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This editorial board long has supported a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion. We reaffirm that support here, grounded in our belief in a woman’s autonomy over her own body and our long-standing commitment to individual freedoms, even as we lament the Monday night leak of a draft…

The 21st century was to be driven by the win-win use of soft power — but in the last few years global leaders have rejected it in favour of a ‘might is right’ attitude

Russian forces have launched a major assault on the holdout Azovstal steel plant in the devastated port city of Mariupol while pounding sites across eastern Ukraine, as the European Union moves to punish Moscow with oil sanctions. Three months into the war, Moscow has focused its fresh offensive on Ukraine's…

‘The freedom of the press is integral to the functioning of a vibrant democracy’

President says production of Javelin anti-tank missiles in Alabama critical to war effort, as he urges Congress to approve $33bn aid package

K-Pop and artistic ripples through films and other forms of entertainment from South Korea have been conquering the world in recent years, as part of soft power and smart power.

Thai workers are feeling the pinch from months of higher living expenses, leading them to take to the streets on Labour Day to demand a 45% increase in the daily minimum wage.

Ukraine news from May 4: Russia says will open evacuation routes for civilians from Mariupol steel plant for three days.

‘We built the weapons and equipment that helped defend freedom and sovereignty in Europe years ago — that's true again today’

A potential Supreme Court ruling eliminating abortion as a right could fire up Democrats in the midterm elections.

This “unprecedented crisis for democracy” is neither unprecedented nor a crisis for democracy.