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Colchester Council's Notice Restricting Church Preaching Faces May 1 Court Test

The case tests how far councils can use anti-social behaviour orders to curb religious speech in public spaces.

Loznitsa’s ‘Two Prosecutors’ Earns Praise for a Chilling Portrait of Stalinist Red Tape

Fifty Years After Argentina’s 1976 Coup, the Missing Still Haunt the Nation

Séries Mania Opens in Lille With ‘The Testaments’ as Festival Trains Its Gaze on Authoritarianism

Analysts Cast Trump’s Florsheim Shoe Gifts as Loyalty Test and Humiliation Ritual

The Man in the High Castle Lands on Netflix for the First Time

Belarus Dissident Maria Kolesnikova Collects Charlemagne Prize in Aachen

White House Centralizes Hiring to Build Loyal Federal Workforce, Washington Post Reports

U.S. Formally Recognizes Delcy Rodríguez’s Interim Government in Venezuela

Wagner Moura Warns He Fears ICE in U.S., Says Agents 'Can Kill You'

Janus Films Unveils Trailer for Sergei Loznitsa’s Two Prosecutors, Sets March U.S. Openings

Hasan Hadi’s Debut ‘La tarta del presidente’ Opens in Spain After Cannes Wins

Historian Warns Trump’s Strongman Tactics Risk 'Autocratic Backfire'

Ai Weiwei Makes First Trip Back to China Since 2015

Venezuela Frees 87 Political Prisoners Under Restrictions During Escalating U.S.–Venezuela Standoff

Sinti and Roma Still Sidelined in Holocaust Remembrance

Russia Blocks FaceTime as iMessage Remains Accessible, Prompting APNs Theory

UN Women Report Finds Online Abuse of Women in Public Life Driving Real-World Attacks

Atwood Says The Handmaid’s Tale Now Feels ‘More and More Plausible’

Machado Confirms She Will Attend Nobel Peace Ceremony in Oslo on Dec. 10