World
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Strike on U.S. Base Was Iranian Response to Israeli Attack, Officials Say
An armed drone strike last month on an American military base in southern Syria was Iranian retaliation for Israeli airstrikes…
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Belarus Clears Migrant Camp, Easing Border Standoff With Poland
BRUZGI, Belarus — Belarusian authorities on Thursday cleared the encampments at the main border crossing into Poland, where thousands of…
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The Netherlands aims to keep its schools open, even as cases soar among young people.
The coronavirus’s rapid spread through schools in the Netherlands has prompted some experts to call for extending this winter’s Christmas…
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The Czech Republic prepares for new restrictions as cases soar.
Leaders in the Czech Republic said on Thursday that further Covid restrictions would be introduced as the country experiences some…
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Your Friday Briefing
We’re covering the migrant camp closure at the Poland-Belarus border and the tennis world speaking out about China’s Peng Shuai.…
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Wilbur Smith, Best-Selling Author of Swashbuckling Novels, Dies at 88
Wilbur Smith, a former accountant whose novels featuring lionhearted heroes, covetous family dynasties, steamy lovers, coldblooded pirates and ...
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A plane repatriating migrants from Belarus has landed in Iraq.
An Iraqi repatriation flight departed from Belarus and arrived in Iraq on Thursday to bring home migrants who are caught…
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In the primeval forests of Poland, haunting traces of people unseen.
A Belavia airline boarding pass from Dubai to Minsk left under a birch tree. A child’s overalls abandoned next to…
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Fury in Kashmir After Deadly Police Raid at Shopping Complex
SRINAGAR, Kashmir — Tensions in Kashmir are rising days after four people were killed in a raid by Indian security…
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Salzburg is poised to impose a general lockdown as Covid spreads in Austria.
Two states in Austria will restrict public life for vaccinated and unvaccinated people starting next week as hospitals strain under…