The president of Uganda signed a punitive anti-gay bill on Monday that includes the death penalty, enshrining into law an intensifying crackdown against L.G.B.T.Q. people in the conservative East African nation and dismissing widespread calls not to impose one of the world’s most restrictive anti-gay measures. The law, which was introduced in Parliament in March, […]
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Zelensky Signs Law Banning Russian Place Names in Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has signed two laws that strictly reinforce his country’s national identity, banning Russian place names and making knowledge of Ukrainian language and history a requirement for citizenship. The moves late Friday were Ukraine’s latest steps to distance itself from a long legacy of Russian domination, an increasingly emotional subject since […]
Electrical Cords, Metal Pipes: In Kherson, Signs of Torture Emerge
KHERSON, Ukraine — To reach the dank, eerie basement where the Russian police detained Ukrainian civilians required navigating a crumbling concrete stairway into a dark abyss below. The site still reeked of smoke from a fire. Plastic zip ties used for binding hands were scattered around the hallway, along with yard-long sections of plastic and […]
Countering China, the U.S. Signs a Broad Deal to Aid Pacific Nations
Beijing’s inroads in a strategic region are pushing the Biden administration to shore up withered ties.