World
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What’s Driving Putin’s Ukraine Brinkmanship?
MOSCOW — As the Kremlin masses troops near Ukraine, it is signaling one core conviction: Russia cares more about the…
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Pope, on Lesbos, Laments That for Migrants, ‘Little Has Changed’
LESBOS, Greece — Pope Francis returned Sunday to a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, the site of…
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Britain and Denmark report a rise in known Omicron cases.
Britain and Denmark each reported a rise in confirmed coronavirus cases of the new Omicron variant on Sunday as countries…
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Anger Spreads in Northeastern India After Security Forces Kill 14 Civilians
Protests and clashes raged on Sunday in northeastern India after 14 civilians were killed by soldiers, one of the deadliest…
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When the Biggest Spenders Aren’t Coming Back Any Time Soon
On Jeju Island in South Korea, the markets have gone dark. In Bangkok, bored hawkers wait around for customers who…
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On Syria’s Ruins, a Drug Empire Flourishes
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Built on the ashes of 10 years of war in Syria, an illegal drug industry run by…
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Fatalities Reported After Military Truck Rams Protesters in Myanmar
A military vehicle drove through a group of protesters in Myanmar on Sunday, resulting in fatalities and leaving at least…
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‘It felt like a wedding,’ says a refugee Francis brought to Rome from Lesbos in 2016.
After Pope Francis visited the Greek island of Lesbos in April 2016, he took 12 Muslim refugees from Syria, including…
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Palestinian Who Stabs Israeli in East Jerusalem Is Killed by Police
JERUSALEM — A Palestinian assailant stabbed and wounded an Israeli civilian near the Old City of Jerusalem on Saturday afternoon,…
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Spy Tool Was Deployed in State-Sponsored Hack of Ugandans
NAIROBI, Kenya — Apple warned two Ugandan journalists and an opposition figure last week that their iPhones may have been…