List of Law articles
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A two-winged drone is seen from below as it cuts across a deep blue sky, just a few clouds visible in the corner. Outlawry in the Caribbean
Trump’s execution of drug smugglers by drone is barbaric even by 19th-century legal standards.
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Workers stack lumber in Eldama Ravine, Baringo county, Kenya. China’s Appetite for Rosewood Is Causing Chaos in Africa
Beijing should act to rein in a $2 billion industry.
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On an ocean shore, a security boat is seen offshore. A man stands on rocks at the shore looking out at the water, one arm raised to shade his face. The sky above the sea is gray and hazy. Trump’s Speedboat Attack Crossed All the Lines
The killing of 11 people went beyond any strike in the war on terror.
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Three members of the National Guard are seen from behind as they stand in front of Washington's Reflecting Pool at dusk, the sky and the water lit up orange with the sunset. The Lincoln Memorial stands at the shore across the water. All three guard members wear green camouflage uniforms, matching hats, and bulletproof vests that say "National Guard" on their backs. Trump’s War on Crime Is a War on Democracy
Democrats should fight back against the president’s militarization of law enforcement before it’s too late.
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A screenshot from a video posted by U.S. President Donald Trump shows a vessel he says was transporting illegal narcotics to the United States just before it is hit by the U.S. military in the southern Caribbean. Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy Enters Uncharted Waters
The sinking of a small boat the U.S. president said was carrying drugs violated traditional procedures.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness hold a joint press conference in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 26. How Jamaica Bucked a Regional Trend to Reduce Gang Violence
Elsewhere in the Caribbean, homicide rates are going up—and U.S. intervention isn’t helping.
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A row of Supreme Court justices with an extra row of laughing talking duplicate FDRs. Why FDR’s Court-Packing Plan Was Nothing Like What Trump Is Doing
Critics warned the president was making a dangerous power grab with fascist echoes.
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Two stockbrokers, one man and one woman, are seen from the side as they sit in front of large bays of monitors displaying line charts and lists of numbers. The man is closer to the camera, wearing glasses and a short-sleeve white shirt, and he smiles slightly as he looks up at a screen. Why Has Korea’s Stock Market Gone Wild?
President Lee Jae-myung is taking on entrenched family interests.
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The barrels of assault rifles are seen neatly arranged in rows on a table on top of a blue tablecloth. How to Halt the Flow of Weapons Arming Mexican Cartels
Trump should use terrorist designations to target U.S. suppliers.
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Crows fly around the Atomic Bomb Dome in Japan. Why the Nuclear Taboo Is Stronger Than Ever
Fears of proliferation and the crumbling of an earlier nuclear order could actually be accelerating international norm-building.
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Bitcoin, ethereum, and the stablecoin USDT are promoted at a cryptocurrency store in Hong Kong on July 29. China Is Worried About Dollar-Backed Stablecoins
Beijing is speeding up plans to create systems it can monitor.
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Palestinians rush to reach parachuted aid packages as they land in central Gaza on Aug. 6. Gaza’s Hunger Crisis, Explained
Everything we know—and don’t know—about what’s really happening on the ground.
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About two dozen people mill about a public square. Some sit on the paved ground while others perch on a low wall with a mural of cherry blossom branches. Only two women are present, roughly at center, each wearing a dark blue burqa and carrying a child. The ICC’s Arrest Warrants Against Taliban Leaders Are Historic
The top court’s decision sets a clear precedent that persecuting LGBTQ people is a crime against humanity.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky poses for a photo during the European Political Community summit at the Congress Center in Granada, Spain, on Oct. 5, 2023. Ukrainians Show Zelensky the Limits of His Power
Forcing the government to retreat on corruption is a triumph of democracy in wartime.
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Ukrainians demonstrate against of a new law regulating the work of anti-corruption authorities in Kyiv on July 23. Democracy Is Ukraine’s Most Powerful Weapon
Protesters seem to have beaten back Volodymyr Zelensky’s assault on anti-corruption agencies.
