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A pro-democracy march in Warsaw gathered up to 500,000 participants.
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Poles’ democracy push

Around half a million Poles took to the streets of Warsaw on Sunday to protest the right-wing government of President Andrzej Duda in the largest pro-democracy display in Poland since the end of the Cold War.

What We’re Watching: G7 warns Russia, Israeli PM in UAE, Blinken in Southeast Asia, Nicaragua ditches Taiwan, Poland may stiff EU

What We’re Watching: G7 warns Russia, Israeli PM in UAE, Blinken in Southeast Asia, Nicaragua ditches Taiwan, Poland may stiff EU

Russia's big plans for Ukraine, Israeli PM meets Emirati prince, Blinken tours Southeast Asia, Taiwan’s decreasing diplomatic traction, Poland and the EU are at it again.

Election officials display a ballot paper while sorting and counting votes after polls close at a polling station during Zambia's general elections.
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Election crisis in one of Africa’s most stable democracies, Mecca agreement may get another signee, SCOTUS sides with Trump on mail-in ballots

The mineral-rich southern African nation of Zambia is slipping into political crisis following last week’s disputed election, in which incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema won a second five-year term.

The EU’s two big Eastern problem(s)
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The EU’s big Eastern problems

A migrant crisis on the Belarus-Poland border, and fresh Russian sabre-rattling near Ukraine. It's shaping up to be a tough winter along the EU's eastern flank. Why can't Brussels cope?

The EU takes a swing at Poland and Hungary
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The EU takes a swing at Poland and Hungary

Warsaw and Budapest are provoking Brussels again. This time, it looks like the EU might finally get tough.