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Jul 26, 2024
Train attacks and a downpour couldn't stop the Paris opening ceremony. Hundreds of flags waved as thousands of the greatest athletes on earth smiled, unbothered by the rain.
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Jul 26, 2024
U.S. basketball star LeBron James first played in an Olympics 20 years ago, after his rookie year in the NBA. Paris will bookend that by being his last run for gold. What will his legacy be?
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Jul 26, 2024
Bangladeshis are reeling from one of the most violent weeks in their country's recent history. At the center of the chaos are young people striving to be heard.
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Jul 26, 2024
Bangladeshis are reeling from one of the most violent weeks in their country's recent history. At the center of the chaos are young people striving to be heard.
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Jul 26, 2024
As Venezuelans prepare for the July 28 presidential election, the historically divided opposition is garnering sky-high support, prompting sitting President Nicolás Maduro to grasp at power in blatant ways.
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Jul 26, 2024
Arson attacks disrupted France's high-speed rail network hours before the start of the Paris Olympic Games, causing some athletes to miss the ceremony. The locations were chosen to have the most serious impact on lines that connected France to other countries.
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Jul 25, 2024
Despite what feels like a constant flow of bad news these days, a majority around the world say they feel well rested and joyful. And young people are the most positive of all.
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Jul 25, 2024
Joe Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race marks the end of an era of U.S. leaders who saw America's global role as key to its sense of self.
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Jul 25, 2024
Pageantry and sport do not guarantee global good feeling. But in tough times in the past, the ideals of the Olympics have helped buoy a weary world. Could it happen again in Paris?
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Jul 25, 2024
Every four years an Olympic host city participates in a ritual of perseverance - with locals and tourists valiantly navigating their environs. In Paris, how has a focus on sustainability affected venue locations?
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Jul 24, 2024
Until last Sunday, most of the world expected Donald Trump to win the U.S. presidency. Kamala Harris' rise is prompting questions about her policies.
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Jul 24, 2024
Until last Sunday, most of the world expected Donald Trump to win the U.S. presidency. Kamala Harris' rise is prompting questions about her policies.
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Jul 24, 2024
The war in Ukraine is changing the social makeup of the country's workforce, as Ukrainian women are taking on roles in industries like coal mining.
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Jul 24, 2024
President Javier Milei's brutal austerity measures that sought to reverse decades of reckless spending have caused prices to skyrocket in a country that already had one of the world's highest inflation rates. Argentina now has a staggering 57% poverty rate.
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Jul 24, 2024
Coco Gauff and LeBron James were picked by their fellow Olympians to serve as Team USA's flagbearers for the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on July 26. Ms. Gauff is the first tennis player and Mr. James is the first male basketball player to receive the honor.
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Jul 23, 2024
In the South China Sea, Chinese patrols are disrupting the livelihoods of Filipino fishing communities - and pushing more women into the workforce.
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Jul 23, 2024
As the 2024 Olympics approach, it can be easy to get caught up in the intensity of competition. These Olympians remind us how joyful sporting can be.
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Jul 23, 2024
Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have vowed to form a government together. Previous attempts have failed due to power struggles between the factions and Western countries' refusal to accept a Palestinian government that does not recognize Israel.
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Jul 22, 2024
A village near Nigeria's border with Cameroon has opened its arms to refugees fleeing civil war in that country.
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Jul 22, 2024
Progress roundup: Same-sex marriage, domestic violence protections, and a ban on bullfighting become laws in Liechtenstein, Kazakhstan, Colombia.
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Jul 22, 2024
Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar was officially installed on July 20 under a unique system where nine ethnic Malay state rulers take turns as Malaysia's king. The 65-year-old monarch from southern Johor state is outspoken about Malaysian politics and corruption.
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Jul 19, 2024
The Ukrainian people have seen, in the dismissal of their historical and cultural distinctiveness, and in the physical attacks on their cultural institutions, a coordinated Russian campaign against their national identity.
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Jul 19, 2024
As Venezuelans vote for their next leader, the diaspora is playing a key role in motivating - and informing - the electorate from abroad.
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Jul 19, 2024
Russia has convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich of espionage and sentenced him to 16 years in a trial that took place behind closed doors. The U.S. maintains the journalist was "wrongfully detained."
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Jul 19, 2024
A global software outage on July 19 has caused massive disruption to daily businesses from airports to news stations to hospitals showing how much companies and people rely on functioning technology networks.
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Jul 18, 2024
You know them as competitors, but what about as savvy business people? With the Olympics kicking off in a week, meet athletes who have embraced the entrepreneurial spirit.
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Jul 18, 2024
As the Gaza war grinds on, life goes on in next-door Egypt. Some Palestinians managed to escape the physical conflict by crossing the border, but the war, its worries, and survivor's guilt are ever present.
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Jul 18, 2024
The Trump assassination attempt shocked the U.S. Across Europe, leaders are witnessing not only threatening rhetoric but acts of violence, too.
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Jul 18, 2024
Newly elected U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is hosting the European Political Community Summit, which is set to hold discussions on immigration and Ukraine. European Leaders worry for NATO and the status of Ukraine aid under a potential Donald Trump presidency.
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Jul 17, 2024
As China's top leaders deliberate over the country's economic future, research shows regular people's attitudes toward the economy are shifting.
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Jul 17, 2024
After a landslide win for the U.K.'s Labour Party in their July 4 election, King Charles III announces the new government's plans for a "national renewal."
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Jul 16, 2024
Paris Olympics swimming events are scheduled to take place in the Seine River, where swimming has been illegal due to pollution levels for nearly a century. Despite cleanup efforts, it's unclear if the water quality will improve by the start of the Games.
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Jul 16, 2024
On July 15, Gambia's legislature voted to uphold a ban on female genital mutilation, a vote watched by the world.
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Jul 15, 2024
A new generation of African women travel bloggers are redefining what adventure travel looks like in Africa and who gets to experience it.
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Jul 15, 2024
Progress roundup: An international tribunal links ocean health to climate change. In the U.S., new laws address the well-being of disabled travelers.
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Jul 15, 2024
The political party of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan faces a potential ban by Pakistan's government on charges of foreign funding and inciting riots, shortly after key acquittals for Mr. Khan.
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Jul 12, 2024
For the first time, the Paris Olympics will host an equal number of male and female competitors. But women striving to reach Olympic coaching levels still face bullying and discrimination. Barely 10% of the coaches at the Summer Games will be women.
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Jul 12, 2024
As the Olympics approach, Paris's homeless people are being shunted out of sight. Will the city improve life for its most vulnerable residents?
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Jul 12, 2024
Portugal was the first country in the world to decriminalize drugs. Its drugs chief is clear that decriminalization alone does not work. Part 3 of a series. Here are Parts 1 and 2.
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Jul 11, 2024
Ever since Hamas triggered a calamitous war in Gaza last October, questions have been asked: What were its aims? How could it win? What was it thinking? Today it sees victory at hand, and its ambitions are soaring.
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Jul 11, 2024
The new British Prime Minister wants to use his victory to heal divisions in society. But does he have time to revive people's trust in democracy?
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Jul 11, 2024
What's the best way to prevent overdose deaths amid a crisis of toxic opioids? In British Columbia, mothers who have lost children are advocating for a safe and regulated supply of drugs. The public does not agree. Part 2 of a series.
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Jul 11, 2024
China has responded to NATO's accusation that it is a "decisive enabler" of Russia's war against Ukraine, saying NATO members are seeking security at the expense of others.
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Jul 11, 2024
As temperatures in parts of central and southern Europe soar toward 104 degrees Fahrenheit, authorities warn people to be cautious, drive carefully, drink plenty of water, and avoid going out during the hottest hours of the day.
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Jul 11, 2024
Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso left The Economic Community of West African States after military takeovers fractured their relations with West African neighbors. Now Senegal's youngest president has been appointed to bring them back into the fold.
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Jul 10, 2024
India-Russia ties seem as strong as ever after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin spent two days together in Moscow. But for India, experts say, the trip was really about asserting independence.
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Jul 10, 2024
In China, 26 million tons of clothes are thrown away every year. Recycling and design companies are repurposing discarded clothes, but experts say government intervention, financial incentives, and zero-waste workflows are necessary for real change.
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Jul 09, 2024
The return of pandas to the United States is sparking a new wave of "panda-monium," highlighting the bears' enduring power to shape China's foreign relations and global wildlife conservation.
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Jul 09, 2024
The July 4 U.K. election revealed that the country's smaller parties are winning a growing share of the popular vote, even as the two big parties dominate Parliament.
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Jul 09, 2024
The first woman governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike, has won a third term - against another woman candidate. The race between multiple women signifies a push for greater female representation in Japanese politics, which is still overwhelmingly dominated by men.
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Jul 08, 2024
The one reformist candidate allowed to stand for president in Iran faced severe hurdles, not least of which was a public largely unwilling to confer legitimacy on the regime by voting. But his everyman persona and a message of improving lives resonated.
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Jul 08, 2024
France staved off a parliamentary takeover by the far right. Now it has to assemble a coalition in a landscape where "compromise" is a dirty word.
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Jul 08, 2024
Ukrainian officials say a major Russian missile attack has killed at least 31 people and injured 154 across the country. One missile struck a large children's hospital in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv; another struck the birthplace of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Jul 08, 2024
Church bells used to be a vehicle for sharing information with communities. Today, they are background sounds. But a small school of bellringers in northeastern Spain is working to bring back the language of tolling.
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Jul 08, 2024
Progress roundup: More whale sounds in the Southern Ocean may indicate species recovery. Playgrounds designed for all ages spread the pleasure.
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Jul 07, 2024
The "Day of Disruption" started at 6:29 a.m., the same time Hamas fired the first rockets at Israel in the Oct. 7 attack that triggered the war. Protesters blocked main roads and demonstrated outside of the homes of government ministers.
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Jul 06, 2024
Supporters of longtime lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian, a multilingual heart surgeon, entered the streets of Tehran and other cities early Saturday to celebrate as his lead grew over a hard-line former nuclear negotiator. Iran's Interior Ministry said 30 million people voted.
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Jul 05, 2024
Russia has sent thousands of foreign "helpers" to fight in Ukraine - including many Nepalis. Families of missing recruits are searching for answers.
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Jul 05, 2024
New Prime Minister Kier Starmer led his party back to government less than five years after it suffered its worst defeat in almost a century. But Labour also faces a mammoth task of reinvigorating a stagnant economy and dispirited nation.
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Jul 05, 2024
Phasing out the traditional "pay and pray" system, Afghanistan's postal service plans to replace mosque-based drop points with mailboxes nationwide.
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Jul 05, 2024
Tijuana will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Caesar salad with a three-day festival and the unveiling of a statue of Caesar Cardini.
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Jul 05, 2024
After a record 2023 wildfire season, Canadian officials say they are better prepared to protect communities this year. Residents aren't so sure.
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Jul 05, 2024
Joe Biden's poor debate performance has worried America's allies overseas, who fear a second presidential term for the unpredictable Donald Trump.
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Jul 03, 2024
After 14 years in power, the Conservatives are set for an epic fall in British elections Thursday. The Reform UK party is making it that much bigger.
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Jul 03, 2024
Caught between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, 80 people are taking refuge in a Catholic church and school compound. Extreme hunger has spread across the country, with an estimated 10 million people displaced.
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Jul 03, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet in Kazakhstan July 3 and 4 as part of an international group to counter Western alliances.
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Jul 03, 2024
Food and transportation are expensive; shelter and humanitarian aid are scarce. For Palestinians trying to survive in wartime Gaza, cash is a precious commodity, and worth going to great lengths to find.
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Jul 02, 2024
China's road map for a new, multipolar world order raises questions of fairness, cooperation, and good governance.
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Jul 02, 2024
A coup attempt in Bolivia last week reminded Latin Americans of the bad old days of military rule - and of regional armies' renewed prominence.
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Jul 02, 2024
The U.S. Olympic track trials concluded with the team on pace to bring home up to 30 medals in Paris. Top athletes to watch include Noah Lyles, Sha'Carri Richardson, and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, who shattered the world record in the 400-meter hurdles.
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Jul 02, 2024
Millions of Britons are set to vote in a new government July 4. After 14 years in power, Conservatives are widely expected to lose.
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Jul 01, 2024
France's far right National Rally is on top after one round of elections. But if a left-wing coalition and Emmanuel Macron's bloc can coordinate, they could still pull an upset.
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Jul 01, 2024
Scottish national identity is soaring. But Scotland's nationalist party is set to lose many of its seats in July 4 elections. What happened?
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Jul 01, 2024
The earliest recorded Category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic hit the Caribbean early on July 1. It turned from a tropical depression into a hurricane in less than 42 hours.
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Jun 28, 2024
Tracking global LGBTQ rights is a complicated endeavor. The community continues to face diverse challenges, but overall, data shows a story of gradual, hard-won progress.
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Jun 28, 2024
Cutting-edge technology at Germany's Euro 2024 promises to revolutionize the game experience. Ten cameras are installed in each of the host stadiums, plus seven in each goal, and the official tournament ball has a sensor to help detect every touch.
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Jun 28, 2024
In Yellowstone National Park, the birth of a rare white buffalo calf signals the fulfillment of sacred prophecy for several Native American tribes - and conveys a warning to take care of the natural environment.
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Jun 28, 2024
Antelopes in South Sudan's migration are threatened by a rise in commercial poaching. As the world's largest land mammal migration, conservation scientists say it is "incredibly important" to save them.
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Jun 28, 2024
Advocates for Africa's growing elderly population are pushing their governments to consider policies that make their societies more "age friendly."
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Jun 28, 2024
Karim Arfa's work serves to assure those who have long felt abandoned by their national and local governments that regular people can come up with solutions to entrenched problems.
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Jun 27, 2024
Youth-led protests against taxes and the country's leadership continued Thursday across Kenya after violent clashes earlier in the week.
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Jun 27, 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appears to be easing up on Kashmir - a shift that could restore a sense of political agency to millions in the beleaguered region, and buttress peace efforts.
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Jun 27, 2024
Two of Europe's strongest supporters of aid for Ukraine - France and Britain - are likely to have new governments soon. What will that mean for Kyiv?
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Jun 27, 2024
After Bolivia's nation watched in shock as troops stormed the presidential palace on June 26, calm is returning. In their coup attempt, military forces seized control of the main square, crashed a tank into the palace, and fired tear gas at protestors.
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Jun 27, 2024
Uneasy about Russia's invasion of neighboring Ukraine, Poland is turning to gold for a sense of security. As the war enters its third year, gold investors are buying in for psychological and financial safety.
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Jun 26, 2024
Many factors fuel resilience in time of war: hope, confidence, unity, trust in government. As Israelis endure their longest-ever war, against Hamas in Gaza, the threat of a far more arduous conflict looms with Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah.
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Jun 26, 2024
Russia stamped out domestic terrorism 20 years ago. But ethnic and religious tensions appear to be rising again amid wars in Gaza and Ukraine - and with them, worries about extremist terrorism.
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Jun 26, 2024
In Nairobi, part of parliament burned while protesters rushed in on June 25. A youth-led group warned the government what would happen if they passed a finance bill, but they passed it anyway. The president said on June 26 that he won't sign the bill.
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Jun 26, 2024
The U.S. military has reopened the $230 million pier on the Gaza coast for humanitarian aid delivery amid conflict. For the first time, international media was allowed to watch its daily operations.
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Jun 25, 2024
Bogotá's Care Blocks are serving as models for governments around Latin America that want to recognize the value of unpaid caregiving.
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Jun 25, 2024
British Muslims protest Gaza war at U.K. elections by deserting political parties whose response has been tepid and choosing independent candidates.
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Jun 25, 2024
Ultra-orthodox men will now be drafted into the Israeli army, the high court ordered on June 25. With Israelis divided over the decision, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition may collapse.
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Jun 24, 2024
Like many Ukrainian villages once occupied by Russian forces, Staryi Saltiv straddles two outlooks: hope for a better future and trepidation that Russian troops could return.
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Jun 24, 2024
Vladimir Putin's brief Asia tour marks his latest bid to rally old allies of the Soviet Union, with major ramifications for international security.
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Jun 24, 2024
It is said that Sayyida Manoubia, a Sufi saint, refused to marry, concerned it would interfere with her charity and pursuit of heavenly truths. Which is why, perhaps oddly, her shrine is now a must-stop for Tunisian brides.
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Jun 24, 2024
North Korea has resumed its launch of balloons filled with trash toward South Korea. Citizens have been advised not to touch the balloons and to report sightings to authorities.
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Jun 24, 2024
The European Commission accused Apple on June 24 of breaching the 27-nation bloc's Digital Markets Act, a sweeping set of regulations aimed at preventing tech giants from cornering digital markets.
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Jun 24, 2024
The rise of the "Hamster Kombat" crypto app in Iran underscores economic desperation and widespread hope for relief amid the presidential election. Iran's economy suffers from Western sanctions, high inflation, and few jobs.
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Jun 23, 2024
An internal security crisis and a diplomatic dispute threaten a China-backed pipeline in Niger. Observers worry that the stalled pipeline operation could halt the country's economic growth.
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Jun 22, 2024
The decision weeks ago to allow U.S.-supplied weapons to be used for limited strikes slowed Russia's momentum. But Ukrainian officials say they can't do much more until restrictions are lifted on the use of U.S.-provided long-range guided missiles.
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