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China’s Xi Jinping joins Russia, Zimbabwe in global autocrat club

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For millennia, one-man rule for life was standard under kings and emperors. But from Zimbabwe to Iraq to North Korea, modern autocrats often blunder into economic stagnation, political dysfunction and war.
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Shoe thrown at Nawaz Sharif, ink attack on Pakistan foreign minister Khawaja Asif
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Russia test-fires ‘ideal’ hypersonic missile
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Fresh violence erupts in Sri Lanka as Muslim-owned restaurant comes under attack
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Photos of the week: From the Oscars to International Women’s Day

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