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A new report based on records from the Trump and Biden years found the average length of solitary detainment was longer than the duration the U.N. says can constitute torture.

Officials are warning of major destruction and loss of life after fast-moving fires swept through central Chile’s coastal hills.

China’s leader built up a nuclear arsenal, steeling for a growing rivalry with the United States. Now China is exploring how to wield its newfound strength.

More than 270 others were injured in the late-night blaze that burned many homes and a warehouse.

Also, U.S. sanctions on Israeli settlers and battles over bullfighting.

Jérôme Bayle had enough of the hardships of French farming, so he blocked a highway with friends. Hundreds of other farmers have followed suit.

The call from two main farmers’ unions came after President Emmanuel Macron’s government announced new financial aid and plans to loosen regulations to end the nationwide protests.

In testimony before Congress, Christopher A. Wray, the agency’s director, said Beijing was preparing to sow chaos if disputes with the United States flared into conflict.

Most of France’s political parties broadly support the right to abortion. But the proposal still has to undergo a long and complex legislative process before it comes to fruition.

Protesters blocking roads in and out of Paris, who say farms are squeezed by low prices and excessive regulation, seemed unmoved by promises from Prime Minister Gabriel Attal.