Some See Anti-Women Backlash in Ouster of Brazil's President
During the impeachment trial, for instance, Jaufran Siqueira, a socially conservative politician in the northeastern city of Natal, seized on a new idea for gaining votes.“This is what will happen to feminists when Jaufran is elected,” Mr. Siqueira, 25, proclaimed alongside a photograph he posted on his campaign’s Facebook page, showing a house engulfed in flames.“I can’t deny that I oppose the feminist movement,” said Mr. Siqueira, a real estate broker who emerged into the national spotlight w..>> view originalSyria: The long path to peace
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Photo Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, at the United Nations in September 2015. Credit Mike Segar/Reuters JERUSALEM — Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia may have more in common than an interest in Middle East peace talks. According to a newly discovered Soviet document, Mr. Abbas may have once worked for the K.G.B., too.The possibility, trumpeted by the Israeli media on Wednesday..>> view originalTrump praises Putin at national security forum
NEW YORK — Donald Trump defended his admiration for Russian President Vladimir Putin at a forum here Wednesday focused on national security issues, even suggesting that Putin is more worthy of his praise than President Obama. “Certainly, in that system, he’s been a leader, far more than our president has been a leader,” Trump said. “We have a divided country.” The Republican presidential nominee said that an alliance with Russia would help defeat the Islamic State, and when asked to defend s..>> view originalAsia leaders tiptoe around South China Sea tensions
VIENTIANE Asian leaders played down tensions over the South China Sea in a carefully worded summit statement on Thursday, but even before it was issued Beijing voiced frustration with countries outside the region "interfering" in tussles over the strategic waterway.The heads of 10 Southeast Asian nations, as well as U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang among six other leaders, "reaffirmed the importance of maintaining peace, stability, security and freedom of navigation i..>> view original
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