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A report in the Wall Street Journal in November, citing anonymous Western intelligence officials, said that up to 200,000 Russian soldiers have died so far. The Economist ’s most recent estimate, ...

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The latest news in US politics, with coverage of Donald Trump’s victory and the fallout from the US election in 2024.

F ew world leaders have left office as lauded as Angela Merkel. When she stepped down as chancellor in 2021, after 16 years, ...