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Oct 10, 2025
European welfare states are finding it increasingly hard to maintain high social spending in the face of pressure to boost their defense readiness.
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Oct 10, 2025
Peru's Congress voted early Oct. 10 to remove deeply unpopular President Dina Boluarte from office. This was their ninth attempt at removing her since 2022.
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Oct 09, 2025
As Israel and Hamas finalize the first phase of the Gaza peace plan, many in the region are focused on what can go wrong. Even so, joy is enveloping many Israelis and Palestinians eager for emotional and physical relief.
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Oct 09, 2025
Women have just become head of the Church of England and Japan's next prime minister. Partisan battles over feminism will not change the direction of travel.
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Oct 09, 2025
Agreement by the two warring parties in Gaza after months of tense negotiations and near-deals brought widespread relief, raising hopes that a war that was sparked by Hamas' deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack will finally be brought to a close.
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Oct 08, 2025
Despite Ukraine being outgunned and out-resourced by a far larger enemy, the increasing dependence on drones by both sides has largely leveled the battlefield. As Russian forces press forward, Ukraine's drone operators are exacting a high price.
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Oct 08, 2025
In a first, China has set an absolute target for cutting emissions. Its pledge also covers greenhouse gas emissions and economic sectors.
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Oct 07, 2025
In Gaza, which experienced tremendous loss from the war, and in the West Bank, facing settler violence and military restrictions, distrust of Israel and the U.S. runs deep. Many Palestinians say the Trump plan will not bring peace.
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Oct 07, 2025
Thomas House fulfills a pressing need for human connection as South Korean society ages and increasingly faces an isolation crisis.
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Oct 06, 2025
Two years after the massacre that ignited the war in Gaza, Monitor correspondent Dina Kraft reflects on how Oct. 7 has exhausted Israelis and changed the country, which is experiencing anger, doubts, and concern over internal dissent.
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Oct 06, 2025
Africans are rapidly taking up solar power, a grassroots transformation led by individuals and businesses, rather than governments or power companies.
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Oct 05, 2025
Isolated abroad and under constant pressure at home, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had no other option but to comply when his chief patron, U.S. President Donald Trump, hailed Hamas' response to his 20-point peace plan for Gaza.
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Oct 05, 2025
Japan's new Liberal Democratic Party leader, Sanae Takaichi, is one of its most conservative members. Aligned with Shinzo Abe's nationalism, her stance on wartime history could strain ties with China and South Korea in a nation lagging on gender equality.
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Oct 04, 2025
Bombing in Gaza City has "significantly subsided," a hospital official says. Israel's army says it's preparing for the first phase of a U.S. peace plan backed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Talks are underway for the release of hostages.
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Oct 03, 2025
Replying to President Donald Trump's ultimatum to accept his plan for ending the war, Hamas said it was willing to release the hostages and hand power to other Palestinians, but that other aspects require consultations. Hamas did not say it would disarm, an Israeli demand.
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Oct 03, 2025
Young people from Peru to Indonesia are using social media to organize Gen Z protests that have toppled two governments. How far will the wave spread?
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Oct 03, 2025
For centuries, women in northern Nigeria have worn a smoky fragrance called gabgab. But now the Boko Haram insurgency has put its future at risk.
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Oct 02, 2025
Ireland has traditionally been free of racist violence, but that is changing as violent far-right youths target immigrants - Indians in particular.
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Oct 01, 2025
Throughout the war in Ukraine, Russia has employed scorched-earth tactics. Now Ukrainian civilians near the long front lines are being forced to flee an intensified bombing and drone-strike campaign evoking "bees let loose from a beehive."
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Oct 01, 2025
President Gustavo Petro is rushing to make Colombia green. But his energy agenda highlights the messy trade-offs called for when fossil fuels remain key to the economy.
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Oct 01, 2025
Louis-Henri Mars' peace-building group aims to unite Haitians from opposite ends of society through workshops and conflict mediation.
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Sep 30, 2025
Like other recent plans for the "day after" war ends in Gaza, the Trump ceasefire plan was formulated without direct input from Gazans. As they react with both optimism and skepticism, a major concern is that they don't give up on self-determination.
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Sep 30, 2025
As U.S. tariffs upend trade, India's investment in ports could boost its international trade and help it keep thawing relations with rival China.
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Sep 30, 2025
Activists in Liberia want to end female genital mutilation there. But first, they need to get the buy-in of those who practice it.
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Sep 30, 2025
The African Growth and Opportunity Act, which has given thousands of African products duty-free access to U.S. markets since 2000, is set to expire on Tuesday.
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Sep 29, 2025
President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had accepted a U.S. plan for Gaza. But prospects for ending the war lean on Arab and Muslim states to deliver Hamas' agreement to disarm. And a U.S. and Israeli threat of force hangs heavily.
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Sep 29, 2025
The raid by U.S. immigration agents on a Hyundai factory in Georgia has done more than short-term financial damage. It has amplified South Korean frustration with its American ally.
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Sep 28, 2025
Two boys in Clichy-sous-Bois, France, died 20 years ago while fleeing from police, leading to weeks of riots. Their memory still inspires immigrant youth today.
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Sep 26, 2025
Bhutan's pursuit of happiness instead of economic growth has drawn praise, but it is not creating enough jobs. Can mindfulness mix with capitalism?
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Sep 26, 2025
Progress roundup: Copenhagen's sponge-city strategy protects from floods, and more places in the U.S. adopt social housing to lock in affordability.
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Sep 24, 2025
The controversy around Jimmy Kimmel resembles the case of "Kukly," a popular political satire in post-Soviet Russia that ran afoul of Vladimir Putin.
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Sep 24, 2025
The arrival of more food sparked hope in Gaza that famine might be avoided. But supplies are insufficient and distribution hard to organize.
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Sep 23, 2025
Venezuelans seeking a haven from their country's chaos are turning to Spain for safety. And Spain is opening its doors, even amid Europe's rightward political winds.
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Sep 22, 2025
Zhao Jun opened his pulled noodle joint in Algiers to serve fellow Chinese migrant workers. Now more than half his clients are Algerian.
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Sep 22, 2025
After a yearlong delay, students in Gaza have completed their high school graduation exams. But their futures remain circumscribed by war.
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Sep 21, 2025
The move on Sunday prompted an angry response from Israel and reflects growing outrage at Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza.
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Sep 20, 2025
On his first trip to Tokyo, staff writer Ira Porter experienced a sea of skyscrapers and had new adventures with sushi. But the trip's real legacy? Instilling his children with a love of exploration.
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Sep 19, 2025
Russia's latest effort to build an alternative to Western institutions is Intervision, which looks to be a more international - if less liberal - version of the Eurovision Song Contest.
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Sep 18, 2025
When governments are brought down, like Nepal's recently was after youth-led protests, a sense of renewal abounds. But the systems that led to the frustration in the first place are harder to dismantle and rebuild.
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Sep 18, 2025
When governments are brought down, like Nepal's recently was after youth-led protests, a sense of renewal abounds. But the systems that led to the frustration in the first place are harder to dismantle and rebuild.
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Sep 18, 2025
Israel has built settlements in the occupied West Bank for 50 years. It's about to construct a Jerusalem suburb making a Palestinian state unfeasible.
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Sep 18, 2025
The French-Saudi initiative at the United Nations supporting an independent Palestine, while symbolically important, is not risk-free and is unlikely to lead soon to that long-sought goal. Yet it's worth it, supporters say, to keep the discussion alive.
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Sep 17, 2025
As the Trump administration throws diplomatic elbows, Canada and Mexico see a chance to build a new rapprochement with each other.
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Sep 17, 2025
In Israel, the shared burden of military service in "the people's army" is a consensus value, and an exemption granted the ultra-Orthodox has long rankled. Amid the mounting costs of war in Gaza, moves to codify the exemption have fanned resentments.
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Sep 16, 2025
Syrian community leaders are choosing a parliament tasked with overhauling the country's laws and setting a new constitution. If the process prioritizes technocratic expertise over parties and politics, Syrians hope it's still a step toward a democracy.
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Sep 15, 2025
In Britain, a nationalist flag-waving campaign targeting immigrants and the hotels that house them has become an expression for grievances over housing shortages, the economy, and a sense the government is losing control of its borders.
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Sep 15, 2025
Conventionally generated electricity in Pakistan has become very expensive, but consumers don't have to buy it. They are adopting solar panels.
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Sep 15, 2025
Rita Banerji helped found Green Hub, a pioneering fellowship that offers free filmmaking training to Indigenous and rural young people.
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Sep 15, 2025
Israel and Syria are negotiating a security deal to bring peace to their border. The new Syrian government sees it as a path to international acceptance.
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Sep 14, 2025
Malawi is to hold a presidential election this week as the nation struggles under an ongoing economic crisis and food and fuel shortages.
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Sep 13, 2025
Israel has intensified airstrikes in Gaza City as part of an offensive to take over the city, which Israel claims is Hamas' last stronghold.
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Sep 12, 2025
While Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities are facing Russian drone and missile attacks, it's been a festive summer in Moscow, where war feels far away.
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Sep 12, 2025
The English flag has become controversial in the United Kingdom, and its public display is under debate as the country wrestles with immigration.
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Sep 12, 2025
Although President Trump has dubbed a new Department of War, he prefers conflicts that promise quick victories, not messy entanglements, as wars can be.
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Sep 12, 2025
Former President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted on all five counts of attempting a coup against Brazil's current President Lula.
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Sep 11, 2025
For 28 years, an after-school program run by Community MusicWorks has been reimagining what access to classical music education looks like.
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Sep 10, 2025
Moscow's defenders argue that the incursion of Russian drones into Polish airspace on Wednesday might be a Ukrainian conspiracy. Critics say it's simply the Kremlin testing Western resolve.
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Sep 10, 2025
The Trump administration's anti-immigrant stance has made Chinese scholars and students feel unwelcome in the U.S. Can Beijing persuade them to return home to work?
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Sep 10, 2025
The Israeli military has ordered a total evacuation of Gaza City. But many lack the means to leave, or believe there is no safe place left to go.
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Sep 10, 2025
Israel's failed attempt to kill its top Hamas negotiating partner in Qatar backfired - and angered Washington. What did officials think it would achieve?
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Sep 10, 2025
Russia says it didn't plan to fly drones over Poland, but NATO's leader calls it a "reckless" move that will only strengthen the alliance's resolve.
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Sep 08, 2025
Indonesia's horror film boom points to deeper religious and cultural beliefs behind the scary movies that are packing cinemas.
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Sep 08, 2025
Front-line medics work grueling hours to help Ukrainian soldiers defending their country. Behind them stands a scaffolding of support to help maintain their mental well-being.
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Sep 08, 2025
France's government has collapsed again, forcing President Emmanuel Macron to find a new leader amid concerns over the national debt.
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Sep 07, 2025
Throughout the war in Gaza, Israel's media has focused on Israelis' hardships on and since Oct. 7. It was what people wanted. Now, some journalists are admitting that coverage of Gazans as people has been irresponsibly minimal, distorting reality.
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Sep 06, 2025
Aid groups warn that a large-scale evacuation would exacerbate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza City, which is suffering from famine. Most families have already been displaced several times over the course of the Israel-Hamas war, and say they have nowhere left to go.
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Sep 05, 2025
Anutin Charnvirakul was elected prime minister of Thailand on Sept. 5, after Paetongtarn Shinawatra was dismissed last week for ethics violations.
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Sep 05, 2025
French Prime Minister François Bayrou faces a confidence vote he called to help push through unpopular budget cuts. But the ploy will likely backfire.
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Sep 04, 2025
For decades, Iran's powerful ally Hezbollah limited Beirut's power. Israel severely weakened the Shiite militia, yet as a new Lebanese government seeks to assert its authority, an easy compromise seems unlikely.
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Sep 04, 2025
Historic mistrust of the U.S. is softening in Latin America, as politicians there ponder turning to Washington for help in combating drug violence.
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Sep 03, 2025
Vladimir Putin and other world leaders alienated by the West gathered in China this week - first for an economic summit in Tianjin and then a military parade in Beijing.
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Sep 03, 2025
The Klondike gold rush is long over, but residents of Canada's Yukon still "pan for gold." It's a family business, passed down between generations.
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Sep 03, 2025
The nonprofit Basirhat Initiative for Rural Dedication is breaking the silence around the exploitation of women in and near the Sundarbans.
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Sep 02, 2025
Instagram creators like @renadfromgaza and @hamadashoo documented how Palestinians in Gaza ate in a time of war ... until they had nothing to eat themselves.
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Sep 02, 2025
Progress roundup: To better connect incarcerated New Yorkers with loved ones, the state is paying for phone calls. In Africa, mobile money helps people save.
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Sep 01, 2025
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's plane landed safely at Plovdiv airport. President Von der Leyen, a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow's war in Ukraine, is on a four-day tour of European Union nations bordering Russia and Belarus.
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Aug 31, 2025
The judge ruled Sunday after their lawyers said the youngsters were loaded onto planes in violation of laws affording protections for migrant kids. The judge, in Washington, says the children need to be taken off the planes while the legal process plays out.
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Aug 31, 2025
Our reporter fled El Salvador after uncovering corruption. He's one of many escaping authoritarian regimes.
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Aug 30, 2025
The Iranian-backed Houthis say an Israeli airstrike has killed Ahmed al-Rahawi, the prime minister of the rebel-controlled government in Yemen's capital, Sanaa. The Israeli military confirmed it targeted a Houthi military site in Sanaa Thursday where the Houthis say Mr. Rahawi was killed.
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Aug 29, 2025
The U.S. and China are racing to build humanoid robots capable of performing many daily tasks - but the complexity of home and business environments makes that challenging.
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Aug 29, 2025
America's Indian diaspora has never been larger - or more dependent on mail from home. But the end of tax exemptions for small parcels entering the U.S. has post offices around the world suspending service.
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Aug 28, 2025
Public sentiment in European countries is turning against asylum-seekers, prompting some governments to consider abrogating treaties that protect them.
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Aug 27, 2025
In-person schooling is better, it's agreed. For students and teachers, the stresses of life in a war zone create even more needs that schools can help address. In-person summer programs in eastern Ukraine did just that.
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Aug 27, 2025
Brazil has the world's second-largest rare earth reserves, essential for 21st-century economies and warfare. Can it emerge as a winner?
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Aug 27, 2025
Communities across Europe are struggling to balance industry and the environment. A pulp factory project in Galicia, Spain, may suggest which priority will win out - or if there's a middle ground to be found.
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Aug 26, 2025
Among all the shortages in war-ravaged Gaza, clean water is one of the most critical. Already facing the perils of famine and a new Israeli military offensive, families must engage in a daily hunt for water that often is barely usable.
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Aug 26, 2025
With the Assad regime gone, Syrian comedians are establishing a new comedy scene - and challenging social taboos - through their own brand of humor.
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Aug 25, 2025
The IPC is an international standard meant to measure the threat of starvation without bias. Many hope that Friday's IPC report, which determined Gaza is experiencing famine, will spur an international aid response.
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Aug 25, 2025
Progress roundup: Prevention of harm motivates judges in Argentina and officials in Norway. And in Los Angeles, students test better than they ever have.
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Aug 25, 2025
For former professional dancer Mike Wamaya, there's nothing out of the ordinary about children from the Kibera settlement dancing ballet.
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Aug 24, 2025
About 1.2 million war-displaced people have returned to Sudan since 2024. They're encountering infrastructure and homes that are destroyed or damaged.
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Aug 22, 2025
The Jewish diaspora has increasingly found itself torn between love of Israel and abhorrence of the suffering of Gazans. Now, it's tentatively starting to stand against Palestinian starvation.
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Aug 22, 2025
The Syrian craft tradition of aghabani embroidery survived the destruction of the homes where it was practiced. Can seamstresses now make a living?
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Aug 22, 2025
Progress roundup: Flint, Michigan, completes pipe replacements for clean water; India's Gujarat state pilots pollution trading and lowers emissions.
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Aug 21, 2025
After a week of summits around peace for Ukraine, Russia is holding firm to its demands. While the White House suggests that progress is being made on a deal, Russian observers say the Kremlin is content to wait Kyiv out.
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Aug 21, 2025
Deportation is always traumatic, but one couple has enjoyed social media success recounting the unexpected blessings of making their home in Mexico.
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Aug 20, 2025
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is a second-generation West Bank settler who opposes a Palestinian state, talks of resettling Gaza, and uses his stature in Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition to relentlessly pursue pro-settlement policies. His plan is advancing.
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Aug 20, 2025
Art can help build bridges between rivals - or, in the case of India and Pakistan, to remind audiences how much culture the two nations still share. But in times of fighting, it's often one of the first things to go.
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Aug 20, 2025
On July 1, USAID was formally dissolved. In Uganda and Congo, that loss of funding has also broken apart communities that relied on it.
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Aug 19, 2025
The book business is booming in Syria: Authors and titles banned during the Assad family's dictatorial rule are now legal and flying off the shelves.
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