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The new emperor formally declared his ascension to the world’s oldest monarchy on Tuesday. (The ceremony in April was only a prelude.) Press Release Distribution Service

The troop withdrawal ends American operations against the terrorist group conducted jointly with a Kurdish-led militia. Press Release Distribution Service

Early results suggested that President Evo Morales would be able to avoid a runoff against Carlos Mesa, but election monitors cast doubts on the result. Press Release Distribution Service

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s campaign against the Kurdish militia in Syria has led to at least 20 deaths at home and has reopened old wounds in southeast Turkey’s traumatized population. Press Release Distribution Service

As the boy watched in wide-eyed amazement, demonstrators in Lebanon tried to put him at ease with an impromptu performance. Press Release Distribution Service

Mazlum Kobani, whose Kurdish-led force fought the Islamic State in Syria, fears that a complete United States withdrawal could endanger his people and allow the jihadists to regroup. Press Release Distribution Service

Haitians say the violence and economic stagnation stemming from a clash between the president and the opposition are worse than anything they have ever experienced. Press Release Distribution Service

Buffeted by controversy, Canada’s prime minister is seeking a second term in a tight race. Press Release Distribution Service

A month before invading Kurdish areas in Syria, Turkey’s president said he “cannot accept” the West’s restrictions that keep him from a bomb. Press Release Distribution Service

Students angered over accusations of favoritism helped set off large protests that forced President Moon Jae-in to apologize and his justice minister to resign. Press Release Distribution Service

The prime minister will try again this week to get his draft deal through Parliament. He has one key thing going for him: a divided opposition. Press Release Distribution Service

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces the political battle of his life in a tight race. Press Release Distribution Service

The violence that has followed an American pullback has intensified questions about what duty nations have to citizens detained abroad, even those affiliated with a terrorist group. Press Release Distribution Service

Protesters looted and set fire to stores in a burst of violence rooted in the government’s plan to increase transit fares. Press Release Distribution Service

The collapse of local government allowed Parliament to step in and bring the territory’s laws in line with Britain’s principles of human rights. Press Release Distribution Service

Rosh Haayin almost perfectly reflects the political divide paralyzing Israel, with the religious right on one side and the secular left on the other. But its residents are ready for compromise. Press Release Distribution Service

The Sunday demonstration, which followed 20 weeks of antigovernment protests, is a test of the movement’s strength amid increasing violence Press Release Distribution Service

Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a bipartisan delegation to meet the Jordanian king as an American-brokered truce with Turkey in northern Syria continued to stutter. Press Release Distribution Service

In parliamentary elections on Sunday, voters appear poised to deliver a rebuke to one of the first nationalist parties to gain political traction, the Swiss People’s Party. Press Release Distribution Service

Joko Widodo took the oath of office for a second term as he faces public opposition over his willingness to limit personal freedoms and weaken the corruption fight. Press Release Distribution Service

Preparing for the worst, protesters have started writing “last letters” to their loved ones. Press Release Distribution Service

Abandoned by the U.S., Kurdish forces are doubly angry at who is seeking to replace them: Turkish-allied Syrian fighters the United States had long rejected as extremists, criminals and thugs. Press Release Distribution Service