If the World Anti-Doping Agency tested lawmakers, Russia’s would be disqualified; Kurds are planning a breakaway region in Syria, and it won’t go down well; The Islamic State has lost more than a fifth of its territory, says report; Germany has highways for bikes. You can learn from that, America; How China’s premier survived a two-hour news conference without answering a single hard question; Chinese website publishes, then pulls, explosive letter calling for President Xi’s resignation; In the Syria chess game, did Putin outwit Obama?;   A complex globe, made clear   For refugees, another risk: Schizophrenia Refugees in Sweden have a higher risk of developing psychotic disorders than native-born residents and migrants, according to a new study. By Elahe Izadi  •  Read more » If the World Anti-Doping Agency tested lawmakers, Russia’s would be disqualified Can performance-enhancing drugs improve the quality of Russian legislation? By Michael Birnbaum  •  Read more »   Kurds are planning a breakaway region in Syria, and it won’t go down well A Kurdish party believes a decentralized Syria could help the country. Not everyone agrees. By Adam Taylor  •  Read more »   The Islamic State has lost more than a fifth of its territory, says report There has been a turning of the tide against the extremist group in the past 15 months. By Ishaan Tharoor  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Germany has highways for bikes. You can learn from that, America Five lessons from abroad about how the U.S. could fix its broken transit system. By Rick Noack  •  Read more »   How China’s premier survived a two-hour news conference without answering a single hard question Censorship, human rights, the environment and North Korea fail to get a hearing. By Simon Denyer  •  Read more »   Chinese website publishes, then pulls, explosive letter calling for President Xi’s resignation China's press fights back By Emily Rauhala and Xu Yangjingjing  •  Read more »   In the Syria chess game, did Putin outwit Obama? The Russian gambit in Syria may have paid off. By Ishaan Tharoor  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   World news alerts Get immediate updates in your inbox on breaking news from around the world. Visit washingtonpost.com/newsletters for more breaking news alerts and newsletters. Sign Up »         Share WorldViews:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for the World newsletter. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071