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US Open champ Sabalenka seeks yearend no. 1 rank

BEIJING—Aryna Sabalenka said Tuesday that she wants to cap off a stellar year by returning to the top of the world rankings. The world number...

Thai King signs same-sex marriage into law

Bangkok, Thailand—The Thai king has signed same-sex marriage into law, the official Royal Gazette announced on Tuesday, making Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia...

Paddy rice

A worker spreads paddy rice at a wholesale grain market in Jalandhar, India.

Factory scene

An employee works at a textile factory in Binzhou, in eastern China’s Shandong province.

Former minister pleads guilty in rare Singapore graft trial

A Singaporean former minister pleaded guilty to bribery charges Tuesday after more severe allegations were dropped, local media said, as the first graft trial...

Russia mulls ban on ‘childless propaganda’

Moscow, Russia—Russian lawmakers on Tuesday called for a ban on promoting childless lifestyles, the latest measures targeting what Moscow depicts as a liberal "ideology" at...

Verdict due Thursday for world’s longest-serving death row inmate

TOKYO — The world’s longest-serving death row prisoner hears from a Japanese court on Thursday if he will again face execution or finally be...

Spanish premier renews push vs ‘fake news’

MADRID — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wants to make the fight against disinformation a priority with a plan for “democratic renewal”, though the...

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