World
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As Supernatural Claims Spread Online, Vatican Updates Its Rules on Them
People have long claimed sightings of the Virgin Mary or bleeding crucifixes, and some endorsed by the Roman Catholic Church…
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With Few Details About Assassination Attempt, Questions Swirl in Slovakia
The authorities have released little about the attack on Prime Minister Robert Fico, about the identity of the assailant or…
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French Police Shoot Dead Man Who Tried to Set Synagogue on Fire
The synagogue, in Rouen, northern France, sustained “significant damage,” but nobody other than the assailant was harmed, the authorities said.
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How Kite Surfing in Remote Colombia Changed a Boy. And a Village.
They came from all over the world to this remote stretch of Colombia’s Caribbean coast. Two hailed from India. Two…
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Deadly Clashes in a French Pacific Territory Raise Fears of Civil War
France has sent troops to quell violence in New Caledonia, where Paris is seen as backtracking on promises of self-determination.
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Soccer’s Governing Body Delays Vote on Palestinian Call to Bar Israel
FIFA, soccer’s global governing body, on Friday postponed a decision to temporarily suspend Israel over its actions during the conflict…
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Cartoon of Palestinian Boy Inspires, Years After Creator’s Murder
When pro-Palestinian student protesters took over Hamilton Hall at Columbia University last month and renamed it “Hind’s Hall,” the banner…
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Israel Resists Grand Bargain as U.S. and Saudis Work on Security Pact
President Biden is pushing for a broad deal that would get Israel to approve a Palestinian nation in return for…
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‘Taking Venice’: The Strange Story of the U.S. Government and a Painter
The documentary offers a glimpse of how the arts were treated very differently in midcentury America.
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When an Eel Takes a Bite, Then an Octopus Might Lose an Arm but Take an Eye
Videos filmed by divers show that choking, blinding and sacrificing limbs are all in the cephalopods’ repertoire.