living […]

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How the High-Stakes Arrest of Rodrigo Duterte Unfolded

How the High-Stakes Arrest of Rodrigo Duterte Unfolded

The visit had been advertised for weeks. Former President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines was going to a rally in Hong Kong during the second weekend in March. But as soon as it began, the trip took on a tantalizing element of intrigue: Was he ever coming back? To many Filipinos, it appeared that Mr.

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China’s Vow of ‘Leniency’ in Plea Deals Erodes Rights to Fair Trial

China’s Vow of ‘Leniency’ in Plea Deals Erodes Rights to Fair Trial

When Son Jun-ho, a key midfielder for South Korea’s World Cup soccer team, signed with a Chinese club, he was an indication of China’s ambition to dominate the world’s most popular sport. But after Chinese police officers detained him two years later, accusing him of bribery and match-fixing, he became a symbol of a different

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South Korean Police Investigate Japanese Woman for Kissing BTS Star Jin

South Korean Police Investigate Japanese Woman for Kissing BTS Star Jin

The South Korean police have summoned a Japanese woman for questioning after she was accused of kissing Jin, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, without consent during a public event last year. The Japanese woman, whose name was not revealed, was in a crowd of fans at the event in Seoul ​last June that

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