A fence with large rings of barbed wire is shown in the nearground with the dome of the US Capitol is soft focus in the background.

A global lens on Trump’s second impeachment trial

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Fencing with razor wire reinforces the security zone in Washington, DC, following a deadly assault on the Capitol, Jan. 19, 2021.

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As the second historic impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump begins in Washington, The World explores the question: What do the trial and the siege of Capitol Hill have in common with the rise of right-wing, populist politics in some eastern European countries? And, a report about how to reconcile the French and Algerian people, commissioned by French President Emmanuel Macron, has failed to recommend France apologize or make reparations for its actions in Algeria. Also, an Olympic sailing champion’s testimony of sexual assault has sparked a #MeToo movement in Greece.

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How democracies slide into fascism 
An inmate wearing an orange suit mops near blue plastic bags inside a detention center.
Immigrants, rights activists call on Biden to end private detention
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Biden’s next move in Yemen 
A man wearing a blue shirt leans his body over a coffin draped with the Algerian flag in a room full of coffins.
French report reignites debate about colonialism in Algeria
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Lebanon activist’s murder raises new fears 
Bali influencers under fire 
Greek Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou poses for a photograph during an interview for The Associated Press, at Agios Kosmas marina in southern Athens, Feb. 4, 2021. Bekatorou is the most successful female athlete in Greek sporting history who rece
Greece ‘finally’ has its #MeToo moment 
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