Family of American Imprisoned on Spy Charge in China Appeals for HelpA Chinese court sentenced Kai Li, a businessman, to 10 years in prison last year. His family stayed quiet, hoping back-room diplomacy would free him. … Read MoreThe Saturday Profile: In Beirut, a ‘Teeming Vision of the Inferno’In “Capernaum,” her Oscar-nominated film, Nadine Labaki has captured a world of hopelessness and desperation that most Lebanese refuse to see.
from N… Read MoreSaudi Sisters’ Plan to Escape to Australia Is Halted in Hong KongThe women, who said they are 18 and 20, have appealed for asylum as their legal stay in Hong Kong nears an end, their lawyer said.
from NYT > Worl… Read MoreAt War: The Problem With Memorializing Our War Dead Without Honest Accounting of HistoryIt’s irresponsible to memorialize wars in a way that strips out the darker notes and creates a narrative that is “narrow, heroic and emotionally sooth… Read MoreAt Venezuela’s Border, a Strange and Deadly Showdown Over AidThe confrontation between Maduro and the opposition now includes dueling concerts, visiting presidents, plotting military defectors — and at least two… Read More
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