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Shift in Russian Tactics Intensifies Air War in Ukraine

Russia’s recent gains in eastern Ukraine have been aided by risky close air support on the front lines. That has also helped Ukraine shoot down enemy planes in the past two weeks.

China’s Big Political Show Is Back to Normal. Sort of.

Nearly 3,000 delegates filed into Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Tuesday for the opening of China’s annual legislative meeting, one of the country's highest-profile political stages. The message being sent was clear: The country’s prolonged isolation was over, and it was once more open to the world and ready for business.

Egyptians Are Buying and Selling Gold Just to Stay Afloat

After two years of economic crisis, Egypt has been gripped by a frenzy of gold speculation.

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