Recent abductions of a journalist and an activist have underscored Pakistan’s worsening rights conditions as the country’s security forces pressure the news media and human rights groups.

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Chinese academics have been honing the Communist Party’s authoritarian response in Hong Kong, rejecting the liberal ideas of their youth.

Yair Netanyahu tweeted the addresses and phone numbers of three men who led protests against his father’s administration. All three said they later received death threats.

Irfaan Ali will manage the flow of billions in new oil revenues, which are reshaping the small South American country and heightened a standoff after elections in March.

While the arrest of José Antonio Yépez delivers a major blow to a cartel, analysts say officials lack a cohesive strategy against debilitating crime.

Premier Daniel Andrews of Victoria, Australia, said that starting on Sunday, residents in the metropolitan Melbourne area will be under curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Millions of dollars of Paycheck Protection Program loans went to China-backed businesses in critical sectors, a study found.

Built in less than two years to replace the collapsed Morandi bridge, the new span is already a point of pride for Italy. But residents fear it will not be enough to revive their aging port city.

The arrest of the lawmaker, who has not been publicly identified, poses problems for the government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson.