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The three executions added to the number of Iranians who have been hanged in a crackdown over protests last fall.

After a 7.7 magnitude earthquake was recorded, a U.S. agency warned that waves as high as 10 feet could hit Vanuatu. But it later downgraded the estimate, and no major damage was reported.

As a G7 summit nears in Hiroshima, Japan is under pressure to show greater support for equality. A national Shinto group has spread a more hostile message.

Defections in the once solidly Conservative southern “blue wall” drove large losses in recent municipal elections.

Jakarta is sinking, and Indonesia’s president has chosen to move the capital. The Times accompanied him on a tour.

The Kuomintang nominated Hou Yu-ih, a popular mayor who has said little about geopolitical issues, as the party tries to appeal to voters wary of Beijing.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan looks likely to benefit most from the votes that went to an ultranationalist candidate eliminated in the first round.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan looks likely to take most of the votes that went to an ultranationalist candidate eliminated in the first round.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is headed for the first runoff in his country’s history after he led in the first round by a comfortable margin.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing the fiercest political challenge of his 20 years in power. He and his main challenger said they were ready for a runoff after neither seemed to win a majority of votes on Sunday.