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Apr 18, 2025
Iraqi territory has often been a proxy field for others' battles. But as Turkey talks with the Kurds, and the U.S. engages Iran, Iraqi leaders and citizens are daring to look to an era of progress and stability.
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Apr 18, 2025
The concept of "face," key to social relations in China, will play a large part in helping or hindering Washington in its trade dispute with Beijing.
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Apr 18, 2025
In Myanmar, rebel forces, led by ethnic minorities, are capturing more territory and wearing the military junta down. How long will they take to win?
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Apr 17, 2025
Europe will need to negotiate tariffs with President Donald Trump. But is the best way to do that through one-on-one talks or by bargaining as a bloc?
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Apr 17, 2025
To maximize the impact of tariffs, Washington wants to ensure China cannot trade more with other countries. But Beijing is a tempting trade partner.
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Apr 16, 2025
The turmoil around President Donald Trump's tariffs caused investors to flee U.S. Treasury bonds - which didn't happen even in recent economic crises.
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Apr 16, 2025
The Trump administration promises to resettle South Africa's white Afrikaner community as refugees in the U.S. Many in South Africa wonder why.
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Apr 15, 2025
The U.S.-China trade war could be decided by leaders' differing styles. Mr. Trump acts on impulse, Mr. Xi prefers the pursuit of strategic goals.
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Apr 15, 2025
In Somalia, amputee soccer is giving young people with disabilities a new lease on life.
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Apr 15, 2025
The Behbud Association teaches women to sew and embroider so that they can lift themselves out of extreme poverty.
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Apr 14, 2025
Progress roundup: Small dams across the U.S. are being removed for safety, water quality, and wildlife. And a desert in Chile yields water from fog.
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Apr 14, 2025
Mario Vargas Llosa, who died April 12, helped ignite intellectual fervor in Peru, while his writings stoked the imagination of the world.
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Apr 14, 2025
Ecuadorians are unhappy with nationwide security and economic crises - and yet, they reelected President Daniel Noboa.
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Apr 14, 2025
CO2 levels spiked in La Palma, Spain, after the 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption. But a novel network of CO2 detectors is helping keep locals safe today.
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Apr 14, 2025
Sudan's emergency response rooms are a vital lifeline to communities devastated by the country's civil war. Now, USAID cuts threaten their future.
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Apr 11, 2025
After over a decade of civil war, and several months since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, small investments by Syrian families signal hope for the economy's future.
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Apr 11, 2025
Many African satellite city projects have aimed too high, and failed to launch. But one such project in Kenya, Tatu City, is bucking the odds.
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Apr 10, 2025
President Trump's on-and-off tariffs could hide a plan to make bilateral trade deficits key to U.S. trade policies.
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Apr 10, 2025
Syrians rally around their old/new flag, a symbol of pride, hope, and freedom that rode into Damascus with the rebels who overthrew the Assad regime. It adorns everything.
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Apr 10, 2025
A resurgence of tigers in northern India is a victory for conservationists. But as fatal attacks increase, local residents say, "Protect us, too."
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Apr 09, 2025
Amid the Trump administration's disruptive foreign policy, a post-Brexit United Kingdom and Europe are rebuilding bonds, particularly on defense.
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Apr 08, 2025
The world is awash with Chinese manufactured exports; as tariffs tighten that market, Beijing may have to look for new opportunities to drive growth.
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Apr 08, 2025
Donald Trump's threats to take control of the Panama Canal are sparking debate over how much benefit Panamanians see from local ownership of the waterway.
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Apr 08, 2025
The work of the Soilless Farm Lab is especially important in Nigeria, as urbanization has reduced the amount of arable land.
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Apr 08, 2025
In Malawi, one aid group seeks to upend ideas about international assistance by giving individuals a one-time cash payment, without conditions.
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Apr 07, 2025
Syria's new leadership is trying to rebuild its army from the ruins of sectarianism and foreign intervention. The fledgling force has little of material value, but the need for a shift in mindset is most important.
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Apr 07, 2025
After 18 months of war, uncertainty is everywhere in Israel. The economy shows signs of recovery, but citizens lack confidence.
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Apr 07, 2025
Progress roundup: three equity questions on job performance grades, the worthiness of women as landowners, and Indigenous people's quality of life.
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Apr 05, 2025
The Israeli military's announcement of the Morag Corridor followed White House confirmation that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would meet Monday with President Donald Trump, their second meeting at the White House since Mr. Trump took office in January.
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Apr 04, 2025
Months after a failed martial law attempt rattled South Korea, a top court has unanimously decided to remove the president from office.
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Apr 04, 2025
An era of free trade ends, as President Donald Trump slaps tariffs on imported goods. What does the varied history of trade policy suggest we should expect?
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Apr 03, 2025
In this "Letter from a bomb shelter" (really just a dusty storage space under a Tel Aviv apartment building), correspondent Dina Kraft tells of a community that has formed over the course of the Israel-Hamas war, and of the young lives growing with it.
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Apr 03, 2025
Longtime allies spurned by Donald Trump such as Canada and European nations are developing a renewed sense of common purpose and national pride.
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Apr 02, 2025
A few months ago, Mark Carney was unknown in Canada. Now he's prime minister and favored in upcoming elections - thanks to the Trump administration.
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Apr 02, 2025
In Kashmir, papier-mâché artisans are struggling to overcome the challenges faced by many of the region's traditional craftspeople - but they also see a reason for hope.
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Apr 01, 2025
Bitcoin struggles to keep its carbon footprint low. African renewable energy companies struggle to stay afloat. One company has an idea to fix both.
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Apr 01, 2025
Progress roundup: Chinese scientists develop a method to refresh weak batteries. And in Argentina, a law sends judges and more to climate class.
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Apr 01, 2025
The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, headed by Tareq Abu Hamed, is leveraging science to aid the Gaza Strip.
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Mar 31, 2025
A French court has barred far-right leader Marine Le Pen from seeking the presidency in 2027. Does that square with her voters' democratic rights?
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Mar 31, 2025
How far is China willing to go to protect its geopolitical interests overseas? As a Hong Kong company prepares to sell 43 ports to a U.S.-led group, Beijing has launched a campaign to modify - or ideally stop - the deal.
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Mar 30, 2025
A new wave of popular protest is gathering strength in Turkey, where President Erdogan is showing increasing signs of authoritarianism. But past demonstrations have not made him back down.
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Mar 29, 2025
Rescue efforts are underway across Myanmar after a devastating earthquake Friday. Teams and equipment have been flown in from other nations, though the quake damaged airports in Myanmar's major cities.
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Mar 28, 2025
Syria's Alawite minority consider March 7 the start of a genocidal campaign. In the eyes of the Sunni majority, it marked operations to quash a coup. Ensuring justice and preventing further killings will be a key test for the new Syria.
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Mar 28, 2025
Cavendish bananas are under threat from a fungus that has wiped out other varieties. The island of Tenerife may have the conditions to protect them.
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Mar 28, 2025
Cavendish bananas are under threat from a fungus that has wiped out other varieties. The island of Tenerife may have the conditions to protect them.
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Mar 27, 2025
Across Syria, the reunification of families and communities that had been displaced by conflict has enhanced the spirituality and generosity of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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Mar 27, 2025
Facing American indifference to European security, Germany has launched a major rearmament drive. But without U.S. help, can Europe defend itself?
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Mar 26, 2025
As Israelis demonstrate in defense of democracy, newspaper headlines and neighbors' conversations brim with references to a constitutional crisis. Analysts say Benjamin Netanyahu is emboldened by Donald Trump.
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Mar 25, 2025
South Sudan stands on the brink of civil war for the second time since it became independent in 2011, and the space for deescalation is shrinking.
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Mar 25, 2025
Progress roundup: Nepal's Supreme Court disallowed development in protected areas. And in Mexico, Congress put animal welfare in the constitution.
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Mar 25, 2025
Palestinians flocking back to the Yarmouk refugee camp outside Damascus say it's more than a physical place. It's their last physical tie to a Palestine they have never seen.
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Mar 24, 2025
Hundreds of university graduates are stepping up to teach children whose formal schooling has been interrupted by a brutal civil conflict.
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Mar 24, 2025
The NBA is taking a bet on Africa. And Africans are taking a bet on an unfamiliar sport.
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Mar 24, 2025
The NBA is taking a bet on Africa. And Africans are taking a bet on an unfamiliar sport.
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Mar 23, 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Conservative opponent have kicked off their campaigns amid a trade war and annexation threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Mar 22, 2025
The gains come a day after the military seized control of the Republican Palace in Khartoum from a notorious paramilitary group.
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Mar 22, 2025
Planned limitations on Canadian access to the Haskell Free Library & Opera House, which spans the U.S.-Canada border, symbolize a fraying relationship between towns with traditionally close ties.
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Mar 21, 2025
Voice of America was rejected by the Soviets and Vladimir Putin. But some in Moscow wax nostalgic about what the state-funded broadcaster meant for them, especially during the Cold War.
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Mar 21, 2025
Brazil's Supreme Court will decide this month if former President Jair Bolsonaro will stand trial for a 2022 coup attempt.
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Mar 20, 2025
Turkey's next presidential election is in 2028, so why would the mayor of Istanbul, a Recep Tayyip Erdogan rival, be arrested now? One reason: The autocratic Mr. Erdogan fears a loosening hold on voters.
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Mar 20, 2025
After the resumption of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, the population worries it has been abandoned by the world.
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Mar 20, 2025
Across Ukraine's minerals-rich region, word of a potential U.S. deal has renewed confidence in the future. Most see U.S. investment as a positive.
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Mar 20, 2025
The maple leaf flag is showing its colors everywhere as a Canadian-style nationalism rises in response to President Trump's actions and rhetoric.
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Mar 20, 2025
César Gantes' dedication to slowing HIV in his country's poorest region has earned him national recognition.
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Mar 19, 2025
Across Syria, as the interim government struggles to provide both security and services, local civil society groups are helping to fill the voids. But is there a part for them to play in politics, and in helping to shape the country's future?
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Mar 18, 2025
After Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, Israelis mobilized almost without reservation for war, and sacrifice. But the overnight airstrikes that killed hundreds in Gaza find many Israelis exhausted by a long war and suspicious of their leaders' motivations.
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Mar 18, 2025
El Salvador accepted hundreds of Venezuelans deported from the U.S. over the weekend, putting them behind bars without criminal charges or trials.
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Mar 18, 2025
The nonprofit Bebali Foundation works with nearly 60 culturally distinct community groups in eastern Indonesia to keep alive their textile traditions and natural dyeing techniques.
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Mar 17, 2025
What does war look like from the inside? Ask Congo's young slam poets.
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Mar 17, 2025
Bringing the U.S.-allied Kurdish militia under the umbrella of Syria's army sends an important message about national cohesion amid heightened concerns over minority rights.
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Mar 17, 2025
Progress roundup: Fish advance science on China's space station, solar farms host sheep on the ground, and across Africa, new publishers boost writers.
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Mar 14, 2025
Interview: Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa reported on death squads that operated under former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Now she sees hope as he faces charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court.
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Mar 14, 2025
From the outset, the Trump plan for rebuilding Gaza faced fierce resistance over the relocation of its Palestinian residents. A plan that now has broad Arab world backing avoids that, and goes further, setting its sights on regional peace. Still, it faces hurdles.
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Mar 14, 2025
Vladimir Putin says he agrees in principle with Donald Trump's proposal for a Ukraine ceasefire, but wants to know the details. They have not yet been decided.
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Mar 13, 2025
Saudi ruler Mohammed bin Salman has used his country's oil wealth to build its international clout in diplomacy, tech, and global sport.
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Mar 12, 2025
On Oct. 7, Hamas forces penetrated a $1.1 billion, high-tech Israeli barrier on the Gaza border. Israel's army and Shin Bet security force say their intelligence failed by relying on technology at the expense of humans.
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Mar 12, 2025
Social media may democratize knowledge, but they can also perpetuate perceptions that ideas from some countries are worth more than those from others.
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Mar 12, 2025
European businesses lag behind the United States in employee diversity, equity, and inclusion, but there are no signs they are following Donald Trump's policy.
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Mar 11, 2025
Some Westerners see Russia as a place to build a better, more conservative life. Moscow, facing a demographic crisis, is willing to let them try.
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Mar 11, 2025
Progress roundup: School lunch goes nationwide in Canada, overdue honor for Black soldiers in South Africa, and in Ecuador, marine life gain rights
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Mar 11, 2025
Jason Brown turned down a golden opportunity as a professional football player so that he could start a family farm and give away most of its harvest.
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Mar 11, 2025
The World Health Organization declared a global COVID-19 pandemic on March 11, 2020. Our reporters see wide lasting effects.
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Mar 10, 2025
Sectarian violence involving supporters of the deposed Assad regime has left hundreds dead, calling into question whether Syria's new rulers can maintain discipline over a patchwork of armed militant groups, including hard-line jihadists.
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Mar 10, 2025
Ukrainians fear that though the lack of U.S. military aid may not be much felt on the battlefield, civilians will suffer badly from Russian bombing.
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Mar 09, 2025
Former central banker Mark Carney, elected Sunday by Canada's governing Liberal Party to replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister, tapped into surging Canadian nationalism and anger at President Donald Trump's "unjustified tariffs" after his landslide win. "We cannot let him succeed and we won't."
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Mar 08, 2025
The death toll from two days of clashes between security forces and loyalists of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 600, a war monitoring group said Saturday. Local residents said gunmen shot Alawites, the majority of them men, in the streets or at the gates of their homes.
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Mar 07, 2025
The faltering Chinese economy is creating too few jobs, which is feeding social discontent. The government is taking steps to assuage rising anger.
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Mar 07, 2025
As gang violence spreads in Haiti, locals say a Kenya-led U.N. security force in support of local police is not delivering the peace they crave.
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Mar 06, 2025
For Europe to defend both itself and Ukraine from Russia, Europeans will need to agree on what sacrifices they will make and who will pay.
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Mar 06, 2025
The palm oil industry has put Indonesian Borneo at risk of devastating wildfires. Ahead of International Women's Day, The Christian Science Monitor joins an all-female firefighting force on patrol.
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Mar 06, 2025
President Trump's overtures to Russia and hostility to Ukraine's leader have undermined the historic US alliance with democratic European partners.
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Mar 05, 2025
Moscow's return from the diplomatic wilderness has been sudden. But Vladimir Putin's attempts to capitalize on it may not match Donald Trump's expectations.
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Mar 05, 2025
Even as former anti-Assad rebels adjust to governing, private Syrians are trying to rebuild homes and communities shattered by civil war. Standing in their way are severe U.S. sanctions blocking equipment and investment.
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Mar 04, 2025
Do U.S. arms manufacturers bear responsibility for the guns fueling cartel violence in Mexico? Mexico is arguing that case before the Supreme Court.
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Mar 04, 2025
The first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire allowed Palestinians to return to communities in Gaza's devastated north. But as they try to pick up the pieces of their lives, the peace framework is shaking.
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Mar 04, 2025
For those who love and work in Florida's waterways, the fall's storms were devastating. This is how the Waterway Warriors sprang into action.
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Mar 03, 2025
Ukrainians were shocked to see Volodymyr Zelenskyy lock horns with a seemingly Russia-aligned Donald Trump. They are now seeking a new way forward.
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Mar 03, 2025
After President Donald Trump's public rebuke of Ukraine's president, European leaders are attempting to step up their defense of Kyiv and adjust to shifting security norms.
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Mar 03, 2025
Caste - an outlawed hereditary hierarchy - has continued to shape Indian society in overt and subtle ways. But calls for a full nationwide caste census have been met with resistance, sparking debate over India's path to equality.
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Mar 02, 2025
At a security summit in London, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged export financing for 5,000 air defense missiles for Ukraine. The prime minister also said that Britain, France, and Ukraine had agreed to work together on a ceasefire plan that they will present to United States.
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