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SZCZECIN, Poland — The Polish state has banned abortion for 29 years, but that has done little to prevent women...

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Live Updates: Ukraine Seeks Inquiry Into Killing of Dozens at Russian Prison Camp

The covered bodies on Friday of people killed when an explosion tore through the barracks of a prison camp in...

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Lebanon says it is investigating Ukraine’s claim that a docked ship contains plundered grain.

Lebanese authorities said Friday that they were investigating a Ukrainian claim that a Syrian ship under U.S. sanctions that docked...

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Breaking Agreement to Use a Condom Is a Sex Crime, Canada High Court Rules

TORONTO — It is a crime to renege on a promise to wear a condom during sex without a partner’s...

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Blinken Speaks to Russia’s Foreign Minister, Seeking Deal for Griner and Whelan

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke on Friday to his Russian counterpart, Sergey V. Lavrov, and urged...

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Explosion Kills Dozens of Ukrainian Captives at Russian-Held Prison

ODESA, Ukraine — For the Russians, the Ukrainian fighters held prisoner at Correctional Colony No. 210 are a trophy. For...

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Pressure Grows in the U.S. for the U.A.E. to Free an American Lawyer

Pressure is mounting in the United States for the United Arab Emirates to release a Virginia lawyer who represented Jamal...

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Dry Fountains, Cold Pools, Less Beer? Germans Tip-Toe Up the Path to Energy Savings

AUGSBURG, Germany — Wolfgang Hübschle went into city government expecting a simple life, planning things like traditional festivals replete with...

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‘Wagatha Christie’ Trial, a British Spectacle, Ends: There Was No Libel, Judge Finds

LONDON — It began as an Instagram-related quarrel between the spouses of two British soccer stars and grew into a...

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Ukraine Live Updates: Countries Across Europe Prepare for Winter Energy Squeeze