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Long Seen As Victim, 17th Century Italian Painter Emerges As Feminist Icon

5:11pm December 12, 2016

by Sylvia Poggioli

Much of what is known of Artemisia Gentileschi comes from her testimony in the trial of a painter who raped her. "Now we try to go back and fill in and properly understand," says a curator.

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International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde arrives in court on Monday. She is accused of negligence in connection with her oversight of a 2008 case when she was France's finance minister.

International Monetary Fund Chief Christine Lagarde's Negligence Trial Begins

4:33pm December 12, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Lagarde, who appeared in court in Paris, is accused of negligence in connection with her oversight of a 2008 case when she was France's finance minister. She has led the IMF since 2011.

After President-elect Donald Trump's conversation with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen (right), and his subsequent suggestion that the One China policy could be reconsidered, a Chinese government spokesman warned that if the policy "is interfered with or

After Four Mostly Quiet Decades, One China Policy Is Thrust Into Spotlight

4:00pm December 12, 2016

by Rob Schmitz

A single phone call has made the policy a central issue as Donald Trump prepares to assume office. The president-elect says he doesn't think the U.S. should feel bound by it.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin (right), and Rex Tillerson, the head of ExxonMobil, smile during a signing ceremony for an oil agreement in Sochi, Russia, in 2011. Tillerson is widely reported to be President-elect Donald Trump's favored choice for secretar

How Russia Went From Uniting To Dividing U.S. Politics

3:58pm December 12, 2016

by Greg Myre

When the Soviet Union collapsed on Christmas Day 1991, it appeared Moscow would no longer dominate U.S. foreign policy. A quarter-century later, Russia has emerged as a hugely divisive presence.

Director of the National Intelligence James Clapper speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., in February.

The Russian Hacking Controversy: What We Do And Don't Know

3:45pm December 12, 2016

by Philip Ewing

The email hacking case seems to perfectly correspond with the state of politics: tense, paranoid, zero-sum and subjective. Here's a look at where things stand.

A woman lies under a scaffolding bar Saturday after the collapse at a church in the remote southeastern city of Uyo, the capital of Nigeria's Akwa Ibom state.

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Nigeria Investigating What Caused Church Collapse That Killed Scores Of Worshippers

3:41pm December 12, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Worshippers were celebrating the ordination of a bishop on Saturday when, witnesses say, metal girders in the hastily constructed church buckled and crashed onto them. The roof then caved in.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speak during the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis on Oct. 9.

Contrary To Trump's Tweet, Russian Hacking Came Up Before Election (A Lot)

3:13pm December 12, 2016

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Donald Trump asked Monday morning why Russian hacking wasn't "brought up before the election." It was. Many times. But intelligence agencies hadn't said the hackers aimed to help Trump — until now.

Gambia President-elect Adama Barrow (left) speaks to members of the media on Saturday in Banjul, Gambia.

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Gambia's Opposition Calls On President To Step Down After Election Defeat

1:39pm December 12, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Gambia's longtime president initially seemed to accept the loss, but then suddenly reversed course and called for a new election. Regional leaders are also trying to persuade him to quit power.

A magazine featuring U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is seen at a bookstore in Beijing on Monday. The headline reads, "How will businessman Trump change the world?" Beijing is "seriously concerned" by Trump's suggestion that he could drop Washington's o

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China Expresses 'Serious Concern' Over Trump's Comments On Taiwan

10:42am December 12, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

President-elect Trump said on Sunday he didn't feel "bound by a one-China policy," which has governed U.S. diplomatic relations with Taiwan for decades, unless the U.S. and China make a "deal."

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Pentagon Chief Ash Carter Makes Unannounced Trip To Baghdad

7:41am December 12, 2016

by David Welna

Defense Secretary Ash Carter visited Baghdad on Sunday to discuss the battle to retake Mosul from ISIS. On Monday, he's in Israel, which becomes the first U.S. ally to receive the F-35 fighter.

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