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What low voter turnout might reveal about Iran’s presidential election

After just 40 percent of eligible voters cast ballots last week, Iranians voted Friday in a runoff presidential election that has exposed deep frustrations...

Vatican excommunicates Archbishop Viganò for refusing to recognize Pope Francis

ROME — The Vatican on Friday excommunicated Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, exacting a severe punishment on the most vociferous internal critic of Pope Francis...

Japan won its ‘war’ on floppy disks, but its love of archaic tech lingers

Two years ago, Japan’s Digital Minister Taro Kono turned heads when he declared war on an almost obsolete piece of computer hardware: the floppy...

Hungarian leader Viktor Orban visits Moscow, angering E.U. allies

BRUSSELS — Fresh off his first visit to Ukraine since Russia invaded, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived in Moscow on Friday to meet...

Russia destroyed Ukraine’s energy sector, so it’s being rebuilt green

KYIV — By relentlessly attacking Ukraine’s power sector for the past two years with missiles and drones, Russian President Vladimir Putin has inadvertently accelerated...

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