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As Anniversary of Women’s Uprising Nears, Iran Cracks Down

Sept. 16 marks one year since Mahsa Amini died in the custody of the morality police, setting off months of protests. Authorities are trying to quell any new unrest.

In Visit to Tiny Flock in Mongolia, Pope Has an Eye on Russia and China

Pope Francis landed in Mongolia, becoming the first pontiff to visit the country. The trip is meant to encourage the fewer than 1,500 Catholics there, the Vatican said, but also brings him close to Russia and China, two powers that have vexed him.

U.S. Officials Are Streaming to China. Will Beijing Return the Favor?

When Gina Raimondo, the secretary of commerce, left China this week, it marked the end of a three-month diplomatic blitz by the Biden administration to try to stabilize ties with Beijing and arrest a free fall in the relationship that had raised concerns about the risk of conflict.

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