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China’s state security apparatus has largely worked in the shadows, while Communist Party leader Xi Jinping expanded it in recent years into a bulwark against threats to party government, law and order and unity national. Hong Kong could change that low profile. Under a national security law that went into …

The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. The Supreme Court will keep the grand jury testimony gathered by former special counsel Robert Mueller from the hands of House Democrats secret until after the November presidential election. On …

Throughout the spring and summer, without the NBA playoffs and the first few weeks of baseball, the sports world has continued to feel the steady pace of the NFL. The league opened free agency as usual, providing news moments like Tom Brady’s signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and then …

Donald Trump has argued that Covid-19, or “the plague,” could go away in a few days, sometimes a month, and now “sometime.” The President of the United States, on more than 20 occasions since February, said the coronavirus would soon disappear and that the United States could “claim victory.” Instead, …

For months, scientists have debated whether a variant of the coronavirus that has come to dominate much of the world did so in part because it is more transmissible than other viruses. On Thursday, a team of researchers reported new evidence that is likely to deepen the debate rather than …