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​Kim Seongmin, Defector Who Pierced North Korea by Radio, Dies at 63

As a military propagandist, he fled the North by jumping off a train. In the South, he broadcast forbidden outside news to isolated North Koreans.

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Kim Seongmin last November. His shortwave radio reports brought North Koreans information they could not get through their government-controlled news media.
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Nepalis Worry About Security Forces’ Next Step After Crackdown Leaves 30 Dead

Human rights groups condemned the use of lethal force against protesters. Experts say Nepal’s army and police have historically not been held to account.

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Nepali Army soldiers patrol in Kathmandu on Tuesday.
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Denmark Forced Contraception on Greenlandic Girls, a Scathing Report Confirms

Danish doctors inserted intrauterine devices into thousands of women and girls in Greenland, often without their consent or knowledge, a scandal that has reinforced a legacy of colonial abuses.

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Jens-Frederik Nielsen, the prime minister of Greenland, and Mette Frederiksen, the prime minister of Denmark, at a news conference in April.
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As Syria Tries to Move Away From Dictatorship, Signs of Authoritarianism Linger

The ex-rebels now in control of Syria say they are ending rule by fear, overhauling the security and prison systems, and holding elections. But concerns over sectarianism and inclusivity remain.

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A training session on Saturday ahead of the choosing of a new Syrian Parliament in Damascus.
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Assad and Aides Are Wanted in France for Deadly Strike on Journalists

Judges issued arrest warrants for Bashar al-Assad and six officials of his regime in Syria for an attack that killed two journalists, including Marie Colvin.

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A damaged plaque with an image of former President Bashar al-Assad of Syria outside an abandoned base in Quneitra Governorate, Syria, in August. Mr. al-Assad and his family fled to Russia last December.
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Nigel Farage Promises Mass Deportations if Elected UK Prime Minister

The plans announced by the leader of Reform U.K., which is leading opinion polls in Britain, illustrated how he is driving a hardening of the debate around immigration.

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Nigel Farage, the leader of the British party Reform U.K., in front of a mock departures board during a news conference at Oxford Airport in Kidlington, England, on Tuesday.
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