Opinion | A major impeachment development: Court may order McGahn’s testimony

The Post reports: The House Judiciary Committee asked a federal judge on Wednesday to compel testimony from former White House counsel Donald McGahn, whom lawmakers consider their most important witness in any potential impeachment proceeding against Preside…
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Modi’s radical move on Kashmir takes India into uncharted territory

NEW DELHI In a single day this week, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi undid nearly seven decades of history. He altered Indias relationship with its only Muslim-majority region, revoking a measure of autonomy in place since the 1950s and stripping it of …
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Opinion | I can no longer justify being a part of Trump’s ‘Complacent State.’ So I’m resigning.

Chuck Parks resignation from the Foreign Service is effective Thursday. I was 26, newly married and more than a little idealistic when I set off for my first diplomatic assignment almost a decade ago as a member of the 157th class of commissioned U.S. Forei…
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Perspective | I’ve seen plenty of beautiful artworks. But the Matisse Chapel overwhelmed me.

Weeks have elapsed, and Im still trying to figure out what happened when I visited the ­Matisse Chapel in Vence, France why I responded as I did. Mystified, I keep coming back to the obvious: I wasnt prepared. The only strange part is, I thought I was. We w…
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Republican groups vow to stop buying Twitter ads until McConnell campaign account is unfrozen

A move by Twitter to freeze the account of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnells (R-Ky.) campaign has prompted a backlash by President Trumps campaign and national Republican groups, who have vowed to stop buying ads on the social media platform until the a…
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Hundreds released after US immigration raids

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMagdalena's plea for her detained father: "Let my dad be free like everybody else please." US immigration officials have said they have released some 300 people who were arrested in a massive raid in…
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China issues red alert as typhoon nears

Image copyrightEPAImage caption Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, has been hit by heavy rain Chinese authorities have declared a red alert as a powerful typhoon heads towards the eastern coast. Typhoon Lekima is currently battering Taiwan with winds of more …
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Protesters rally at Hong Kong airport

Image copyrightReutersImage caption Activists previously gathered at Hong Kong airport in July Demonstrators have gathered at Hong Kong's airport, marking the start of three days of unauthorised rallies in the Chinese territory. Airport authorities warne…
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Goldman bosses charged in Malaysia bond scandal

Image copyrightReuters Malaysia has charged 17 former and current Goldman Sachs bankers - including Richard Gnodde, the most senior banker in London - over the corruption investigation at its state development fund 1MDB. Attorney General Tommy Thomas said …
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